Carolyn A. Starkey

BRAINTREE Carolyn A. (Gallagher) Starkey, 79 years of age passed away at the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth after a brief illness. Mrs. Starkey was born in Stoneham and was a graduate of Melrose High School. She subsequently graduated from Garland Junior College of Boston. She then graduated from the Garland Junior College of Boston. She worked for many years as a seamstress for the Singer Sewing Machine Company of Boston. Mrs. Starkey moved to Braintree 55 years ago. She was a communicant of St. Francis of Assisi Church in Braintree. She enjoyed doing arts and crafts and especially enjoyed gardening. Carolyn was the beloved wife of the late Gerard James Starkey who passed away in 2006. She is the loving mother of two sons: Gerard J. Starkey, Jr. married to Susan Starkey of Davie, Florida and Timothy E. Starkey married to JoAnn Starkey of Abington. Carolyn is the loving grandmother of six grandchildren: Matthew, Megan, Katherine, Jennifer, Thomas and Jared Starkey. She is the sister of Marilyn Troy of North Carolina and the late Edward W. Gallagher, Jr. A Funeral Mass will be held at the St. Francis of Assisi Church, 856 Washington Street, SOUTH BRAINTREE SQUARE on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow at the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne. Relatives and Friends are invited. Visiting hours will be held at the Mortimer N. Peck- Russell Peck Funeral Home, 516 Washington Street, BRAINTREE on Monday from 4-7 p.m. Memorial donations in Carolyns memory may be sent to the Independence Manor Activity Fund, 41 Independence Avenue, Braintree, MA 02184.