LYNN — Mrs. Mary Ellen (McDonald) Gardner, 86, a longtime resident of Lynn, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 24, 2016.
Beloved wife of the late, Richard H. Gardner and mother of the late, Richard H. Gardner Jr. Loving mother of Kathleen Gardner Maguire and her husband, John, of Marblehead and Daniel Gardner and his wife, Patricia, of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. She is survived by six beloved grandchildren, as well as her sister, Ruth Wilkinson, and her brother, Joseph McDonald.
Mary was a teacher’s aide at the Ingalls School for many years. Mary enjoyed golfing and was a member of Gannon Golf Course. She was a social person who always enjoyed going out to dinner with her family and friends.
Service information: Mary’s funeral will be held from the CUFFE-MCGINN FUNERAL HOME, 157 Maple St., Lynn, on Thursday, June 2, at 8 a.m., followed by a funeral Mass at 9 a.m., at St. Pius V. Church, 215 Maple St., Lynn. Interment will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, Lynn. Relatives and friends are invited and may call on Wednesday, June 1, from 4-7 p.m., in the funeral home. Contributions may be made in Mary’s memory to Care Dimensions, 75 Sylvan St., Danvers, MA 01923. For the online guest book please visit Cuffemcginn.com.