Mary B. (Butler) Waegelin, of New Bedford died Tuesday January 2, 2007 peacefully at home. She was the wife of the late George J. Waegelin.
Born in Fall River, the daughter of the late Lawrence and Mary (Spellman) Butler, she lived in Garden City and Great River, New York, before moving to New Bedford 30 years ago.
She was a communicant of St. Julie Billiart Church, where she was a member of the Ladies Guild.
Survivors include a sister, Alice Johnson, of Bellmore, NY; and many nieces and nephews, including Elizabeth M. Quinn, with whom she resided, and Patricia A. Quinn of New York;
She was the sister of the late Elizabeth Shea, Anne Quinn, John Butler, Katherine Butler, and Lawrence Butler.
Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday at 10 AM in St. Julie Billiart Church. Burial will be in Holy Rood Cemetery, Westbury, NY. Visiting hours will be on Friday from 5-8 PM in the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Southcoast Hospice, 200 Mill Rd., Fairhaven, MA 02719. For directions and guestbook, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.