Mary B. Tardiff

QUINCY Mary B. (Brown) Tardiff, of Quincy passed away at University Hospital, San Juan, Peurto Rico after falling ill on a cruise. Born in Cambridge, where she was raised and educated, she graduated from Cambridge High and Boston University. Mary was a member of the Squantum Women's Club and at one time was the piano player for the Ward 4 Senior Center. The beloved wife of the late Richard E. Tardiff, she was the beloved sister of Charles F. Brown of Cambridge and the late Herbert J., Robert E. and James H. Brown, Jr. and is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Her funeral will be from the Dennis Sweeney Funeral Home, 74 Elm St. (off Hancock St.) Quincy Center on Monday, November 24 at 9:00 a.m. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Saint John the Baptist Church at 10:00 a.m. Family and friends are invited. Visiting hours are on Sunday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Burial will be in Blue Hill Cemetery, Braintree. In lieu of flowers, donations in Mary's name may be made to the American Diabetes Assoc., 1 Bromfield St. Boston, MA 02108 or to a charity of one's choice. For online guest book, please visit dennissweeneyfuneralhome.com. 617-773-2728