LYNN — Mary Margret Joyce, a life-long resident of Lynn, passed away on Monday, March 6, 2017, at the age of 71.
Born in Lynn on Nov. 26, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Hugh A. and Mary T. (Martin) Joyce. Mary was raised and educated in Lynn and was a graduate of St. Mary’s Girls High School with the Class of 1963. After high school, Mary attended and graduated from Burdett College in Lynn. She worked for 30 years with the General Electric Co. as an executive secretary.
Mary leaves her sister, Kathy Walsh of Lynn as well as her cousins, Michael Derby and his family of Lynn and Bridget Martin of Galway, Ireland. Many other cousins in Ireland also survive her.
Service information: A funeral Mass will be held on Monday, March 13, 2017, in St. Mary’s Church, 8 So. Common St. in Lynn at 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Lynn. Family and friends are invited to gather in CUFFE-McGINN Funeral Home, 157 Maple St., Lynn, prior to the funeral from 8:45-10 a.m. for a period of visitation. In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105. For directions, please visit: Cuffemcginn.com.