Joan F. McVey
Beloved mother, grandmother,
and great-grandmother
TEWKSBURY -- Joan F. (Shaughnessy) McVey, age 79, owner of T. H. McVey Stone Co., died Tuesday, September 11, 2012, at Lowell General Hospital -- Saint's Campus in Lowell, surrounded by her loving family.
She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas H. McVey III, who predeceased her in 2009.
She was born August 27, 1933 and was raised in Brighton, a daughter of the late Francis and Stephanie (Buck) Shaughnessy. She was a member of the 1951 graduating class of Brighton High School. Following graduation, she worked as an operator for the phone company in Boston. She moved to Tewksbury in 1962 to raise her family where she was also a communicant and member of Sodality at St. William's Church.
In 1989, after raising her children, Joan and her husband relocated to a beach condominium in Revere, where she enjoyed many happy times with her children and grandchildren. She continued to work with her husband and sons in their multi-generational family business in Watertown. She returned to Tewksbury in 2009, and spent summer weekends in Wells, Maine with her family.
Her greatest joy in life was spending time with her family. Her caring devotion to her loved ones will be missed.
Her family wishes to extend a special thank you to the staff at Lowell General Hospital -- Saint's Campus for their excellent and compassionate care in the hospice suite, made possible by the generosity of the Paul Sullivan Foundation.
She is survived by four children and their spouses, Karen (McVey) Ryan and her husband James of Tewksbury, Susan (McVey) Tucceri and her husband Paul of Tewksbury, Thomas E. McVey of Revere, Robert J. McVey and his wife Robin (Doherty) of Tewksbury; a brother, Frank Shaughnessy of Marshfield; a sister, Ellen Giachetti of Rockland; a brother-in-law, Charles McVey of North Andover; a sister-in-law, Marilyn McVey of Hyde Park; seven grandchildren, Melissa (Burns) Driscoll of Westford, Richard Burns of Medford, Jeff Tucceri of Tewksbury, Jennifer (Tucceri) Magary of Swampscott, Robert McVey Jr., Elizabeth McVey, and Catherine McVey all of Tewksbury; four great-grandchildren, Ava, Ella, and Jeffrey Tucceri, and William Driscoll.
McVEY -- Family and friends may visit Sunday, September 16th from 4:00 to 8:00 pm at the Tewksbury Funeral Home, corner of 1 Dewey St. and 975 Main St. (Rte. 38) TEWKSBURY CENTER, phone (800 in MA) or (978) 851-2950. Her Funeral will begin in the funeral home on Monday, September 17th at 10:30 am. Her Funeral Mass will follow at 11:30 am in St. William Church, 1351 Main St., Tewksbury. Her burial will be at St. Mary Cemetery, River Road, Tewksbury. Memorial donations may be made in her name to Paul Sullivan Fund at Greater Lowell Community Foundation, 100 Merrimack St., Suite 202, Lowell, MA 01852. www.tewksburyfuneralhome.com
Published in Lowell Sun on September 14, 2012
Beloved mother, grandmother,
and great-grandmother
TEWKSBURY -- Joan F. (Shaughnessy) McVey, age 79, owner of T. H. McVey Stone Co., died Tuesday, September 11, 2012, at Lowell General Hospital -- Saint's Campus in Lowell, surrounded by her loving family.
She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas H. McVey III, who predeceased her in 2009.
She was born August 27, 1933 and was raised in Brighton, a daughter of the late Francis and Stephanie (Buck) Shaughnessy. She was a member of the 1951 graduating class of Brighton High School. Following graduation, she worked as an operator for the phone company in Boston. She moved to Tewksbury in 1962 to raise her family where she was also a communicant and member of Sodality at St. William's Church.
In 1989, after raising her children, Joan and her husband relocated to a beach condominium in Revere, where she enjoyed many happy times with her children and grandchildren. She continued to work with her husband and sons in their multi-generational family business in Watertown. She returned to Tewksbury in 2009, and spent summer weekends in Wells, Maine with her family.
