Mary Walsh, born Jan. 6, 1928, died Dec. 31, 2018, in her Belmont home.
“Mother, wife, grandmother, gardener, avid newspaper reader, crossword puzzle solver, sea lover, proud immigrant from Ireland and friend to all creatures great and small.”
Mary Eleanor McLernon was born in County Kerry, the second of five children of Veronica and William McLernon. Mary was preceded in death by her husband Redmond. She is survived by her brother Bill; children Veronica Cafiero (Mickey), Elsa Walsh (Bob Woodward); Grail Walsh, Redmond Walsh, Diana Walsh (Kent Walker) and Daria Walsh (Bruce McNamara) and her 16 grandchildren: Tessa (Ashoke Chakrabarti), Dara, Jenna, Pearse and Mia Cafiero; Diana and Tali Woodward; Eleanor, Henry, and Billy Walsh; Quinn, Callie, and Garrett Walker; Redmond, Addie, and Mary McNamara; and two great-grandchildren Dylan and Roan Chakrabarti.
A Funeral Mass will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at Cunningham Memorial Chapel, Notre Dame de Namur University, 1500 Ralston Ave., Belmont.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations in support of the pioneering cancer work of Dr. James Rubenstein at the UCSF Foundation, P.O. Box 45339, San Francisco CA 94145-0339 to support the Mary Walsh Cancer Research Fund.
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