Mrs. Mary J. Fagan

Mary “Peachie” Fagan Loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother Mary “Peachie” Donnelly (Goodfield) Fagan, 82 years old, passed away peacefully on Wednesday January 26, 2011 at Tewksbury Hospital, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease, with her loving family by her side. Mary was born in Lowell, Massachusetts on August 3, 1928 to Mary Donnelly and Charles Goodfield. Peachie graduated from Sacred Heart Grammar School and Lowell High School. After graduation, she married her childhood sweetheart and best friend, James J. “Jim” Fagan on October 10, 1948, at the Sacred Heart Church in Lowell. She had various jobs in the Lowell area; The Bon Marche, Kings Department Store, Zayre, Radio Shack, and the Commodore Ballroom, working in the accounting office. She believed her greatest accomplishments in life were her family and friends, especially her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She enjoyed crocheting, vacations at the Cape, taking care of her cats, and relaxing under the Tulip Tree in the yard, with family and friends. Peachie was a devoted mother and friend to all. Besides taking care of her family, she was part of the Sacred Heart Holy Rosary Sodality. Later, she joined the St. Margaret’s Parish Spiritual Society. Peachie leaves behind the love of her life and devoted husband of 63 years, Jim; her three children, Donna (Fagan) Cox and her husband Wesley Cox of Lowell, MA., James Fagan Jr. and his companion Denise Sasso of Methuen, MA, Kathy Ann (Fagan) Kirane and her husband Joseph W. Kirane Jr. of Lowell, MA., and daughter-in-law, Theresa Fagan of Boylston, MA; her grandchildren, Jennifer (Cox) Moore and her husband Ryan Moore, Jacqueline (Cox) Doherty and her husband John Doherty, Justin Fagan and Amy Leslie Fagan, Erin Fagan, Michael Fagan, Sarah Ann Kirane, and the late Daniel Joseph Kirane; her great grandchildren, Jonathan Moore, Katlyn Moore, Hannah Doherty, Conor Doherty, and Emma Fagan. Also, many nieces and nephews, and her sisters-in-law, Claire Devine of Nashua, NH, Frances Brown of Atlanta, GA., and Jean Mara of Nashua, NH, and her dear brother-in-law Thomas Fagan of Estero, FL; her dear friend, Dorothy “Dottie” Gallagher Burgess. Mary was also the sister of the late Francis “Scotty” Donnelly, step-sister of the late Hugh and Leo Donnelly, and sisters-in-law of the late Phyllis Wheaton, Mary Fawcett, Marion Belair, and William Fagan. Peachie’s family would like to acknowledge and extend their sincere appreciation and warm thanks to the nurse practitioners, LPNs, nurses’ aides, and caring staff at Tewksbury Hospital for taking wonderful care of Mary Jane on Floor E-2 for the past seven and a half years. FUNERAL NOTICE FAGAN--In Tewksbury, January 26, 2011 at Tewksbury Hospital. Mary J. Donnelly (Goodfield) Fagan, 82, the beloved wife of James J. “Jim” Fagan. Family and friends may call at the FAY McCABE FUNERAL HOME, 105 MOORE STREET, LOWELL on SUNDAY from 1 P.M. until 5 P.M. Mary’s Funeral will begin on MONDAY MORNING at 8:30 A.M. from the Funeral Home, followed by her Funeral Mass at 9:30 A.M. at ST. MARGARET CHURCH, 374 STEVENS STREET, LOWELL. Burial will follow in ST. MARY CEMETERY, N. TEWKSBURY. As an expression of sympathy donations in Mary’s memory may be made to the Tewksbury Hospital Public Health Patient Activities Fund, 365 East Street, Tewksbury, MA 01876. ARRANGEMENTS BY THE FAY McCABE FUNERAL DIRECTORS, 978-459-9222. www.faymccabe.com

Mrs. Mary J. Fagan

August 3, 1928 - January 26, 2011