Patricia A. (Fay) McCarthy, 87 of Mattapoisett passed peacefully at home surrounded by family on November 13th. She was the wife of the late Walter F. McCarthy, Jr. for 57 years.
Born in the Bronx, NY, daughter of the late James R. and Julia T. (Williams) Fay, she lived in Brockton and Buzzards Bay for many years before moving to Mattapoisett in 1993.
She was a member and past president of the Mattapoisett Women’s Club and an active participant in the Mattapoisett Garden Club. She worked for 10 years as a teacher assistant with special needs children in the Brockton school system. An avid Red Sox fan albeit growing up in the shadows of Yankee Stadium. She took great pride in creating and maintaining beautiful gardens at her village home. She was an enthusiastic reader and also a frequent visitor and lover of Ned’s Point.
A loving and devoted mother to her son, Brian McCarthy of Hopedale, MA; a daughter, Laura Burrill and her husband Curtis of Chesapeake, VA a daughter-in-law, Tracy McCarthy of Buzzards Bay; a son-in-law, Thomas Cifello of Buzzards Bay; a brother, Gerald Fay of Annandale, NJ; 14 grandchildren, Richard and David McCarthy, Erin and John McCarthy, Scott Burrill, Curtis Burrill and Kimberly Hjort, Amanda Teles, Daniel, Matthew, and Timothy Barrett; Justin, Thomas and Jeffrey Cifello; a sister-in-law, Susan Jahnke and her husband Harry of Wareham; 7 great-grandchildren, Sean, Kendra and Cadence Burrill, Cassidy Hjort, Elaina Barrett, Tayden Teles, Danny Barrett, Jr. and a great, great granddaughter Ayla Burrill, along with many nieces and nephews.
She was the mother of the late Richard McCarthy, Theresa M. Barrett, and Patricia Cifello and the sister of the late Robert Fay.
Visitation will be held on Monday, November 18th from 10:00 am to 11:00 am in the Saunders-Dwyer Home For Funerals, 50 County Rd. (Rt. 6), Mattapoisett. Her Funeral Service will follow at 11:00 am in the funeral home. Burial will be at 12:30 pm at the Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. For directions and guestbook, visit www.saundersdwyer.com.