Mary Margaret (Sullivan) Chadwick of Mattapoisett died peacefully on June 29, 2012 after a period of declining health with her family by her side.
She was married to the late Howard C. Chadwick, Jr. with whom she shared 50 years of marriage.
Mary was the daughter of the late Dennis and Margaret (Coady) Sullivan.
She was born and educated in Fall River and was a graduate of B.M.C. Durfee High School and F.G. Allen Secretarial School.
Mary worked as a medical secretary and later as a registered X-ray technician at Union Hospital in Fall River. She was a communicant at St. Anthony’s Church in Mattapoisett and was a member of the parish Women’s Guild.
She enjoyed life at the beach, boating, swimming and all of the summer-time joys of living on the waterfront. Mary was an accomplished cook, always willing to prepare stuffed quahogs, chowder or casseroles when presented with a bounty from Buzzards Bay.
After raising her family, she was involved with the Women’s Propeller Club and enjoyed traveling with her husband to foreign ports including Ireland, England and the Caribbean.
She leaves to cherish her memory two daughters, Mary Elizabeth Beal and her husband Peter of Newtown, CT and Anne Chadwick Asci and her husband William Asci of Mattapoisett and a son, Howard C. Chadwick III of Mattapoisett; six grandchildren, Peter, Samuel and Michael Asci, all of Mattapoisett and John, Caroline and Christopher Beal, all of Newtown, CT; a brother, Edward J. McGinn of Westport; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was the sister of the late John D. Sullivan and Anne M. Donald.
Mary was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend whose many kindnesses to others set a matchless example for her family to follow. Our sadness and sorrow over her loss will be replaced by precious memories of her life.
Funeral from the Saunders-Dwyer Mattapoisett Home For Funerals, 50 County Rd. (Rt. 6) Mattapoisett Tuesday, July 3rd at 9 AM. Funeral Mass at St. Anthony’s Church at 10 AM. Burial will follow in St. Anthony’s Cemetery. Visiting hours Monday, July 2nd from 4-8 PM. For full obituary, directions and guestbook, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.