Mary Elizabeth (Curran) Kelly

Mary Elizabeth Kelly, 79, of Norwood, Massachusetts passed away on Tuesday, December 5, 2023.

Born June 23,1944, in Norwood. The daughter of the late Peter Curran and Ellen O'Riordan, predeceased by her beloved husband, Philip Kelly, loving mother of Pete Kelly and his wife Patti of Braintree, cherished Mimi of Margaret Mary "Maggie", Edmund Seamus "Teddy" and Maura Catherine Kelly, the devoted sister of John and Janet Curran of Norfolk and the late Tom Curran, Lee Curran of Franklin and an aunt to many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Mary was a lifelong Norwood resident, a graduate from St. Catherine's, St. Clare and Stonehill College. Mary was a head nurse at Norwood Hospital Unit 22 for several years. One of Mary's core values was her faith and prior to her sickness she was a daily communicant of St. Catherine of Siena Church. Mary loved spending time with her family, especially with her grandchildren and her church friends.

Visiting Hours in the Gillooly Funeral Home, 126 Walpole Street (Rt. 1A) NORWOOD, on Monday December 11 from 4-7 PM. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated in St. Catherine of Siena Parish, 547 Washington Street, Norwood, on Tuesday December 12 at 11 AM. Interment will follow the Mass at Highland Cemetery, Norwood.

In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made in Mary's memory to St. Vincent de Paul Society at St. Catherine of Siena Church, 547 Washington St., Norwood, MA 02062.

The family would like to extend its thanks to Beth Israel Deaconess Needham for all of the compassionate

care that they provided for Mary.