Joyce A. McGurn

Joyce A. McGurn

Joyce McGurn Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jan. 13, 2017.
Joyce A. (Trumbull) McGurn, 85, of Braintree, passed away December 21, 2016 of natural causes. She was the beloved widow of Herbert McGurn of Braintree; loving mother of Patricia Mader and her husband Stephen of Brooklyn, NY, Michael McGurn and his wife Kelly of Westford, and Edward McGurn and his wife Dawn of Braintree; dear grandmother of Michael, Edward, Sean, Meghan, Kevin, Ryan, William and Finnegan. Joyce is also survived by her sisters, Jessie Chambers of Berkley Springs, WV and Joan Cahoon of Buzzards Bay, as well as many nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held Saturday, January 21, at 11 a.m. in the McMaster Funeral Home, 86 Franklin St. (Rte. 37), Braintree. Interment in Plain St. Cemetery, Braintree. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to join the family for lunch at 1 p.m., the Venetian Restaurant, 909 Broad St., East Weymouth. In lieu of flowers, donations in her name may be made to South Shore Elder Services, 1515 Washington St., Braintree, MA 02184. For information and directions, please visit www.mcmasterfh.com.

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January 15, 2017

You are in our thoughts. God Bless.
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January 13, 2017

To the McGurn Family,we send our condolences,and strength thru your days of sorrow.

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