Nellie T. Leary

Nellie passed away at Queen Anne Nursing Home in Hingham after a short but courageous battle with cancer. She was born July 23, 1922 in South Boston and spent most of her life in the North Quincy and Wollaston sections of Quincy. She has enjoyed life living independently at the Fenno House with great and caring friends for the past 16 years. Nellie was the beloved wife of Edward Leary who died in 1986. She is the loving mother of Stephen J. Leary and his wife Pamela of North Marshfield. Nellie loved the Luke Star Farm pets, Luke, Star, Montana and Gwendolyn. She was the sister of the late Joseph Jasie of Braintree. She is also survived by her niece and nephews – Karen, Peter, Paul and Kenneth Jasie – and their spouses and children. Her niece Eileen Richards lives in Hingham. Nellie was also a beloved matriarch of the extended Porter family of Quincy. Nellie lived everyday to the fullest. She was always on the go and rarely spent a day at home. Nellie’s passion was Bridge which she sometimes played three times a week. She played at the Puritan Club in Weymouth for years and more recently at other clubs in Watertown, Arlington and Wollaston. She loved her Bridge friends. A lifelong athlete Nellie played volleyball up until very recently. She participated in the Quincy Senior Olympics and was a Beechnut cheerleader for the softball team. Over the last few years Nellie has enjoyed boating, horseback riding, bowling and volunteering as an usher in the Boston theatres so she could see the shows for free. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the visiting hours on Friday 3-6 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 a.m. Saturday, prior to the funeral Mass at Sacred Heart Church, Quincy at 10 a.m. Burial will follow at New Calvary Cemetery, Boston. If desired donations may be made to South Shore VNA, 100 Baystate Dr., Braintree, MA 02184.