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Obituary of Mary A. Welch


Mary A. Welch MILLIS Mary Alice (Downing) Welch, 95, of Millis, where she had been a lifelong resident, died after a brief illness on Friday afternoon, Dec. 12, 2008, at the Thomas Upham House in Medfield. Born in the Dorchester section of Boston, she was the daughter of the late Richard F. and Mary E. (Cassidy) Downing. Mary was a 1931 graduate of the Millis Public Schools and a 1935 graduate of Regis College in Weston. Having formerly retired in 1981, Marys whole life was dedicated to teaching, and spent her entire career with the Millis School System, which began in 1935. A lifelong communicant of St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Marys true love was teaching. She continued to volunteer her time and talents to the school kids teaching and reading to the first graders long after her retirement. She also loved golf and for many years was a member of the Charles Golf League. Wife of the late Frederick J. Welch, she leaves two sons, William F. Welch and his wife, Maureen, of Milford, and John D. Welch and his wife, Kathleen, of Hudson, Fla.; three sisters, Agnes E. Lydon of Millis, Ann L. Holmquist of Mashpee and Alma Mulkern of Norwood; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Two sisters, Rita Gately and Eileen McCarthy, and two brothers, John T. and Richard J. Downing Jr., predeceased her. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 10 a.m., at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 82 Exchange St., Millis. Visiting hours will be held at the Roberts-Mitchell Funeral Home, 90 Curve St., Millis, on Monday, Dec. 15, from 2 to 4 p.m., and 7 to 9 p.m. Graveside services will take place following the Mass in the family lot at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Millis. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Marys memory may be made to the Millis Boosters Club, Attn: Paul Lebel, P.O. Box 342, Millis, MA 02054. For directions, guest book and additional information go to www.robertsmitchell.com.


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On December 14, 2008


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