McTERNAN, Maria T. (Timperio) Age 60, of Needham, May 3, 2014. Beloved wife of Gerald J. McTernan, married 34 years. Loving mother of John M. McTernan of Burlington, VT, Julie E. McTernan of Arlington, VA, and Lori E. McTernan of Needham. Daughter of the late Cesidio and Elvira (DiGiovine) Timperio. Sister of Anne Aulenbach and her husband Richard of Nashua, NH, and Ida Venditti and her husband Pat of Newton, MA, also survived by many loving nieces, nephews, grand nieces, and grand nephews.
Maria was the long time Director of Development at Charles River Center, Needham, as well as long time co-president of Rett Syndrome Association of Mass.
Funeral Mass at St. Bartholomew Catholic Church, 1180 Greendale Ave., Needham, on Wed., May 7, at 10:30 a.m., following the Mass, friends and family are kindly invited to a gathering to celebrate Maria's life at Needham Golf Club, 49 Green St., Needham. Interment will be private.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Maria's memmory to Charles River Center, 59 East Militia Heights Rd., Needham, MA 02492 (www.charlesrivercenter.org) or Rett Syndrome Assoc. of Mass, 217 South St., Waltham, MA 02453.