WHITKENS, MARY M.(BALUKONIS)of South Boston, December 19, 2009. Beloved wife of the late Victor J. Devoted mother of Lorraine & her husband James Harrington of Dorchester, Dorothy & John Mahoney of South Boston, Victor E. & Beverly Whitkens of Wolfeboro, N.H. & Arthur Whitkens BPD-D-4 of South Boston. Dear sister of Adele Wilbur,Nancy Yankauskas, & the late John Balukonis & Vincent Balukonis. Loving Grandmother to 11 grandchildren, 9 great grand children, & 1 great- great granddaughter & numerous nieces & nephews. Visiting hours will be held at Casper Funeral Home, 187 Dorchester Street, SOUTH BOSTON on Tuesday from 4 P.M. to 8 P.M. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Marian Manor on Wednesday at 10 A.M. (use Old Harbor St. entrance), interment in Mt. Benedict Cemetery, West Roxbury. Member of St. Peter Ladies Sodality & member of CIA, So. Boston Jetsetters, & employee of Harvard University. Donations can be made in Mary's honor to Marian Manor Activities Fund, 130 Dorchester Street, South Boston, MA 02127.