McCOURT, Jane P. (Lynch) of The Pine Hills, Plymouth formerly of Needham, died October 30, 2017. She was born to the late Judge William G. and Anna (Shillue) Lynch on June 26, 1932. She is survived by her loving husband Dr. Thomas H. McCourt. Loving mother of Scott A. McCourt and his wife Christine of Needham, William J. McCourt of Woburn, Joanne E. McCourt of Newton, and the late Thomas H. McCourt, Jr. Loving grandmother of Ellena Lopez, Patricia, Libby, Charles, and Phoebe McCourt. Proud great-grandmother of Jett Lopez. Sister of Elizabeth Gleason of Scituate and the late William G. Lynch, Jr. Sister-in-law of Eleanor M. Lynch. A graduate of Regis College, she also earned a master’s degree in library science from Simmons College which enabled her to be a Reference Librarian at the Boston and Westwood Public Libraries. An avid reader, she was also a happy aunt to many nephews and nieces of the McCourt, Lynch, and Gleason families.
Funeral from the George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home, 1305 Highland Ave., NEEDHAM, Saturday, Nov. 4 at 9am followed by a Funeral Mass in St. Joseph Church, Needham at 10am. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Visiting hours at the funeral home Friday, Nov. 3 from 4-8pm. Interment in Evergreen Cemetery, Brighton. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Jane’s name to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Pl., Memphis, TN 38105, or The McCourt Foundation (supports research in neurological diseases, esp. M.S. and Alzheimer’s), 100 Grandview Rd., Suite 212, Braintree, MA 02184.