Norma Marie Walsh

QUINCY Norma Marie (Saville) Walsh, passed from this life on October 19, 2008 at Colonial Rehabilitation Center in Weymouth. Born on July 7, 1925, Norma lived from the age of 15 in the same Quincy home built by her father, Roger Saville and where her mother Elizabeth lived until her death in 1977. A member of the first graduating class of St. Mary's School in West Quincy, Norma then graduated from the Woodward School for Girls in 1943. Married to the late Harold W. Walsh, formerly of Goffs Fall, NH, Norma worked for the telephone company and for many years loved being the librarian at St. Mary's School. She retired at age 72 from her last job at the Atlantic Fundraising Co. A devoted wife, dedicated mother and deeply loyal friend, Norma cherished her attachment to her community and her church, St. Mary's, where she was a life-long communicant. She greatly valued academics and education, encouraging her children and grandchildren to achieve advanced degrees. In her youth she greatly enjoyed horseback riding and dancing the jitterbug. With a love of music and the arts, she enjoyed all the cultural offerings of Boston, especially the theater. An accomplished knitter, in recent years Norma often gave hand-knit scarves to many. Norma is survived by her daughter Karen Walsh Pio and her husband Rick Pio of South Hadley, her son Mark Walsh and his wife Maryellen of South Weymouth and her 3 grandsons Devin Pio and Dante Pio, both of South Hadley and Adrian Pio, attending Brown University. Her funeral will be from the Dennis Sweeney Funeral Home, 74 Elm St., Quincy Center on Thursday, October 23 at 10:00 a.m. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Mary's Church, W. Quincy at 11:00 a.m. Family and friends are invited. Visiting hours are on Wednesday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery. The family offers gratitude to Dr. Hal Burstein and to Ms. Georgia Litsas, NP for seven years of life-sustaining care at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, and to all the wonderful nursing staff. For online guest book, please visit dennissweeney funeralhome.com 617-773-2728