Theresa M. Furey, a resident of Nahant and formally of Lynn, and NY, passed away Monday, January 14, 2019in the Jesmond Nursing Home in Nahant at the age of 92. Born in Lynn on August 10, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Annie (Hennessey) Furey.
She was raised in Lynn and continued her education in Beverly where she attended the Beverly nursing school. Once she graduated from nursing school, her devotion to God and helping others led her to become a nun with the Little Sisters of the Assumption. For twenty years with the order she served the elderly poor in New York, by providing nursing care in the home to those in need. When she left the Little Sister of the Assumption she continued with her love and desire to help others by continuing to provide nursing care in New York for another forty years until her retirement in 2014, when she moved back to Lynn to be with her family. Theresa was also known for her love of creating art. She loved to draw and Paint beautiful landscapes of ocean and woodland views.
Theresa is survived by her many nieces and nephews; and was the beloved sister of the late Ellen Keniston, Margaret Crowley, Rosemary, Frances, Francis, Michael, Nicholas, Laurence, William, Charles, Donald and, John Furey.
A Funeral Service will be held at the Cuffe-McGinn Funeral Home, 157 Maple St. Lynn on Friday, January 25, 2019 at 12pm. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, Broadway Lynn. Visiting Hours will be held in the funeral home on Friday, from 10 to 12pm. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Theresa’s memory may be made to: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Pl. Memphis, TN 38105-9959 or to the Office of Development, Shriners Hospitals for Children, 2900 Rocky Point Dr., Tampa, FL 33607.
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