Lillian Brenda Whalen

Lillian Brenda Whalen, 67, of Morganton, NC died Sunday, September 14, 2014 at Grace Heights Nursing Center. Born September 13, 1947 in Norfolk County, Mass., she was a daughter of the late Frederick Joseph Whalen, Jr. and Ruth Lillian Allen Whalen. She was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Fred J. Whalen, III and a nephew, Adam Whalen.
Surviving are her brother, Ken Whalen and his wife, Diane of Morganton; nieces, Kristine Vance and husband, Jason of Glen Alpine, NC, Andrea Longo and husband, Mike of Lenoir, Correy Whalen, and Stacy Whalen-Hall and husband, Brock, all of Morganton; nephews, Fred Whalen IV and wife, Hollis of Hickory and Spec. Jonathan Whalen and his wife, Ashley stationed with the U. S. Army at Ft. Drum, New York; and a number of great nieces and nephews.
A funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church with Father Kenneth Whittington officiating. The family will receive friends at the church following the service. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Medway, Mass. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, P. O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142.
Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory Center is assisting the family with the arrangements.