SHORES, Jane M. (Maher) Of Weston, MA, formerly of Wakefield, passed away on June 2, 2015. Beloved wife of Arthur W. Shores. Devoted mother of Michael Shores and his wife Angela, Andrew Shores, Thomas Shores and his wife Ruth, Arthur W. Shores Jr. and his wife Lori, Rebecca Gordon and her husband Brad. Loving grandmother of Christopher and Daniel Shores, Jack, Samuel and Charlotte Gordon, Joseph and Isabella Shores. Loving sister of Harold J. Maher Jr. and his late wife Rose, the late Robert Maher and his late wife Jean, Caryl Doucette, Judith Bringola and her husband Thomas, Ronald Maher and his wife Brenda. Also survived by many nieces and nephews and good friends.
While raising a family of five, Jane went on to attain an Associate Degree in Liberal Arts with High Honors from Mass Bay Community College and a Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude from Framingham State College. She was employed in International Sales at DC Heath and Houghton Mifflin Publishing companies.
With a book often in her hands, Jane loved to read and discuss favorites with family and friends. She loved traveling to Jane Austen Society conferences to talk about her favorite author with her colleagues.
A true Bostonian and an avid baseball fan, Jane taught her children and grandchildren the highs and lows that come with cheering on the Boston Red Sox.
Jane loved traveling with her husband throughout the country and around the world. She also loved to spend family time hiking, boating and gardening at her NH vacation home overlooking Squam Lake.
Visiting Hours at the George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home, 477 Washington St., (Rt.16) WELLESLEY, on Friday, June 5 from 4:00-8:00pm. Funeral from the funeral home on Saturday, June 6 at 11:00am followed by a Funeral Mass in St. Julia’s Church, Weston Center at 12:00pm. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Interment Linwood Cemetery, Weston.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Cure Alzheimer's Fund, 34 Washington St., Suite 200, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481 or Parmenter Home Care and Hospice, 266 Cochituate Rd., Wayland, MA 01778.