Principe of Brockton, December 3, 2002, Mary E. (Vass) Principe , 86 years. Wife of Michael Principe (BFD ret). Mother of Paul M. of Watkinsville, GA and Betty Smith of Herndon, VA. Grandmother of Nathan and Andy Smith.
Funeral Mass Thursday at 9 am in St. Colman Church. Private committal service at a later date. Visiting Hours Wednesday 4-8 pm at the J. Frank Conley Funeral Home, 138 Belmont Street, (Rte 123) Brockton. Please omit flowers. Donations in Mary’s Memory may be made to the Old Colony Hospice, 14 Page Terrace, Stoughton, MA 02072.
Obituary
Mrs. Principe died in her home Tuesday morning following a short illness. Born in Brockton, the daughter of the late Charles B. and Mary E. (Flood) Vass. She had been a life long resident of Brockton. Graduate of Brockton High School Class of 1934. Before her retirement, she had been employed as a bookkeeper for many years by the former Dunnington Pharmacy. Her hobbies were sewing, dressmaking and reading. She was a communicant of St. Colman Church.
She is survived by her husband Michael Principe, a son Paul M. Principe of Watkinsville, GA. and a daughter Betty Smith of Herndon, VA., 2 grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. A brother William Vass of Wareham, 2 sisters Virginia Mahon of Cataumet and Louise Ramondetta of Mashpee. She was a sister of the late Russell Vass