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Mary Heffernan Obituary

HEFFERNAN, Mary T. (Connolly) In Salem, Dec 4, age 97. Wife of the late Philip L. Heffernan. Daughter of the late Thomas and Margaret (Gilroy) Connolly. Mother of Ann M. Hood and her husband John, Thomas E. Heffernan and his wife Patricia, Margaret E. Tipton and the late Philip Heffernan. Mother-in-law of Nancy. Grandmother of Michael Hood and his wife Rosanne , Bryan Heffernan, Susan Heffernan, Kathy Heffernan, Philip Heffernan and his wife Rachael , Will Heffernan, Thomas Hood and his wife Carrie. Great grandmother of 6. Sister of the late James, John, Thomas, Edward, Francis Connolly; and the late Margaret Landers. Funeral Tuesday at at 8:15 AM from the Murphy Funeral Home, 85 Federal St., (cor of rte 114, exit 25A from Rte 128), SALEM to be followed by a Funeral Mass at 9 AM in St. Thomas the Apostle Church, One Margin St., Peabody, MA. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours will be Monday from 4- 8 PM. Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Salem. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to Hospice of the No. Shore, 75 Sylvan St., Suite B, 102, Danvers, MA 01923 or to Phil's Run, c/o Susan Heffernan, 8 Ninth St. #207, Medford, MA 02155. For online guestbook or additional information please call 978 744 0497 or visit www.MurphyFuneralHome.com.

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Published by Boston Globe on Dec. 6, 2008.

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Marie/Phil Pierce

December 10, 2008

As the days and weeks pass, and as you return to life's routine, may you continue to feel comforted by the love and support of family and friends.

Cate and Jack Marsden

December 8, 2008

Please accept our most sincere condolences along with our prayers for your comfort, as you mourn the loss of your beloved Mary Heffernan.
To Bryan; We know your big love for your nana was evident in how you lit up when you spoke of her, which was often. She was blessed to have so many in her life she knew simply adored her. And now, may her true faith in the LORD and His promises to her, bring you the peace she is now enjoying...
Cate and Jack Marsden

Jean McConville

December 7, 2008

It is only in the soul that miracles take place of love, forgiveness and grace.......Gaelic verse by Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill , translated into English by Derek Mahon.

For the Heffernan Family,

Deep peace of the running waves to you. Deep peace of the flowing air to you. Deep peace of the smiling stars to you. Deep peace of the quiet earth to you. Deep peace of the watching shepherds to you. Deep peace of the Son of Peace to you. -Old Gaelic Prayer-

We will miss Aunt Mary, but we are comforted by the knowledge that she went peacefully to her Maker, and that she is now reunited with those of her/our family who went before her.
Love, Jean McConville (nee Connolly) and John McConville and the Francis Connolly and McConville families

Gail and Wayne Almon

December 6, 2008

So sorry about you loss. It is hard to loose someone so special.

Maureen Pomeroy and Bill Bushee

December 5, 2008

To the Heffernans:

Please accept our sympathies on your loss. Mary will be missed.

Donna and Fred Flett

December 5, 2008

We are so sorry for your loss. Mrs. Heffernan was a wonderful lady, always quick to smile. Her loss will be a loss to the entire Lee Street neighborhood.

John Smedile

December 5, 2008

To the Heffernan Family:
My sincere sympathy on the loss of your mother. She was a wonderful lady and was always kind to me as I sold vegetables house to house in North Salem with the vegetables my father grew behind the old North Shore Baby's Hospital, that was many years ago.

Rachael Heffernan

December 5, 2008

Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal. Unknown Author
We love you forever Nana and will miss you always.
Rachael, Philip, Ivy and baby Miles

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