Irene J. (McCann) McNally of Needham formerly of Quincy and Estero Fl. Died on Monday, December 18, 2006 at the Newton Wellesley Alzheimer‘s Center in Wellesley. She was 83 years old. A graduate of Sacred Heart School of Nursing in Manchester NH, Mrs. McNally was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army, having served as a nurse in the Philippines. She worked as a nurse at the New England Medical Center, Children’s Hospital and as Director of Nursing at the Robin House in Quincy. The beloved wife for 36 years of the late John D. McNally, she was the loving mother of Ellen M. Grady and her husband Mike of Needham and Peter J. McNally of Lakeland, FL. Dear grandmother of Meaghan and Katie Grady of Needham and three additional grandchildren. Funeral from the Eaton Funeral Home 1351 Highland Ave Needham on Thursday December 21st at 9:00 AM followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Bartholomew Church at 10:00 AM. Relatives and friends are kindly invited. Visiting hours Wednesday from 4-7 PM. Interment with Military Honors will take place at Knollwood Memorial Park in Canton. Memorials may be made to Alzheimer’s Assoc. Mass Chapter, 311 Arsenal St. Watertown MA 02472.