TITLE: Margaret A. Reilly, Obituary, Funeral & Burial, Jan 14, 2001 SUBMITTERS: Portsmouth Herald, http://www.seacoastonline.com 111 Maplewood Aveue, Portsmouth, NH (issue Jan 15 & 19, 2001 ) FORMATTED: by CParziale, 2001 ***************************************************************************** Margaret A. Reilly HAMPTON - Margaret A. Reilly, 70, of 753 Ocean Blvd., died Sunday, January 14, 2001, at Exeter Healthcare. She was born in New York on Oct. 12, 1930, the daughter of the late Edward and Mary (O'Donnell) McDermott. She was raised in the Jamaica Plain section of Boston and was a 1960 graduate of Regis College in Weston, Mass., receiving her bachelor's degree in psychology and education. She did her graduate work at The Botolph School, Boston, Mass., where she received her elementary school art degree. She was a novitiate at the Framingham, Mass., Sisters of St. Joseph and for 18 years as an educator, and assigned as Sister Kathleen Mary, she served the Diocese of Boston. As a Sister of St. Joseph's Educational Community in Boston, she taught grades 2-8 at St. John's and St. James schools in Swampscott, Our Lady School in Chelsea, St. Matthew's School, Boston, and the Kennedy Public School in Brockton. She later served as the assistant principal as well as a teacher for grades 4-8 at Sacred Heart School in Hampton from 1981 to 1991. She has resided in Hampton since 1973 and most recently was co-owner with her daughter, Julia M. Reilly, of Mary Margaret Greenhouses in North Hampton. She was an active communicant of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Parish and was a member of many religious organizations. She was the wife of the late Richard M. Reilly, who died in 1985, with whom she worked as a consultant for Rand McNally and Co. in the educational division. In addition to her daughter, of Hampton, family members include one sister, Kathleen Beatty, of Natick, Mass., and many nieces and nephews. REILLY - Margaret A. Reilly, of 753 Ocean Blvd., Hampton, died Jan. 14, 2001. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, Hampton, at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. Friends are respectfully invited and may call at the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory, 811 Lafayette Road, Hampton, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday. Burial will be in the High Street Cemetery, Hampton. Margaret A. Reilly HAMPTON - The funeral for Margaret A. Reilly, 70, of 753 Ocean Blvd., Hampton, was held Wednesday from the Remick and Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory. A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated at Our Lady of Miraculous Medal Church. The Rev. George E. Ham, pastor, was the celebrant. Nelson K. Ward was organist and Patricia Mackensen was soloist. Altar servers were Bernard Auguin, Francis Ryan and Robert Langlois. Julia M. Reilly, daughter of Mrs. Reilly, placed the pall over the casket and recited poems that were written by her mother. Sister Mary Joan Walsh offered the readings. Amy and Brittany Lessard presented the gifts to the altar. Burial followed in the High Street Cemetery with the committal service conducted by Father Ham. Pallbearers were Julia M. Reilly, Kevin Ness, Bryce Bunner, Edward Wakeen, Joshua Dickey and Gerard Lavallee. **************************************************************************** * * * * Notice: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * * The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.