McInerney, Margaret M. (MacDonald) 88 Of Scituate and Duxbury. Feb 10, Beloved wife of the late John T. McInerney. Doting mother of sons Walter McInerney and his fiancée Andrea Bernasconi of Scituate, Gerald McInerney and his loving companion Jennifer Gallagher of Brighton, Lawrence McInerney and his wife Eileen of Scituate and daughter Rosanne Ross and her husband David of Marshfield.
Margaret was born on Prince Edward Island, Canada, one of 15 children of the late Stephen and Veronica (Campbell) MacDonald of North Lake. After high school, she ventured to Montreal, Washington, D.C. and Boston. She was employed at Lever Brothers in Cambridge where she met her future husband, “Jack”. Her mother had died unexpectedly at age 47 and Jack and Margaret’s romance was put on hold while she returned home to help her father raise her many young brothers. Undeterred, Jack journeyed “downeast” to propose and returned with his bride to start their family in Roslindale, later moving to Scituate and eventually Cohasset and Duxbury. A fastidious homemaker and devoted parent, she became more active as she grew older, as a hostess and bookkeeper at the family restaurant, a volunteer at the Duxbury Senior Center and in child care. A lifelong, devout Roman Catholic, she was a daily communicant and lay assistant for years at Holy Family Parish of Duxbury.
She was predeceased by sisters Annie MacIntire, Gertie Peters and Amelia Mallard and brothers William and Kenny MacDonald. She is also survived by sisters Theresa MacIsaac and Sister Rita MacDonald of Ontario and brothers John and Bernard MacDonald of P.E.I. and Walter, Leo, Ronnie and George MacDonald of Ontario. She also leaves grandchildren Craig, Lee, Thomas, Colleen, Sean and Paul McInerney and Mark and Shannon Ross and a great grandson, Nicholas McInerney.
Funeral from the MacDonald Funeral Home 1755 Ocean St, Rte 139, Marshfield Tuesday Febuary 15, at 10:15 am followed by a Funeral Mass celebrating her life at the Holy Family Church 601 Tremont St, Duxbury at 11:30 am.
Visiting hours Monday from 4 to 8 pm.
Interment will be in the New Calvary Cemetery Boston.
Contributions in Margaret’s memory may be made to the Scituate Food Pantry 344 Country Way Scituate, MA. 02066-3736.