1926
Margaret
2013
Margaret Brady
January 24, 1926 — December 12, 2013
Waltham – Mrs. Margaret (King) Brady, of Waltham, formerly of Newton, died Thursday, December 12, 2013 at Maristhill Nursing Home, Waltham. She was 87.
Margaret was born in Brighton on January 24, 1926, a daughter of the late Michael and Isabella (Savage) King. She was raised in Brighton and was a graduate of Brighton High School. On October 29, 1949 she married John S. Brady in Our Lady of the Presentation Church in Brighton where the couple made their home before moving to Newton in 1962.
They moved to Waltham twenty years ago and had been married more than sixty-three years until John's death on February 17th of this year. Until her retirement Margaret was in charge of the lunch program at the Underwood Elementary School in Newton for many years.
Over the years she developed a love for reading and listening to Irish music at home. In later years Margaret was active with arts and crafts programs run by the Newton Senior Citizens.
She leaves her children, Susan A. McGrath and her husband, Don, of Millis, Jane A. Cetrone and her husband, Michael, of Westborough, Maria Brady and Jacqueline Brady, both of Waltham and Mark S. Brady and his wife, Linda, of Gardner; her grandchildren, Justine Wirtanen, Kiersten McLean, Rory Alphas, Amanda McGrath, Brian and Gregory Cetrone, Samantha, Kyle, Dylan and Nicholas Brady; her great-grandchildren, Jake, Sarah, Arianna, Rylee, Jack, Ava, Stephen, Donald, Alexia and Maeve; her brother and sister, James King of Ayer and Mary Marchioni of Conway, New Hampshire and several nieces and nephews.
She was also a sister of the late Maureen Lewis.
Family and friends will honor and remember Margaret's life by gathering to visit at 9 a.m. on Tuesday morning, December 17th, in The Joyce Funeral Home, 245 Main Street (Rte. 20), Waltham before leaving in procession to St. Mary's Church, 133 School Street, Waltham where her Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery, Waltham.
Memorial donations may be made to the Northeast Animal Shelter, 347 Highland Avenue, Salem, MA 01970-1738.
Margaret was born in Brighton on January 24, 1926, a daughter of the late Michael and Isabella (Savage) King. She was raised in Brighton and was a graduate of Brighton High School. On October 29, 1949 she married John S. Brady in Our Lady of the Presentation Church in Brighton where the couple made their home before moving to Newton in 1962.
They moved to Waltham twenty years ago and had been married more than sixty-three years until John's death on February 17th of this year. Until her retirement Margaret was in charge of the lunch program at the Underwood Elementary School in Newton for many years.
Over the years she developed a love for reading and listening to Irish music at home. In later years Margaret was active with arts and crafts programs run by the Newton Senior Citizens.
She leaves her children, Susan A. McGrath and her husband, Don, of Millis, Jane A. Cetrone and her husband, Michael, of Westborough, Maria Brady and Jacqueline Brady, both of Waltham and Mark S. Brady and his wife, Linda, of Gardner; her grandchildren, Justine Wirtanen, Kiersten McLean, Rory Alphas, Amanda McGrath, Brian and Gregory Cetrone, Samantha, Kyle, Dylan and Nicholas Brady; her great-grandchildren, Jake, Sarah, Arianna, Rylee, Jack, Ava, Stephen, Donald, Alexia and Maeve; her brother and sister, James King of Ayer and Mary Marchioni of Conway, New Hampshire and several nieces and nephews.
She was also a sister of the late Maureen Lewis.
Family and friends will honor and remember Margaret's life by gathering to visit at 9 a.m. on Tuesday morning, December 17th, in The Joyce Funeral Home, 245 Main Street (Rte. 20), Waltham before leaving in procession to St. Mary's Church, 133 School Street, Waltham where her Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery, Waltham.
Memorial donations may be made to the Northeast Animal Shelter, 347 Highland Avenue, Salem, MA 01970-1738.
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013
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