Keohane Funeral Home

Rosemary E. (Murphy) Sugrue of Braintree formerly a longtime Hingham resident, died June 12, 2018. The beloved wife of 65 years to John E. Sugrue. Loving mother of Eileen Sugrue-McElearney and her husband Paul McElearney of Natick, John Sugrue of Charleston, SC, Christine Sugrue and her companion Phred Lender of San Francisco, CA, Edward Sugrue and his wife Susan of Fairfax, VA, Peter Sugrue and his wife Lisa of Hull, Brian Sugrue and his wife Heather of Milton and Christopher Sugrue and his wife Lisa of Weymouth. Sister of the late William, John, Joseph, John “Babe” Murphy and Ann Gallagher.  Cherished Nana to Colin McElearney, Daniel, Nathan, Ava, Brady, Lyla and Aidan Sugrue. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Rosemary was born and raised in Cambridge. She worked as an administrative assistant for the Department of Transportation for many years while raising her family.  After retiring, Rosemary volunteered with the American Cancer Society arranging transportation for patients to and from their appointments. She was an avid Red Sox fan. The foundation of her life was her family and her faith, they were the cornerstone of all that was truly important to her. She will be remembered as a devoted wife, a loving and cherished mother and grandmother who will be dearly missed.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the visiting hours on Monday 4-8 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 9:15 AM on Tuesday prior to the Funeral Mass in St. Paul’s Church, Hingham at 10 AM.

Burial in St. Paul’s Cemetery, Hingham. Donations in memory of Rosemary may be made to Mary Ann Morse Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 45 Union Street, Natick, MA 01760.