Carol Ann BRAVERMAN

LOWELL -- Carol Ann (Braverman) Tessier, 56, a resident of Lowell, died Saturday, March 26, at a local nursing home following a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Harry Tessier.She was born in Chelsea, on Oct. 13, 1948, daughter of the late Philip and Rose (Cooper) Braverman. She received her education in Chelsea schools and graduated from Chelsea High School.She had been employed as a cashier and later as a clerk at the delicatessen, at Sun Foods. More recently, she had worked at the Market Baskets on Wood Street and Stadium Plaza.She enjoyed spending time at the beach in Hampton, N.H. and Salisbury. She also like to color and do crossword puzzles.Her survivors include three daughters and a son-in-law, Sherrie (Grondin) Rivera and her husband, Jose, Michelle Grondin, and Jennifer Grondin and her companion, Kirk Batstone, all of Lowell; 11 grandchildren, Kerri Friant, Amanda Friant, Justin Grondin, James Dumont, Alexe Lombardi, and Destiny Rivera, Miguel Rivera, Mindy Rivera, Alexsandra Rivera, Raquel Rivera, and Sylvia Rivera all of Lowell; and her best friend, Judith Wilsie. She was the also the mother of the late Pamela Grondin; and grandmother of the late Chelsey Cotell and Ava Rose Batstone.Published in the Lowell Sun on 3/29/2005.