Rose Marie (McKenna) Cox, 86, died peacefully and comfortably at her Wayland residence surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, August 20, 2015 following a brief illness.
She was born in Somerville on December 31, 1928 the daughter of the late Jack McKenna and Rose (Casey) McKenna.
Rose Marie was the wife for 49 years of the late Hugh Donald Cox who died on December 15, 2006.
She was the beloved and devoted mother of John K. Cox and his wife Nancy Cox of Sutton and the late Kathleen M. Cox who died on July 27, 2008. Cherished grandmother of Daniel and MacKenzie Cox both of Sutton.
Rose Marie has been a resident of Wayland for the past 54 years and spent her formative years in Lexington where she graduated from high school. For many years she was a secretary with the Burwen Labratories before retiring. She was an active communicant of Saint Ann’s Church in Wayland. Rose Marie was a devoted Red Sox fan and also enjoyed all the birds that visited her yard especially the cardinals. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother to her family and will be greatly missed.
Visitations will be held on Tuesday, August 25, 2105 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm at the John C. Bryant Funeral Home, 56 Pemberton Road (Off Rte 30), Wayland.
Family and friends may gather at the funeral home on Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at 9:15 am followed by her Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 am at Good Shepherd Parish at St. Ann’s Church, 124 Cochituate Road (Rte 27), Wayland.
Interment will follow in the Cox family lot in North Cemetery in Wayland