Mary Helen CAISSE

FITCHBURG -- Mary Helen (Caisse) Baxter, 62, of 8 Tilton St., died Saturday, Nov. 26, in the University of Massachusetts Hospital, 55 Lake Ave., North, Worcester, after an extended illness. She was born in Fitchburg on Jan. 26, 1943, the daughter of the late Leo F. and Anna (Dohney) Caisse, and lived here all of her life. Mrs. Baxter was an Arbitrator for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Unemployment in Fitchburg and Boston, retiring in 2000, after 42 years. She was a longtime member of St. Bernard’s Parish in Fitchburg. She was a 1960 graduate of St. Bernard’s Central Catholic High School and a 1962 graduate of the former Stevens Business College in Fitchburg. Mrs. Baxter leaves her husband of 36 years, Robert Baxter; one son, Bryan R. Baxter and his wife Kelly M. Baxter of Gardner; one daughter, Deanna L. Baxter of Leominster; one sister, Ann Larsen of The Villages, Fla.; one grandson, Alex Brown of Fitchburg; one nephew, Mark Lowell of Illinois; and one niece, Colleen Hadley, of Seattle, Wash.BAXTER -- On Nov. 26, Mary Helen (Caisse) Baxter, 62, of Fitchburg. The funeral will be held Wednesday, Nov. 30, from the Smith-Mallahy-Masciarelli Funeral Home, (www.masciarellifamilyfuneralhomes.net), 243 Water St., Fitchburg, with a Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Bernard’s Church, 240 Water St., Fitchburg. Calling hours in the funeral home are Tuesday, Nov. 29, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Flowers may be sent or memorial contributions made to the St. Bernard’s Parish Renovation Fund, 240 Water St., Fitchburg, MA 01420; or may be left at the funeral home.Published in the Sentinel & Enterprise on 11/28/2005.