Michael F. Flaherty

Michael F. Flaherty, 62 died on November 4, 2007 at the Beth Israel Hospital in Boston. He was born in Boston, son of the late Michael F. and Margaret (Sheehan) Flaherty he was raised and educated in South Boston graduating from South Boston High School in 1963. Michael was a Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War. He retired in 2006 after a twenty-year career as a mail handler at the South Postal Annex in Boston. Active in youth hockey for more than 20 years, he had been a longtime coach and board member of Rockland Youth Hockey. He served as President of that group and had also been a member of the Rockland High School Hockey booster Club for many years. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen (Donovan) Flaherty, his children, Michael F. Flaherty and his wife Lisa, Kelly McGuire and her husband William, Kerry A. Flaherty and her fiancé Ken Rau all of Rockland and Joseph J. Flaherty of Fl. He was the proud grandfather of Michael and Erin Flaherty and Billy McGuire. He was the brother of Maureen Reidy and her husband Jim of Rockland, Patricia Johnson and her husband Frank of Whitman, Eleanor Piers and Donna Owens and her husband John of South Boston and the brother in law of Joseph and Bridget Donovan of Kingston, Patricia Joyce of Braintree, Kevin Doolin of Attleboro and the late Ronald Piers, Joanne Doolin, Noreen Whitehouse and Paul Donovan. Also surviving are many nieces and nephews. A Funeral was held from the Magoun-Biggins Funeral Home 135 Union St. ROCKLAND on Friday, November 9th at 8:15 AM. A Funeral Mass followed in Holy Family Church at 9:00 AM. Calling hours were on Thursday, November 8th from 4-8 PM. Burial was in Cedar Grove Cemetery in Dorchester