Mary E. Higgins

Higgins, Mary E. (Malouf) of Weymouth, passed away December 27, 2011. Beloved wife of the late James J. Higgins. Loving mother of Elizabeth Duclos of Braintree, James J. Higgins and his wife, Christine, of Tewksbury, Margaret Christopherson and her husband, George, of Quincy, Michael Higgins and his wife, Patricia, of Norton, and the late Richard R. Higgins. and his wife Janice Higgins of Tewksbury. Sister of J. Martha Chapman of South Carolina and the late Russ and Alice Malouf. Also survived by 13 grandchildren,16 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Born in Methuen, raised in the South End she had lived in Quincy for 40 years. She was an administrative assistant for 35 years for General Electric. Mary was the longest volunteer at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston from 1991-2010. For over 30 years she was a member of the Live Y’ers in Quincy and in her spare time she enjoyed sewing, knitting, crocheting, traveling, dancing, a verocious reader and loved doing crossword puzzles in INK. She cherished the time she spent with her grandchildren and will be missed by all that had the pleasure to know her. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the visiting hours on Friday 3-7 PM in the Keohane Funeral Home, 785 Hancock St., QUINCY. A Celebration of Life Service will be held in the funeral home at 9:15 AM on Saturday prior to the Funeral Mass in St. Joseph’s Church, Quincy at 10 AM. Burial in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Dorchester. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Visiting Nurse Association of Boston, 500 Rutherford Avenue, Suite 101, Charlestown, MA 02129