Deborah Jane (Richards) Leary, 55, formerly of Franklin died March 29 in South Shore Hospital in Weymouth following a long illness.
Born in Cambridge, June 2,1952, Mrs. Leary was raised in Arlington and had lived in Franklin for many years before entering the Coyne Healthcare Center in Rockland.
Mrs. Leary was a graduate of Middlesex Community College and had been an active member of the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Norfolk where she was a member of the Ladies Bible Study group.
She is survived by her children, Brian J. Leary and daughters, Jennifer A. and Diane M. Leary, all of Walpole and formerly of Franklin.
Her funeral service will be held on Wednesday, April 2 in the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Norfolk at 11:00 a.m.
Burial will be in Union Street Cemetery in Franklin.
Calling hours will be on Tuesday from 4-8 p.m. in the Ginley Funeral Home of Franklin, 131 Main St. in Franklin.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made in her memory to the Activities Fund of Coyne Healthcare, 56 Webster St., Rockland, MA 02370 or to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, Church Street Station, P.O. Box 780, New York, NY 10008-0780.