Age 88 of Swampscott passed away peacefully after a brief illness on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. She was born on Easter Sunday, March 31, 1929 in Lynn, the daughter of the late, Henry A. and Kathryn A. (McLean) Canessa. She was raised and educated in Lynn and graduated from Lynn English High School. Class of 1946. Mary worked as an administrative assistant, most recently for Crystal Systems in Salem from which she retired in 1996.
Mary was a leader in the Machon School PTA and the Girl Scouts. She also volunteered her time to the Meals on Wheels program. She was an active member of the St. John the Baptist Club. Mary was a communicant of Holy Family Church for over 50 years.
Mary was pre-deceased by her husband, Reno S. Bisegna in 1986. She is survived by her daughter, Kathryn B. Martz and her husband, Joseph of Philadelphia, PA; her son, Anthony C. Bisegna and his wife, Karen of Marblehead; her sister, Clair Canessa of Lynn and her grandchildren, Allison and Andrew Bisegna of Marblehead.
Family and friends are invited to attend Mrs. Bisegna’s visitation on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 from 9 – 10:30 AM at Cuffe-McGinn Funeral Home, 157 Maple Street, Lynn, MA 01904. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated following the visitation on Tuesday at 11 AM at Holy Family Church, 26 Bessom Street, Lynn, MA 01902. Burial will follow the Funeral Mass in Swampscott Cemetery on Essex Street in Swampscott. Donations are requested to: The NHS Human Services Foundation, 620 E. Germantown Pike, Lafayette Hill, PA 19444.
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