Patricia A. (Mcgrath) Callahan

Patricia A. (McGrath) Callahan, of Hingham, died peacefully at her home on Saturday, October 23, 2021. She was 73.

Born in Boston on November 26, 1947, she was raised in Somerville and Quincy and was the daughter of the late John and Patricia (Hance) McGrath. Pat attended local schools and graduated from St. Gregory’s High School in Dorchester with the Class of 1965. She continued her education at Boston State College, where she earned her teaching degree with the Class of 1969. Pat’s career was in elementary education for the City of Quincy. She taught at the Lincoln Hancock School as well as Snug Harbor Elementary School. Pat retired in 2010 after over 35 years of service to the children of Quincy.

In her spare time, Pat enjoyed being with her family and grandchildren. There wasn’t anything she wouldn’t do for the people in her life. Pat was known as the “Movie Queen” to friends and family since she loved watching movies and going to the movie theater with her husband, Paul.

Pat was a gentle woman who was also loving, kind and supportive. Her life lessons and example are part of her legacy that continue through her family and students. She will be missed by all the lives she touched.

Pat was the beloved wife of Paul F. Callahan of Hingham. The two married on August 22, 1970, in Sacred Heart Church in Quincy. Together they shared 51 loving years of marriage. She was the devoted mother of Heather Loew and her husband Max of Foxboro, and Jeff Callahan and his wife Yumiko of Tokyo, Japan. Pat was the loving grandmother of Matthew and Tyler Loew, both of Foxboro, as well as Kenny and Melody Callahan, both of Tokyo. She was the dear sister of Maureen Flaherty and her husband Thomas of Cohasset, Kate Sawkiewicz and her partner Susan Jackson of Duxbury, Jane Shore and her late husband George of Braintree, John McGrath and his wife Marla of Boca Raton, Florida, Larry McGrath of East Bridgewater and his wife Robin, Robert McGrath of Louisville, Kentucky, and the late Stephen McGrath. Pat is also survived by many loving nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to greet the family during the visiting hours on Thursday, October 28, 2021, 3-7 PM in the Pyne Keohane Funeral Home, 21 Emerald St. (off Central St.), HINGHAM.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held in the funeral home at 9 AM on Friday, October 29, 2021, prior to the Funeral Mass in St. Paul’s Church, Hingham at 10 AM.

Services conclude with interment in St. Paul’s Cemetery, Hingham.

In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Patricia may be made to Road to Responsibility.