Mary E. (Shields) Reilly, 69, of New Bedford and Mashpee died April 13, 2007 at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home after a long illness.
She was the wife of the late Robert Emmet Reilly.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, the daughter of the late William and Rose (Tobin) Murray and the late Thomas Shields, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a graduate of New Bedford High School.
Mrs. Reilly and her late husband were the co-owners of the Robert Emmet Company in New Bedford and the Irish Rover Gift Shop in Mashpee.
Survivors include a son, Thomas K. Reilly and his wife Dawn of West Wareham; a daughter, Virginia L. Jeup of Grosse Pointe, MI; a sister, Sheila Dubois and her husband Richard of New Bedford; her close cousin, Virginia Eckert of New Bedford; 4 grandchildren, Sean Reilly, Timothy Reilly, Katherine Mary Jeup and Caroline Rose Jeup.
Visiting hours Thursday, April19th from 5-8 PM followed by her Funeral Service at 8 PM in the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford. Burial in the Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne will be private. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Community Nurse & Hospice Care, P.O. Box 831, Fairhaven, MA 02719.