Mary L. Ward, of Bettendorf, Iowa, formerly of Stoneham, Massachusetts, died Tuesday, March 23, 2004, in Genesis West Medical Center, Davenport, Iowa. She was 90 years of age.
Born in Lawrence Massachusetts on May 3, 1913, Mary was the daughter of Andrew and Evelina (Blais) Lahey. Mary was a loving and caring daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. She will be missed by all. Mary was a library clerk at the Stoneham Public Library for 28 years, retiring in 1983.
Mary is survived by a daughter, Patricia Ward of Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania; a son and daughter-in-law, David and Kathy Ward of Orion, Illinois; two grandchildren, Joseph Ward and Anna Farley and her husband Martin; five great-grandchildren; a sister, Eileen O'Gorman of Deland, Florida; and a brother, John Lahey of Lawrence.
A Funeral Mass was celebrated on Monday morning at 10am in St. Patrick's Church, Stoneham. Burial was in Bellevue Cemetery, in Lawrence.
Donations in memory of Mary may be made to the Stoneham Public Library, 431 Main St. Stoneham, MA 02180.