Mary L. "Marie" Harrington

Westwood – Mrs. Mary L. 'Marie' (Tierney) Harrington, of Westwood, died on October 13, 2014 in her home surrounded by family. She was 83.

Marie was born in Boston on March 31, 1931, a daughter of the late John J. and Alice E. (LeGendre) Tierney. She grew up in South Boston and later moved to Dorchester where she met the love of her life, James B. 'Hago' Harrington while he was playing for the Pat Lynch football team out of South Boston. The pair married on May 26, 1951 and settled in Hyde Park where they would raise their three children. For a number of years she had worked as a teacher's aide in the Boston Public School System.

She was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother, to know Marie was to love her. She was extremely outgoing and was known to have thirty-five 'best friends'. At home she was as a true disciplinarian, always looking out for the best interest of her son and daughters. In recent years she was happiest when surrounded by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren who lovingly referred to her as Nana Rere.

She was the wife of the late James B. 'Hago' Harrington and is survived by her children, Deborah Brent and her husband, Robert, of Westwood, Patricia Kenney and her husband, Carl, of Westwood and James Harrington and his wife, Carole, of Mansfield; her grandchildren, Eric J. Brent, Samanth M. Rolfe and her husband, Daniel, Kelly E. Monahan and her husband, Keith, Evan R. Brent and his wife, Linda, Marc H. Brent, Kathryn P. Callahan and her husband, Matthew, Carl N. Kenney Jr. and his wife, Jennifer, Courtney D. Kenney, James H. Kenney, James B. Harrington III, John C. Harrington, Shane R. Harrington, Paige M. Harrington and Brooke R. Harrington; her great-grandchildren, Londyn, Seamus, Hunter, Michael, Lyla, Alexa and Maeve; her siblings, Dorothy Megnia and her husband, John, of W. Roxbury, Margaret 'Bette' Kane of S. Dennis and Michael Tierney and his wife, Patricia, of W. Roxbury; her sister-in-law Marjorie Tierney of Duxbury and also leaves many nieces and nephews.

She was the sister of the late John J. Tierney, Patricia Tierney, Paul R. Tierney and Kathleen P. Maloney and sister-in-law of the late Maureen Tierney, George Maloney and Edward Kane.

Family and friends will honor and remember Marie's life by gathering for calling hours in The Joyce Funeral Home, 245 Main Street (Rte. 20), Waltham on Friday, October 17th from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. and again on Saturday morning in St. Denis Church, 157 Washington St., Westwood where her Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery, Boston.

Memorial donations may be made to The Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675.