Muriel S. Doherty passed away on July 14, 2010 at the Academy Nursing Home in Andover where she had been a long time resident.
Muriel was born on May 12, 1925 in Kensington, NH and was the daughter of Herman and Catherine Shaw. Muriel was a graduate of Mt. St. Mary College in Hooksett, NH and received her Master’s Degree from Simmons College in Boston. She worked as a librarian at St. Mary of the Woods College in Indiana, as well as in Maine and for the Andover School System. In 1958, Muriel married the late William A. Doherty of Andover.
Muriel is survived by her son, Thomas M. Doherty of Hathorne, MA, and several nieces and nephews.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated for Mrs. Doherty at St. Augustine’s Church, Andover at 10:00AM Saturday, July 17th. Burial will be private. Arrangements are by The Charles Dewhirst Andover Funeral Home, 33 Pearson Street, Andover.