Helen V. (McAvoy) Hucksam

Loving and cherished wife of the late John Richard Hucksam with whom she shared 63 years of marriage. Devoted and beloved mother of Mary and her husband Dr. Richard Conroy of Osprey, FL; Barbara Hucksam of East Walpole MA and Venice, FL; Nancy and her husband Arthur O’Leary of Venice, FL; Lorraine and her husband Robert Hooker of Easton, MD; John Richard Hucksam, Jr. and his partner, Laura Crognalo, of Amesbury, MA; and Catherine and her husband Lawrence Daughtrey of Great Falls, VA. Beloved Grandma of Cathy Conroy Birk and her husband Carsten, Dr. Brian Conroy and his wife Kimberly, Christopher Conroy, Beth O’Leary Luberecki and her husband Greg, Katie O’Leary Miller and her husband Glenn, Gregory O’Leary and his wife Mollie, John O’Leary and his wife Jamie, Joe Hooker and his wife Jennie, Kristen Hooker Stovall and her husband Spence, Benjamin Daughtrey and Annie Daughtrey. Loving Great Grandma of McKenna, Ella, Jake and Lydia Conroy, Lindsay Luberecki, Jacob and Tyler Miller, Ryan and Jacqueline Hooker, Nate Stovall and Lucas O’Leary. Helen is survived by her sisters Nancy Oates of Duxbury and Mary Foley of Franklin and her brother David McAvoy of Dennis. She was the sister of the late Francis McAvoy and James McAvoy. She leaves many, many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 1st at 10:00am from the Gillooly Funeral Home, 126 Walpole Street (Rte. 1A), Norwood, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00am in St. Catherine of Siena Church, 547 Washington Street, Norwood. Interment will take place Friday afternoon at 2:15pm in the Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne. Visiting hours will be on Thursday from 4:30-7:30pm in the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Helen’s name to Maryknoll Sisters, P.O.Box 317, Maryknoll, NY 10545, or St. Bonaventure Indian Mission and School, P.O.Box 610, Thoreau, NM 87323.