Mary Kelley
Retired Winthrop teacher, active in
Winthrop civic affairs
Mary A. Kelley of Sargent St., Winthrop passed away unexpectedly at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on Sept. 3. She was 81 years old.
Born in Winchester, she was the beloved daughter of the late Edna (Rooney) and Walter Shaughnessy. A resident of Winthrop for over 55 years, she was employed as a school teacher for the Winthrop Public Schools for many years until her retirement. She was very active in civic affairs in the town of Winthrop. She was a member and chairperson of the Winthrop Conservation Committee, the Winthrop Public Library, the Winthrop Historical Society and the Cottage Park Yacht Club Ladies Bowling League. Just prior to Mary’s passing, she was honored with the new pavilion at the Belle Isle Marsh Marine Ecology Park and Walking Pathway off Morton Street being named after her.
She was the devoted wife of the late John B. Kelley and the loving mother of Laura Miguel of Westerly, Rhode Island, John B. Kelley, III of Lebanon, Conn., Philip Kelley and his partner, Adelina of Winthrop and the late Carolyn E. Kelley; dear sister of Walter Shaughnessy and his wife, Joan of Pocasett and the late William Shaughnessy; sister in law of Thomas and Joan Kelley of Somerville and cherished grandmother of Kelley Rose, Philip David, Claire and Grace. She is also survived by dear family friends the Wynter Family, Neil Flemming and many nieces and nephews.
Family and friends are cordially invited to attend the visitation from the Caggiano-O’Maley-Frazier Funeral Home, Winthrop on Sunday, Sept. 9, from 4 to 8 p.m. The funeral will be conducted from the funeral home on Monday, Sept. 10, at 9 a.m. followed by a Funeral Mass in St. John the Evangelist Church, 320 Winthrop St., Winthrop, at 10 a.m. Interment to follow the mass will be in the Belle Isle section of Winthrop Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to the Winthrop Public Library, 2 Metcalf Square, Winthrop, MA 02152 or to the Friends of Belle Isle Marsh 1284 Bennington St., East Boston, MA 02128.
For directions, memorial donations or to sign the online guestbook go to www.caggianofuneralhome.com.
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Sister Joan Cronin, SND
Educator, spent 69 years in religious life
Sister Joan Cronin, SND of Worcester and Winthrop died on Aug. 30 at the age of 87 with the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur for 69 years.
Born in Boston, the daughter of Richard Joseph and Josephine I. (Mahoney) Cronin, she was raised in Winthrop and known in religious life as Sister Ellen Gertrude.
She was a graduate of Holy Redeemer High School in East Boston and earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Emmanuel College and a master’s degree in Russian and American history from Boston College.
She was an elementary school educator for 28 years at Notre Dame affiliated schools in Eastern Massachusetts. She was a teacher at St. Mary School in Cambridge through the 1950’s and at St. Bernard School in West Newton for six years before serving as principal of St. Michael School in Hudson from 1970 to 1979. She was director of education for the Ipswich Province of the Sisters of Notre Dame from 1979 to 1982 and on the school education office team of the Boston Archdiocese from 1982 through 1987.
She is survived by many nieces, nephews, cousins and special family friends, the Driscoll Family and her sisters in religion, the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. She was predeceased by her brothers, Joseph J. and Edward T. Cronin. predeceased her. Calling hours and services were held at Notre Dame du Lac Chapel in Worcester followed by a Funeral Mass and burial in Notre Dame du Lac Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Sisters of Notre Dame, 30 Jeffrey’s Neck Road, Ipswich, MA 01938. A celebration of life mass will be said on November 3,2018 4 pm at St Johns Evangelist Church 320 Winthrop St, Winthrop.
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Dennis Cash
Retiree of Verizon and Netversant, ski instructor and former semi-pro football player
Dennis W. Cash of Thornton, N.H., formerly of Winthrop, passed away suddenly on Aug. 28. He was 67 years old.
