Mary McLaughlin

MARY McLAUGHLIN – age 98, in Woburn, April 9th. Daughter of the late Edward P. and Katherine T. (Weafer) McLaughlin. Dear sister of the late Kathryn T. McLaughlin, DHM, and Dorothy E. Foley. Cherished aunt of Kathryn Kane, Dorothy O’Keeffe, Ann Burket, Thomas Foley, and the late Bernard and Maureen Foley. Also survived by many grandnieces and nephews and great-grandnieces and nephews. Funeral from the Lynch-Cantillon Funeral Home, 263 Main Street, Woburn, on Friday, April 12th at 9:15 a.m. Funeral Mass in St. Charles Church, 280 Main Street, Woburn, at 10. Calling hours Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. Interment in Calvary Cemetery, Woburn. Donations may be made in Mary’s memory to NuPath, 147 New Boston Street, Woburn, MA 01801.

OBITUARY

Mary McLaughlin, a fixture in the South End of Woburn for over ninety-eight years, passed away at Winchester Hospital on Tuesday, April 9th, following an illness of just a few days. She was the daughter of the late Edward P. and Katherine T. (Weafer) McLaughlin.

Born and raised in the South End of the city, she was a 1932 graduate of St. Charles High School. She went to the work for the US Government in the Defense Department during World War II, and remained there for over thirty years. After her retirement, she worked as a secretary at the Immaculate Conception Church in Winchester until completely retiring in 1997. During her final year at her beloved parish, she wrote a parish history for the Immaculate Conception community.

Devoted to her family and her church, Mary was a beloved aunt and a “second mother” to her nieces and nephews, and later their families. For many years she helped care for her niece, Maureen Foley. She was a generous and loving woman who always put the needs of others ahead of her own. Her faith sustained her throughout her life. She was deeply involved in the Immaculate Conception Parish for many years, and later St. Charles Church in Woburn.

Mary enjoyed socializing, and in her last six years at New Horizons in Woburn, was always the one encouraging her neighbors to join her in an outing. She remained active and engaged throughout.

Preceding her in death were two sisters, Kathryn T. McLaughlin, DHM, and Dorothy E. Foley, her niece, Maureen Foley, and nephew, Bernard Foley.

Mary was the cherished aunt of Kathryn Kane, Dorothy O’Keeffe, Ann Burket, and Thomas Foley, is further survived by many grandnieces and nephews and great-grandnieces and nephews.

The funeral will be held from the Lynch-Cantillon Funeral Home, 263 Main Street, Woburn, on Friday, April 12th at 9:15 a.m., followed by a Funeral Mass in St. Charles Church, 280 Main Street, Woburn, at 10. Interment will take place in Calvary Cemetery, Woburn.

Relatives and friends are invited to call at the funeral home on Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m.

Donations may be made in Mary’s memory to NuPath, 147 New Boston Street, Woburn, MA 01801.