Nancy M. McMahon, 82, of Derry, NH passed away Monday Sept 18, 2023, one day shy of her 83rd birthday, surrounded by her family at Bedford Nursing and Rehab. She was born on September 19, 1940, in Roslindale, MA, the daughter of the late Harold & Mary (Clougherty) Browning, and was a resident of Derry for 27 years, formerly of Wakefield, MA
Nancy received her LPN nurse training in 1971 at Northeast Vocational School in Wakefield and worked at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Melrose, MA for many years. She enjoyed her garden, listening to music and dancing. She loved to cook and bake for her family. Most of all she enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren.
She is survived by the love of her life of 33 years, her husband Thomas McMahon of Derry; her daughters, Marilyn O’Brien of Wakefield and Brenda O’Brien of Malden, MA; step-daughter Amy McMahon of Florida, step-son Michael McMahon and wife Jennifer of Pennsylvania; one brother, Robert Browning and wife Sherry of Stoneham, MA, grandchildren, Nicole and Zachary Knowlton; Marybeth, Brandon, Joshua, Evan, Jacob McMahon, one niece, Megan and nephew David. She was predeceased by grandson Jamal McMahon.
A calling hour will be held on Thursday, September 21, 2023, from 10 - 11 am in the Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 15 Birch Street, Derry. A funeral service will begin at 11am in the funeral home. Burial will follow at 2:00pm in the NH State Veterans Cemetery, 110 Daniel Webster Highway, Boscawen, NH.