Gertrude T. Sands

SANDS, Gertrude T. (Buckley) 94, of Wrentham, formerly of Franklin and Hyde Park, died May 9 in the Maples Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Wrentham; she was the wife of the late Ernest M. Sands. Born in Arlington, October 21, 1915 the daughter of the late Patrick J. and Elizabeth (Doonan) Buckley, Mrs. Sands was raised in Randolph and had lived in Jamaica Plain and Hyde Park for many years before moving to Franklin in 1994 where she lived until entering the Maples 7 years ago.Mrs. Sands was a 1933 graduate of Stetson High School (now called Randolph High School). Mrs. Sands had been a clerk and also Assistant Librarian at the Boston Globe for 10 years. She enjoyed golfing, playing cards, cooking and being with her extended family. She is survived by her daughters Maureen E. Gillis of Franklin and Christine M. Riley and her husband James of Pembroke. She was the mother of the late Ernest Sands. Mrs. Sands was the sister of the late, Joseph and Richard Buckley, Ruth Bowes, Mary Crowley, Anna Sheehan, Helen Roche and Geraldine Farrell. She is also survived by 5 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.Her funeral will be held on Friday May 14 from the Ginley Funeral Home of Franklin 131 Main St. Franklin at 8:30 followed by a funeral mass in St. Pius Tenth Church Milton at 10. Burial will be in Blue Hills Cemetery Braintree.Calling hours will be on Thurs. from 5-8.In lieu of flowers expressions of sympathy may be made in her memory to the Jimmy Fund 10 Brookline Place West, 6th Flr, Brookline Mass 02445.