Shirley J. Mahany

9O, of Manchester, NH, died June 16, 2008, at the Elliot Hospital, after a short illness. Born in So. Portland, ME., September 6, 1917, the daughter of William E. and Sarah (Pierce) Mitchell. Mrs. Mahany was educated in the So. Portland School System and was a graduate of the Northeastern Business College of Portland, ME. During her early married years Mrs. Mahany and her husband lived in Falmouth, ME; they than moved to West Medford, MA, where they lived for twenty-five years. While living in West Medford she was employed in the law department as a legal secretary for the City of Medford, MA. Mrs. Mahany was Past Deputy President of the Purity Rebekah Lodge #94 in West Medford, MA. Mrs. Mahany had resided in Manchester for the past thirty years and was a member of St. Paul's Methodist Church. Members of her family include on son Jack Mahany, of Bartlett, NH; one daughter Dianne Mahany, of Sudbury, MA, two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and four nephews. Mrs. Mahany was pre-deceased by her husband Wendell Mahany and a sister Enid Moore, of Portland, ME. A Memorial Service will be conducted in the McHugh Funeral Home, 483 Beech St., corner of Hanover St., Friday at 11 AM. Burial will be at the convenience of the family at a later date. Donations may be made in Mrs. Mahany's name to St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 133 Smyth Road, Manchester, NH 03104.