Mary L. Smith of Winthrop, passed away on June 28, 2020. She was 79 years old. She was born in Winthrop, to the late Arthur J. and Catherine E. (Monteith) Smith.
Mary began working at the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company as a phone operator. She later changed career’s and began working in the medical field as a nursing assistant at the Massachsetts General Hospital and the Winthrop Hospital until her retirement.
Mary was the devoted mother of Joseph G. Sinagra and his wife Maryellen of Rutland, MA. and John J. Sinagra and his wife Christine of Newton, NH. She was the adored grandmother of Joseph Sinagra and his fiance Laura, Daniel Sinagra and his wife Chelcie, Derick Sinagra and Allison Sinagra and the loving great-grandmother of Wynter Skye, Winn and Laney. Mary was the dear sister of Charlotte A. Fobert and her late husband Ernie of Winthrop, James Smith and his wife Georgina of Winthrop and the late Arthur J. Smith and his late wife Janice Florentine. Former wife of the late Louis E. Sinagra. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
Following current guidelines as instructed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in relation to capacity limits, visiting hours will be held in the Maurice W. Kirby Funeral Home 210 Winthrop St. Winthrop, on Wednesday, July 8, from 9-11AM followed by a Funeral Mass to be held in St. John the Evangelist Church-Winthrop at 11:30AM. Relatives and friends are invited. Burial will be private following the Mass. In lieu of flowers, donations in her name can be made to the American Cancer Society 3 Speen St. Suite 250 Framingham, MA. 01701.