Mary Shelia O'Malley Obituary (1935 - 2013)

Thursday, August 22nd, 2013 11:00am, St. Mary Magdalen Church and Parish Center Interment Details St. Mary Cemetery DRACUT- M. Sheila (Murphy) O'Malley, age 78, of Dracut, died Saturday, August 17th at her home following a lengthy illness. She was born in Lowell, Feb. 8th, 1935, daughter of the late William and Mary (Hastings) Murphy. She resided in Dracut and was a communicant of the former St. Mary of the Assumption Parish. She was employed as a laboratory technician at John Hancock in Boston prior to devoting her life to her husband and children. Sheila was the beloved wife of the late Thomas J. O'Malley who died Sept. 28th, 2007. She is survived by her five children; Thomas O'Malley and his wife Traci of Peterborough, N.H., Michael O'Malley of Dracut; three daughters, Lisa Hanson and her husband Terry of Tyngsboro, Susan O'Malley of Arlington and Sheila Cormier and her husband John of Dracut. She leaves 8 grandchildren; Michael and Shannon O'Malley, Erik, Caitlin and Dillon Hanson, Samuel, Elizabeth and John Cormier. Two brothers, William Murphy of Dracut and Brian Murphy of Wolfboro, N.H., four sister-in-laws, Bernice Murphy of Ayer, Marcia Carroll of Lowell, Geraldine Lamontagne and her husband George of Dracut and Maureen Bourgeois of Lowell as well as many nieces, nephews and close friends. She was also the sister of the late Robert Murphy. ARRANGEMENTS: At the families request calling hours are private. Relatives and friends are invited to join them for her Funeral Mass on Thursday, August 22nd at 11 a.m. at St. Mary Magdalen Church, Lakeview Ave., Tyngsboro with her burial to follow at St. Mary's Cemetery in Tewksbury. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to the Ste. Vincent DePaul Society 701 Merrimack St., Lowell 01854. Arrangements are under the direction of the DRACUT FUNERAL HOME 2159 Lakeview Ave., DRACUT.