Lorraine (Foley) Kickham, long time resident of Brookline, currently of Marina Bay, passed away at her home on March 28th, just days after her 89th birthday.

She is survived by her nieces and nephews, Robert Engel (MaryEllen DeRoche), Lawrence Foley (Kimberly), Joanne Luca (Chris), Sean Foley (Melissa) and Shelagh O’Brien (Chris) and many grand nieces and nephews.

Lorraine was the wife of the late William “Swifty” Kickham, the daughter of Sarah (Langdon) and Lawrence Foley of Brookline, the sister of the late Elaine Engel, Lawrence Foley and Sally Foley. She was the sister-in-law of the late Frank Engel and Sheila Foley.

Lorraine was born, raised, and lived, nearly her entire life, in Brookline, a place she held dear to her heart. She attended St. Mary’s High School, Suffolk University and Suffolk Law School. Lorraine was a beloved, and often tough, Boston school teacher, sharing her love of Shakespeare, poetry and the English language with decades of high school students.

There were few things in life that Lorraine relished more than traveling with her sister Sally, hosting dinner parties for family and friends, reciting poetry – Yeats, Shakespeare or her own, being beautifully dressed and delivering a well-timed, witty comment.

Lorraine’s family would like to thank her caretakers, who became friends: Sheila Horrocks, Christina Coen, Debra Hayes, Christine Neelon, Patricia Stewart and Linda Sweeney.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Our Lady of Visitation Parish, St. Elizabeth Church, 350 Reedsdale Road, Milton, Thursday, April 4 at 11:30 AM. Relatives and friends invited. Visitation at Dolan Funeral Home, 460 Granite Avenue, EAST MILTON SQUARE, Thursday 10:00 – 11:00 am. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden.