Noela M. HOULE

DRACUT -- Noela M. (Houle) Dumond, 99, a lifelong Dracut resident who was active in the community, died yesterday, Oct. 20, at her home. She was the wife of the late Rene Dumond who died in 1990.She was born in Dracut, Jan. 10, 1906, daughter of the late Zoel and Pamela (Dessureault) Houle. She was raised in Dracut, and graduated from St. Louis Academy in Lowell.Before retiring, Mrs. Dumond worked at Solomon Mental Health Center in Lowell. Previously, she worked for the commonwealth of Massachusetts, at the Tewksbury State Hospital in the medical records department.She was a communicant of St. Francis Church, in Dracut.She was a member of the League of Catholic Women, St. Louis Ladies Sodality, Dracut Senior Citizens, Dracut Historical Society, Poor Clare Guild, National Council of Senior Citizens, the Union St. Jean Baptiste, and AARP.She was also a member of the St. Louis Academy Alumnae, and had established many scholarships for St. Louis Schools.At the time of her death, she was the oldest living Dracut-born resident of the town, according to family members.She is survived by a sister, Bernadette Matte of Lowell; several nieces and nephews, including Jeanne McGlinchey who cared for her in her later years at home until her death. She was also the sister of the late Blanche Vigeant of Dracut, Lucille Webster, residing in Connecticut, Rita Gorman of Dracut, Gertrude Bouffard of Pelham, Raymond Houle of Jacksonville, Fla., Louis Houle of Lowell, Leo Houle, Dr. Emile Houle, and Gilbert Houle, all of Dracut. Published in the Lowell Sun on 10/21/2005.