MARY WILKINS

1934 - 2021

WILKINS, Mary "Maura" (O'Grady) Was born Mary O'Grady on January 6, 1934 in Tobercurry, Co. Sligo, Ireland to Tom and Ellen O'Grady. She was predeceased by her son Robert, brothers Brendan, Desi, Tommy and sister Nancy and her husband Henry Connell. Survived by brothers Dermot O'Grady and wife Dorothy, Joe O'Grady and his wife Teresa O'Grady-Peyton and sister Carmel and husband Paddy Doocey, all of Ireland, sister Eleanor and her husband Pat Fahy of Yarmouthport, Berry, wife of the late Desi O'Grady, son Brian and his wife Dawn, their children, her beloved grandchildren, Desmond and Declan of North Weymouth, as well as countless nieces and nephews around the world.

In the early hours of January 12, 2021, just a few days after her 87th birthday, she faced her death and mortality as she had lived her life, with no filter and no fear. She had given strict marching orders twenty-five years prior on how she wanted to go. She went peacefully with no pain and her dignity intact at home while listening to Irish music and Johnny Cash with her son Brian, his wife Dawn, her niece Maureen McCole and her caretaker/godsend Kinsey Greaney beside her. Her mind and spirit were too powerful for a mere mortal's body to contain. She gave us her all and her loss leaves a huge hole in all the lives she came in contact with.

There are no immediate plans for Services, due to Covid-19 restrictions. A Mass at St. Gregory's in Dorchester will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her name to Catholic Charities of Boston, Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, or St. Jude's, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

Hamel-Lydon Chapel and Cremation Service of MA, QUINCY, is entrusted with her arrangements. For more information, to sign her virtual guestbook or to leave condolence messages for her family, please visit

www.HamelLydon.com