Helen M. Ahern, 90
Dateline: Foxboro, MA
Helen M. (Riordan) Ahern, age 90, of Foxboro, formerly of Cotuit and Deerfield Beach, Florida passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at the Epoch Senior Healthcare in Norton. She was the beloved wife of the late John P. Ahern, Sr. who died in 1999.
Born in Boston, MA on July 16, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Jeremiah D. and Helen M. (Flaherty) Riordan.
Helen grew up and was educated in Boston, and was a graduate of Regis College. She later received her Masters Degree in teaching from the former Boston Teacher’s College.
Prior to retiring, Mrs. Ahern was an Elementary school teacher at the Dean S. Luce School in Canton for over 25 years. Prior to receiving her masters degree, she had taught high school in Clinton.
Helen had made her home in Foxboro for the past 15 years, formerly residing in Cotuit and Florida. She was a communicant of Christ the King Church in Mashpee and loved spending time with her family.
She is survived by her devoted children; Joan E. Ahern of Cotuit, Helen L. Curtis of Canton and John P. Ahern, Jr. She was the dear sister of Joan E. Smith of Westwood and the late Ruth Bens, Louise Riordan and Robert F. Riordan. She is also survived by her loving grandchildren; Katie, Kevin, Bobby, Sheila and Jamie, as well as several nieces and nephews.
Her Funeral Mass, to which relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend, will be celebrated on Saturday, May 3rd at 11:00 A.M. in Christ the King Church in Masphee. Burial will follow in Mosswood Cemetery in Cotuit.
Visiting hours will be held on Friday, May 2nd from 2:00-4:00 P.M. at the Sherman & Jackson Funeral Home, 55 North Main St., Mansfield.
In lieu of flowers, Helen’s family has requested that donations in her memory may be made to the American Stroke Association, 300 5th Avenue, Suite 6, Waltham, MA 02451-8750.
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