Her greatest joy in life was spending time with her family. Her caring devotion to her loved ones will be missed.
Her family wishes to extend a special thank you to the staff at Lowell General Hospital -- Saint's Campus for their excellent and compassionate care in the hospice suite, made possible by the generosity of the Paul Sullivan Foundation.
She is survived by four children and their spouses, Karen (McVey) Ryan and her husband James of Tewksbury, Susan (McVey) Tucceri and her husband Paul of Tewksbury, Thomas E. McVey of Revere, Robert J. McVey and his wife Robin (Doherty) of Tewksbury; a brother, Frank Shaughnessy of Marshfield; a sister, Ellen Giachetti of Rockland; a brother-in-law, Charles McVey of North Andover; a sister-in-law, Marilyn McVey of Hyde Park; seven grandchildren, Melissa (Burns) Driscoll of Westford, Richard Burns of Medford, Jeff Tucceri of Tewksbury, Jennifer (Tucceri) Magary of Swampscott, Robert McVey Jr., Elizabeth McVey, and Catherine McVey all of Tewksbury; four great-grandchildren, Ava, Ella, and Jeffrey Tucceri, and William Driscoll.
McVEY -- Family and friends may visit Sunday, September 16th from 4:00 to 8:00 pm at the Tewksbury Funeral Home, corner of 1 Dewey St. and 975 Main St. (Rte. 38) TEWKSBURY CENTER, phone (800 in MA) or (978) 851-2950. Her Funeral will begin in the funeral home on Monday, September 17th at 10:30 am. Her Funeral Mass will follow at 11:30 am in St. William Church, 1351 Main St., Tewksbury. Her burial will be at St. Mary Cemetery, River Road, Tewksbury. Memorial donations may be made in her name to Paul Sullivan Fund at Greater Lowell Community Foundation, 100 Merrimack St., Suite 202, Lowell, MA 01852. www.tewksburyfuneralhome.com
Published in Lowell Sun on September 14, 2012
Joan F. McVey
Beloved mother, grandmother,
and great-grandmother
TEWKSBURY -- Joan F. (Shaughnessy) McVey, age 79, owner of T. H. McVey Stone Co., died Tuesday, September 11, 2012, at Lowell General Hospital -- Saint's Campus in Lowell, surrounded by her loving family.
She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas H. McVey III, who predeceased her in 2009.
She was born August 27, 1933 and was raised in Brighton, a daughter of the late Francis and Stephanie (Buck) Shaughnessy. She was a member of the 1951 graduating class of Brighton High School. Following graduation, she worked as an operator for the phone company in Boston. She moved to Tewksbury in 1962 to raise her family where she was also a communicant and member of Sodality at St. William's Church.
In 1989, after raising her children, Joan and her husband relocated to a beach condominium in Revere, where she enjoyed many happy times with her children and grandchildren. She continued to work with her husband and sons in their multi-generational family business in Watertown. She returned to Tewksbury in 2009, and spent summer weekends in Wells, Maine with her family.
Her greatest joy in life was spending time with her family. Her caring devotion to her loved ones will be missed.
Her family wishes to extend a special thank you to the staff at Lowell General Hospital -- Saint's Campus for their excellent and compassionate care in the hospice suite, made possible by the generosity of the Paul Sullivan Foundation.
She is survived by four children and their spouses, Karen (McVey) Ryan and her husband James of Tewksbury, Susan (McVey) Tucceri and her husband Paul of Tewksbury, Thomas E. McVey of Revere, Robert J. McVey and his wife Robin (Doherty) of Tewksbury; a brother, Frank Shaughnessy of Marshfield; a sister, Ellen Giachetti of Rockland; a brother-in-law, Charles McVey of North Andover; a sister-in-law, Marilyn McVey of Hyde Park; seven grandchildren, Melissa (Burns) Driscoll of Westford, Richard Burns of Medford, Jeff Tucceri of Tewksbury, Jennifer (Tucceri) Magary of Swampscott, Robert McVey Jr., Elizabeth McVey, and Catherine McVey all of Tewksbury; four great-grandchildren, Ava, Ella, and Jeffrey Tucceri, and William Driscoll.
