Mary Anne Faherty

EAST FALMOUTH — Mary Anne (Minnehan) Faherty, formerly of West Roxbury and Jamaica Plain, died at Falmouth Hospital on June 25, 2008. She was the wife of Martin F. Faherty for 66 years.

For 31 years she worked for the Boston Celtics and became the executive assistant to Red Auerbach. In 1997, she retired and moved to East Falmouth where she summered for many years. In 1999, she received the Howie McHugh Celtics Pride Award.

Besides her husband, she is survived by her children, Patricia Crehan and her husband John of Franklin, Richard Faherty and his wife Darlene of Westford, and Kevin Faherty and his wife Donna of Nashville, Tenn.; grandchildren, Sean Crehan, Julie Peters and her husband James, Kathryne Faherty, Sarah Faherty, Adam Faherty, and Daniel Faherty; and great-grandchildren, Erin, Meghan, Nabia, and Daysia. She is the daughter of the late Daniel and Catherine (Butler) Minnehan; and niece of the late Anne Sullivan.

Visiting hours will be from 2 to 5 p.m., on Sunday, June 29, in Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, 475 Main St., Falmouth center. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m., on Monday, June 30, at St. Anthony's Church, 167 E. Falmouth Highway (Route 28), East Falmouth, MA, 02536, followed by burial at Massachusetts National Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the St. Anthony's Church Building Fund at the above address. For online guest book and directions:

www.ccgfuneralhome.com