Mary E. Calnan

90 of Cambridge, died Wednesday at her home in Youville House in Cambridge. She was born in Cambridge and until her retirement in 1985 was the License Commissioner of the City of Cambridge from 1957 to 1978. She was a legal assistant, attorney, associate counsel and counsel for Loyal Protective Life Insurance Co. in Boston. She was also a legal secretary for Mobil Oil Corp in Boston from 1945 to 1956. She served with the U.S. Navy in two wars. During WWII she was initially an assistant to Captain James H. Doyle who later led the Inchon Invasion as an admiral during the Korean War. She was also a staff member of Admiral Ernest J. King, commander in chief of the Atlantic Fleet during WW II. During the Korean War, she was an administrative assistant to Admiral James Fife, commander of the Atlantic Fleet's submarine force. Before WWII she served as an administrative assistant to the Cambridge City Solicitor. She was originally a member of St. Mary's Parish in Cambridge and attended both elementary school and high school there. She graduated magna cum laude from Boston University and received a law degree from Boston College. She was later a parishoner of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Cambridge for more than 50 years. She is survived by her brother Richard J. Calnan of Cambridge and 14 nieces & nephews. Funeral from the William T. Hickey & Son Funeral Home, 175 Huron Ave., CAMBRIDGE, Monday at 9 a.m. Funeral Mass in St. Peters Church, 100 Concord Ave., Cambridge at 10 a.m. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Visiting hours Sunday 4-8 p.m. Interment Cambridge Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please send donations in Mary's memory to the charity of your choice. Sheila A. Hickey, Director.