Mary MacFarland

died peacefully at Harrington Hospital in Southbridge, MA on Friday

December 6th, with her daughters by her side. She had been recovering

from a partial hip replacement.

She was the wife of the late Irving P. “Mac” MacFarland; they were

married for 67 years.

Born in Boston, she was the youngest of seven children, the daughter

of Irish immigrants, and grew up in Jamaica Plain, MA. After finishing

school, she worked at an insurance company before moving with her

husband to Alabama for military service; then briefly to Weymouth, MA,

then Millis, MA where they raised a family, then retired to Harwich,

MA.

She was a member of the Holy Trinity parish in Harwich, belonged to

the Red Hat society, and was proud of her Cranberry Cup wins at

Cranberry Valley Golf Course. She loved playing cards and other games,

bowling, and golf. She and “Mac” also enjoyed traveling to Scotland,

Ireland, and other places with their children and grandchildren.

Her most treasured moments were those spent with her husband and

family. Her favorite name may have been “Nana”.

Mary is predeceased by her husband Irving, her son Jeffrey, her

daughter Susan, and her grandson Marc Small.

She is survived by her children – Peter and his wife Mary MacFarland

of Collegeville, PA, Janet and her husband Dennis Kane of Pepperell,

MA, Barbara and her husband Peter Mann of Pomfret Center, CT, Philip

and his wife Carol MacFarland of Ann Arbor, MI.

Her grand children: Greg Alberico and Cristin Checchia; Heather

Wellock, Jennifer Brooks, Matthew Small, and Megan MacFarland; Myles

and Peter Kane; Shannon Sleboda and Erica Kalkut; Seamus MacFarland.

Her great grand children: Ansley and Lawson Alberico, Suli and Braeden

Checchia, Emma, Hadley, and Finley Wellock, and Colin Kalkut.

Visiting hours will be held on Sunday, December 15th from 5-6:30pm at

Doane, Beal & Ames Funeral Home, 260 Main Street in West Harwich.

A funeral Mass will be held at 10 am on Monday, December 16th at Holy

Trinity Church, 246 Main Street in West Harwich, followed by a brief

burial service at the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne, MA.

Gifts in her memory may be sent to a charity to benefit her grandson

Myles, who is awaiting a liver transplant: donate online at

myleskane.org or mail to Janet & Dennis Kane, 27 Prescott Street,

Pepperell, MA 01463