Ward, Mary Nolan of Scituate, at home Dec. 3, 2011 aged 93 years. Wife of the late Lewis F. Ward. Loving mother of Lewis F. Ward Jr. and his wife Barbara of Cincinnati, Ohio; Moira P. Ward of Greenwich, CT; Sheila Ward Edwards and her husband Robert of Marshfield, MA. Also survived by 6 grandchildren: Devin, Brittany, and Rory Ward; Michael, Mark, and Brian Edwards, as well as many dear relatives and friends.
Proudly born in South Boston to Walter P. and Martha A. Nolan. A child of the Depression, she received a full scholarship to Simmons College which she had to decline as she could not afford to purchase the texts. Instead, she attended and graduated in 1939 from Teachers College where she met 14 classmates who became her lifelong friends (the 14-‘39ers) along with many others met through the John Henry Newman Society including her future husband, Lewis Ward. She worked at Army Headquarters in Boston during World Ward II where again she added to her treasury of friends. After the War, this circle expanded to include N.E. Telephone fellow workers. After their marriage, she and Lew purchased Meeting House Inn in 1953. A few years later, they also purchased Dreamwold in Scituate, which was a favorite site for weddings and private functions. Her Scituate friends, of which there were very many, were just as dear to her as her oldest friends. There was a reason she called everyone “dear”.
She is fondly remembered for her strong faith, her quiet charity, a gracious and competent hostess, and especially for her devotion to her family and friends. She will be greatly missed by all.
Funeral will be from the Richardson-Gaffey Funeral Home, 382 First Parish Rd, SCITUATE, on Friday, December 9, at 9:00 AM, followed by a Mass of Christian burial in St. Mary of the Nativity Church, Scituate, at 10:00 AM. Burial to follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Meeting House Ln., Scituate. Visiting Hours Thursday, December 8, from 4:00PM to 8:00 PM at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to The Scituate Food Pantry, PO Box 120, Scituate, MA 02066
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