Riddell, Mary (Turner) of Needham passed away on December 31, 2018 after a courageous two-year battle with cancer. Beloved wife of William W. Riddell of Needham for 52 years. Devoted mother of Katherine Riddell Aultz and her husband Steven (Adam) of Natick and William T. Riddell and his wife Georgia Wood of Haddonfield, NJ. Proud grandmother of Sarah E. Aultz of Natick and Martin C. Riddell of Haddonfield, NJ. Beloved sister of the late Margaret (Peggy) T. Garbooshian and her surviving husband Harold of Pittsburgh, PA.
Mary was born in Binghamton, NY on December 11, 1936 to Charles W. and Margaret (Peggy) C. Turner. She was a graduate of Binghamton Central High School, received her bachelor’s degree from Mount Holyoke College, and her master’s degree from Framingham State College. Prior to having children, she taught in the Wellesley Public Schools. She was active in the League of Women Voters in Needham, and supported her children’s, and many others’ love of swimming through 25 years of service to New England Swimming. Her family has fond memories of many swim meets, Outer Banks and New Jersey shore vacations, and tins of perfectly textured Grammy cookies in Wilmington, DE at extended family post-Thanksgiving celebrations. She will be dearly missed.
A celebration of her life is being planned for the spring, details will be announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284 or https://www.dana-farber.org/