Anna E. Maher

Age 90 of Salisbury and Madeira Beach, FL, passed away peacefully at the High Point Hospice Home on Wednesday, May 9, 2018. Anna was born on January 25, 1928 in Lynn, the daughter of the late Thomas P. and Annie (Gorman) Keenan, both of whom were from Ireland. She was raised and educated in Lynn and graduated from Lynn English High School, Class of 1945. She was the beloved wife of retired Lynn Fire Department Captain Robert Joseph Maher with whom she shared 68 years of marriage.

In the early days, Anna loved the beaches of Lynn and Swampscott. After retiring with Bob, she settled along the Florida beaches where they resided for almost thirty years. Most recently, in the town of Salisbury, Anna and Bob enjoyed their daily visits to a favorite park bench in the Salisbury Reservation.

Anna especially loved her days at the family camp on Northwood Lake in Northwood, NH. She enjoyed sitting around the campfire and playing nightly card games with her children and grandchildren. Her hobbies included knitting Irish sweaters, reading, making puzzles, playing bingo, and cooking Sunday dinners for her large family. She found great joy travelling around the world with her husband, Bob.

She is survived by her husband, Robert J. “Bob” Maher of Salisbury, her children; Patricia Mallett and husband, William of North Andover, Mary Larson and husband Richard of Farmington, NH, Daniel Maher and his fiancé, Linda Cronin of Lynn, James T. Maher and wife, Kim of Marblehead, Margaret Carter and her fiancé, William Stocco of Lynn and Laura Clark and husband, Charles of Newburyport. Her grandchildren; Kerry and William Harnois; Robert, Jeffrey and Timothy Larson; Molly Maher-Plante, Katherine Maher, Daniel Maher, Patrick Maher, and Courtney Maher; Kasey Heartless, Kelly, Thomas, and Meghan Carter; Ryan and Sean Clark. Her great-grandchildren; Evangeline, Keenan, Jaycek, and Eleanor Gosselin; Evan Larson; Elle Mary Larson, Kelsey and Cameron Heartless. Several nieces and nephews also survive her. She was also predeceased by her sister, Eleanor Zabroski and her brothers, Thomas P. Keenan, Jr. and James H. Keenan.

Family and friends are invited to attend Mrs. Maher’s Mass of Christian Burial on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at 10 AM at St. Pius V Church, 215 Maple Street, Lynn, MA 01904. Burial will follow the Mass in St. Joseph Cemetery on Broadway in Lynn. Donations are requested to: Alzheimer’s Association, 309 Waverley Oaks Road, Waltham, MA 02452.