O’Reilly of Brockton June 7, 2002 Emily M. (Southworth) O’Reilly 106 years Wife of the late Francis J. O’Reilly. Mother of Mary Sawyer of Amherst, MA; Frances Mielcarz of Exeter, NH; David of West Lake, CA; Bernard of Dennisport; Myles of Bowie, MD and the late Emily Turowski, James, John and Robert O’Reilly.
Funeral from the J. Frank Conley Funeral Home 138 Belmont Street (Rte 123) Brockton Tuesday at 8 AM. Funeral Mass in St. Margaret Church at 9 AM. Burial in Calvary Cemetery. Visiting hours Monday 2-4 & 7-9 PM. Donations in Emily’s memory may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital PO Box 50, Memphis, TN 38101.
Mrs. O’Reilly died Friday at West Acres Nursing Home after a brief illness. She would have celebrated her 107th birthday September 5. She was born in Brockton daughter of the late John and Annie (Kavanagh) Southworth and remained a lifelong resident of the city.She was a graduate of Brockton High School and Bryant and Stratton Business School in Boston. She remained home to raise her large family.She enjoyed needlework in her spare moments.
She was a longtime communicant of St. Margaret Church and was active in the Ladies’ Sodality, Women’s Guild and the Legion of Mary.
She is survived by her 2 daughters and 3 sons38 grandchildren and many great grandchildren and great great grandchildrenOne brother John Southworth of BrocktonShe was the wife of the late Francis J. O’ReillyMother of the late Emily Turowski, James, John and Robert O’ReillySister of the late Esther Lunney, Abigail Collins and Katherine O’Neill