Mildred J. (Jarvis) Feeley
FEELEY, Mildred J. "Gra" Beloved wife of the late James A. Feeley and devoted matriarch to her sons the late Jimmy Feeley of Needham, Jeff Feeley of Clearwater FL, and Marty Feeley of Annapolis MD, her grandchildren Jim Feeley of Darien CT, Mickey Feeley of Boston, Traci McCormack of Hingham, Jessica Mason of Tampa FL, and Sean Feeley of Annapolis MD and her great-granchildren Jack and Caitlin Feeley of Darien CT, Megan, Molly, Casey and Evan McCormack of Hingham. Since the birth of her first son until her last days, she never failed to attend or acknowledge by loving note every single significant event in all their lives. Known to family and friends as "Gra" she positively impacted nearly 1000 young lives as an elementary school teacher in the Needham school system for 28 years. After her retirement and the death of her husband, she took up a second career as a residential real estate broker and had considerable success. "Gra" was born in North Hampton MA and lived in Waterbury CT for all her young life. She graduated from the College of St. Elizabeth in a time when few women even attended college. After her husband's death she became fiercely independent and championed women's rights through membership in the American Association of University Women Voters and the Needham Garden Club. All of the women who bare her name by birth or marriage share the rugged independence and dogged determination. She was their inspiration and they are her legacy. In 2002 "Gra" relocated to Annapolis to watch the youngest Feeley grow up. She believed children needed their grandmother near by and she was there for all of them. On October 7th 2008 "Gra" passed away at Anne Arundel Medical Center. Funeral from the George F. Doherty and Sons Funeral Home, 1305 Highland Ave., NEEDHAM, Saturday, Oct. 11th at 9:30 AM. Funeral Mass in St. Joseph's Church, Needham at 10 AM. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Visitation Saturday morning prior to Mass from 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM. Interment St. Mary's Cemetery, Needham. In lieu of flowers expression of sympathy may be made in "Gra's" memory to the Jimmy Fund, 10 Brookline Pl. West 6th Fl, Brookline MA 02445-7295. For directions & guestbook gfdoherty.com George F. Doherty and Sons Needham 781-444-0687