Dennis was a member of Local 103 IBEW and Local 2222. He retired from Verizon and the communication company, Netversant. An avid skier, he then went on to become a ski instructor with his close friend, Costa Leotsakos at Loon Mountain Ski Resort in Lincoln, N.H. He was also a member of the Professional Ski Instructors of America Association. Dennis also played in the Fittons Semi-Pro Football League.
He was the devoted father of Jessie M. Cash and her partner, Michael Muse of Wilmington, close and dear friend of Tobi Plume of Plymouth, N.H. and the late Joyce Moriarty. Born in Chelsea, he was the son of Mary A. (Tholen) Cash and the late Walter J. Cash of Winthrop, dear brother of Maureen Cash and Dennis’s dear friend, Frank DePerrio of Winthrop. He was the former husband of Jessie M. (Plunkett) Cash-Bero. He is also survived by many cousins, aunts, uncles and his beloved dog, “Kodi.â€
A gathering of friends and family will be held in the Maurice W. Kirby Funeral Home, 210 Winthrop St., Winthrop, on Saturday, Sept. 8, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. A Funeral Mass will follow in Holy Rosary Church-Winthrop at 11 a.m. Relatives and friends are invited. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory can be made to Rebeccas Paws and Claws, P.O. Box 229, Remlap, AL 35133 or to Eastern Adaptive Sports, P.O. Box 337, North Woodstock, NH 03262.
For guestbook and directions, please visit: www.mauricekirbyfh.com.
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Marilyn Costigan
U.S. State Department retiree
Marilyn L. (Doherty) Costigan of Winthrop passed away on Aug. 30. She was 89 years old.
Marilyn retired after 21 years from the U.S. State Department, where she was employed as a passport examiner.
She was the beloved wife of the late Bernard J. Costigan, devoted mother of Bernard J. Costigan Jr. and his wife, Mary of Winthrop, John F. Costigan and his wife, Judy of Peabody, Kathy M. Garten and her husband, Dave of Ft. Meyers, Fla., Thomas C. Costigan and his wife, Eileen of Allston, James R. Costigan and his wife, Maura of Tewksbury and the late Rosemary Costigan. The adored grandmother of nine and great-grandmother of eight, she was born in Winthrop, the cherished daughter of the late Charles and Marion (Cousins) Doherty and the dear sister of Jean Camacho of Winthrop and the late Charles and Robert Doherty and Barbara Iannelli.
Funeral arrangements were from the Maurice W. Kirby Funeral Home, Winthrop. Interment was in Winthrop Cemetery. Donations in her memory can be made to St. John the Evangelist Church, 320 Winthrop St., Winthrop, MA 02152. For guestbook, please visit: www.mauricekirbyfh.com.
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Ethel Kelley
Active member and officer of many organizations
Ethel C. Kelley of Winthrop, formerly of Revere, passed away at home on August 31 after a long illness. She was 78 years old.
Ethel was the past president of the Winthrop Improvement and Historical Association, a member and past vice president of the Winthrop Catholic Women’s Club and Past President the W.R. Grace Quarter Century Club. She also was an active member of the St. Vincent DePaul Society.
The daughter of the late Thomas U. Kelley and Ethel F. (Brown) Kelley of Revere, she lived in Revere until moving to Winthrop in 1988. She was a graduate of Immaculate Conception High School in Revere and Catherine Gibbs School in Boston.
She is survived by her three brothers: Thomas U. Kelley and his wife, Barbara of Pisgah Forrest, N.C., Robert N. Kelley of Winthrop and Paul S. Kelley of Kailua Kona, Hawaii. She is also survived by several nieces.
Her Funeral will be from the Maurice W. Kirby Funeral Home, 210 Winthrop St., Winthrop, on Friday, Sept. 7 at 9 a.m. followed by a Funeral Mass in St. John the Evangelist Church-Winthrop at 10 a.m.
Relatives and friends are invited. Interment will follow in Winthrop Cemetery (Belle Isle Section.) Visiting hours will be held at the funeral home today, Thursday, Sept.6, from 4 to 8 p.m. For guestbook and directions, please visit: www.mauricekirbyfh.com.