Obituary: Ann E. Saunders

Ann E. Saunders, 83
Ann E. Saunders, a longtime Hull resident, died on Sunday, June 14, at Bridges at Westford. She was 83.
She was the beloved wife of the late Vernon Saunders with whom she shared 19 years of marriage. 
Ann was born on June 3, 1937, in Cambridge, the daughter of the late Colburn and Elizabeth (Murray) Olmstead. She was raised in Cambridge and was a graduate of Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School with the class of 1954. She received her bachelor’s degree from Boston University in 1984. She worked as a certified public accountant, retiring from JCM Computers in Abington. 
Ann was a parishioner of St. Mary of Assumption Parish St. Ann Church in Hull. She served as a pastoral care minister, providing the Eucharist to the homebound and sick. She enjoyed travel and loved the ocean, but most especially she cherished the time spent with her children and grandchildren. 
Ann leaves behind her three children: Paula Austel and her husband, Vernon, of Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.; Gerald Sweeney and his wife, Linda, of Chelmsford; and Daniel Sweeney and his wife, Christina, of Hudson, N.H.; her stepdaughters: Susan Shack and Victoria Saunders; her seven grandchildren: Ryan, Robert O., Marissa, Robert H., Maura, Vika, and Craig. She is also survived by her sister, Barbara Sullivan and her husband, Charles, of Scituate, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. She also leaves behind her longtime companion, Charles E. Gould, of Hull. Funeral services and interment will be held privately. Memorial donations can be made in Ann’s name to the Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090-6011, or www.alzmass.org. 
Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Blake Chelmsford Funeral Home, 24 Worthen St., Chelmsford. For online condolences, visit ChelmsfordFuneralHome.com and find us on Facebook.