Mary E. (Fagan) Pickett - Age 75, of Waban, Newton, August 12. Beloved wife of John F. Pickett for 51 years. A resident of Newton for more than 40 years. Died peacefully at her home. Born in Framingham, she was the daughter of the late Professor Harold and Lillian (Conlon) Fagan.
A graduate of Framingham High School, Class of 1949. A graduate of Bridgewater State College in 1953 and earned a Masters Degree from Boston College in 1955. She was a tenured teacher in Framingham before her marriage in 1956. She taught school in Los Angeles and Monterey, CA during the '50's and '60's.
Devoted mother of John H. and his wife Teresa of Edgewater, FL, Joseph of Kingston, Dorothy Labbe and her husband Harry of Marana, AZ, David and his wife Jennifer of Marstons Mills, and the late Matthew who died in 2003. Grandmother of Katherine, Christopher, Timothy and Anna and several nieces and nephews. Sister of Virginia Harrington and Nancy Costello, both of Framingham, Eileen Chahrouri of Snellville, GA, Joseph Fagan of Plumsteadville, PA and the late Harold Fagan.
Mary was also the site manager of the Senior Lunch Program at the Wellesley Community Center for 14 years, retiring in 2000. Her favorite things were reading, especially mysteries, doing crossword puzzles, watching PBS TV and cooking and vacationing in Mount Desert Island in Maine. She is a former parishioner at St. Philip Neri Church, Waban and currently a communicant at Mary Immaculate of Lourdes Parish in Newton Upper Falls.
Funeral from the George F. Doherty and Sons Funeral Home, 477 Washington St. (Rte. 16) WELLESLEY, Wednesday at 11 a.m. Funeral Mass in Mary, Immaculate of Lourdes Church, Newton Upper Falls at 12 noon. Visiting hours Tuesday 4-8. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Interment St. Mary's Cemetery, Needham. In lieu of flowers, donations may be in Mary's memory to the Hospice of the Good Shepherd, 2042 Beacon St., Newton, MA 02468-1431.