Mary Rose (Cooney) Hayes, age 91, passed away peacefully Jan. 16th at Longmeadow Nursing Home. She was the beloved wife of 43 years to the late Leo P. Hayes. Mary was raised in Tewksbury, MA and the daughter of the late John J. Cooney and Mary A. (Quigley) Cooney. She was the sister of the late John R. Cooney and Bernard Cooney. She is survived by her devoted sister Ruth A. (Cooney) Fenton of Taunton, MA and her sister-in-law Lucille Cooney widow of Bernard Cooney of Marlboro. Mary was the loving aunt to 12 nieces and nephews and many grand nieces and nephews. Mary graduated from Tewksbury High School and the Burdett Business School. She went to Washington DC during WWII to work as secretary in the war dept. She later returned to Tewksbury and worked in a number of Boston and local businesses as executive secretary. She married Leo P. Hayes in 1960, working until 1986 when they both retired and moved to South Yarmouth, MA where they enjoyed many happy years with family and friends especially her friend Eva Lisi. Mary was the a joy to all that knew her and special thanks to the staff of Longmeadow of Taunton for all of their loving care over the past years. Funeral home visiting hours will be held at the O’Keefe-Wade Funeral Home, 70 Washington St. in Taunton, MA 02780 on Friday, Jan. 20th from 9-10am. Followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Mary’s Church in Taunton at 10am. Burial will be in the family lot in Tewksbury Cemetery. Donations may be made in Mary’s honor to either the; ASPCA, 520 8th Ave. 7th Floor, New York, NY 10018 ASPCA.org/donate or Longmeadow of Taunton, 69 Dean St., Taunton, MA 02780