HAVERHILL: Mary T. Henighan Prunty, 79, of Atkinson, NH, passed away January 6, 2017 at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House in Haverhill, MA. She was the daughter of the late Walter J. and Mary Durkin Henighan of Clinton, MA, and the widow of the late Thomas C. Prunty.
Mary received her B.S. Nursing degree from Fitchburg State College and an M.A. in Guidance and Counseling from Assumption College. She was a Nursing Professor and retired from Northern Essex Community College as Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs having served there in various functions for 38 years.
Mary was very active in the community serving as President and Northeastern Region Governor of the Soroptomist worldwide volunteer service organization. She loved supporting her daughters at numerous horse shows and visiting the Cape where she had met her husband. Her love of travel could be seen in the various keepsakes she collected during her travel to Japan, Russia, Alaska, Central America and beyond.
She is survived by her two daughters; Mary Ellen Prunty of Haverhill and Kathleen Prunty of Shanghai, China, three sisters; Sister Ellen Henighan, P.B.V.M, of Worcester,MA, Claire Mather,of Tucson, AZ, Kathleen Henighan of Waltham, MA. She has one niece, Audrey Lokker and her husband, Eric and their children of Houston, TX.
A private interment will take place in the spring. Arrangements are in the care of the Grondin-Carnevale Funeral Home, 129 Kenoza Ave., Haverhilll, MA 01830. Memorial Contributions may be sent to Merrimack Valley Hospice House ,360 North Ave, Haverhill, MA, 01830