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Joan M. GRADY

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McDonald Funeral Home - Wakefield

19 Yale Avenue

Wakefield, Massachusetts

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Nov. 7, 2025

9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

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Joan GRADY Obituary

GRADY, Joan M. (Lawlor) Of Westwood, MA, formerly of Northwood, NH and Lynnfield, MA, November 2. Beloved wife of the late Ray Grady. Survived by her two daughters, Theresa Grady of West Roxbury, MA and Patricia Sisk of West Hartford, CT; as well as her three loving grandchildren: Tyler, Meghan and Caroline Sisk. Sister of Anne Dinapoli, Jack Lawlor, Harry Lawlor (deceased), Agnes Farrell, Paul Lawlor and Mary Lou McCarthy (deceased). Visitation for relatives and friends will be held on Friday, November 7, at the McDonald Funeral Home, 19 Yale Ave., WAKEFIELD, MA, from 9:30-11:30 A.M., followed by her Funeral Mass which will be celebrated on Friday, November 7, at 12:00 PM, at St. Maria Goretti Church, 112 Chestnut St., Lynnfield, MA. Interment, St. Mary Cemetery in Salem, MA. In celebration of Joan's philanthropic spirit, donations, in lieu of flowers, may be made to the charity of one's choice. For obituary and guestbook, www.mcdonaldfs.com

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Published by Boston Globe from Nov. 5 to Nov. 6, 2025.

Memorial Events
for Joan GRADY

Nov

7

Visitation

9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

McDonald Funeral Home

19 Yale Ave, Wakefield, MA 01880

Nov

7

Funeral service

12:00 p.m.

St. Maria Goretti Church

112 Chestnut Street, Lynnfield, MA 01940

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McDonald Funeral Home - Wakefield

19 Yale Avenue, Wakefield, MA 01880

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