McVEY -- Family and friends may visit Sunday, September 16th from 4:00 to 8:00 pm at the Tewksbury Funeral Home, corner of 1 Dewey St. and 975 Main St. (Rte. 38) TEWKSBURY CENTER, phone (800 in MA) or (978) 851-2950. Her Funeral will begin in the funeral home on Monday, September 17th at 10:30 am. Her Funeral Mass will follow at 11:30 am in St. William Church, 1351 Main St., Tewksbury. Her burial will be at St. Mary Cemetery, River Road, Tewksbury. Memorial donations may be made in her name to Paul Sullivan Fund at Greater Lowell Community Foundation, 100 Merrimack St., Suite 202, Lowell, MA 01852. www.tewksburyfuneralhome.com
Published in Lowell Sun on September 14, 2012
Beloved mother, grandmother,
and great-grandmother
TEWKSBURY -- Joan F. (Shaughnessy) McVey, age 79, owner of T. H. McVey Stone Co., died Tuesday, September 11, 2012, at Lowell General Hospital -- Saint's Campus in Lowell, surrounded by her loving family.
She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas H. McVey III, who predeceased her in 2009.
She was born August 27, 1933 and was raised in Brighton, a daughter of the late Francis and Stephanie (Buck) Shaughnessy. She was a member of the 1951 graduating class of Brighton High School. Following graduation, she worked as an operator for the phone company in Boston. She moved to Tewksbury in 1962 to raise her family where she was also a communicant and member of Sodality at St. William's Church.
In 1989, after raising her children, Joan and her husband relocated to a beach condominium in Revere, where she enjoyed many happy times with her children and grandchildren. She continued to work with her husband and sons in their multi-generational family business in Watertown. She returned to Tewksbury in 2009, and spent summer weekends in Wells, Maine with her family.
Her greatest joy in life was spending time with her family. Her caring devotion to her loved ones will be missed.
Her family wishes to extend a special thank you to the staff at Lowell General Hospital -- Saint's Campus for their excellent and compassionate care in the hospice suite, made possible by the generosity of the Paul Sullivan Foundation.
She is survived by four children and their spouses, Karen (McVey) Ryan and her husband James of Tewksbury, Susan (McVey) Tucceri and her husband Paul of Tewksbury, Thomas E. McVey of Revere, Robert J. McVey and his wife Robin (Doherty) of Tewksbury; a brother, Frank Shaughnessy of Marshfield; a sister, Ellen Giachetti of Rockland; a brother-in-law, Charles McVey of North Andover; a sister-in-law, Marilyn McVey of Hyde Park; seven grandchildren, Melissa (Burns) Driscoll of Westford, Richard Burns of Medford, Jeff Tucceri of Tewksbury, Jennifer (Tucceri) Magary of Swampscott, Robert McVey Jr., Elizabeth McVey, and Catherine McVey all of Tewksbury; four great-grandchildren, Ava, Ella, and Jeffrey Tucceri, and William Driscoll.
McVEY -- Family and friends may visit Sunday, September 16th from 4:00 to 8:00 pm at the Tewksbury Funeral Home, corner of 1 Dewey St. and 975 Main St. (Rte. 38) TEWKSBURY CENTER, phone (800 in MA) or (978) 851-2950. Her Funeral will begin in the funeral home on Monday, September 17th at 10:30 am. Her Funeral Mass will follow at 11:30 am in St. William Church, 1351 Main St., Tewksbury. Her burial will be at St. Mary Cemetery, River Road, Tewksbury. Memorial donations may be made in her name to Paul Sullivan Fund at Greater Lowell Community Foundation, 100 Merrimack St., Suite 202, Lowell, MA 01852. www.tewksburyfuneralhome.com
Published in Lowell Sun on September 14, 2012
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