Helen T. (Concannon) Graham, of Canton , died Wednesday evening, June 15th 2011 in her residence after a lengthy illness. She was 88.
The daughter of the late Joseph and Delia (Connelly) Concannon, she was born, raised, and educated in Norwood.
She has been a Canton resident for over 60 years.
A homemaker, Mrs. Graham had worked at the Plymouth Rubber Company in her young years where she met her late husband. She was a member of the Canton Catholic Women's Club, the Canton Garden Club and the Wampatuck Golf Club. An avid painter specializing in decorative pieces, she enjoyed gardening, traveling, summering on the Cape and was best known for her loving nature shared with her family and friends.
She had been a communicant of Saint John the Evangelist Parish.
Mrs. Graham was predeceased by her husband, Leonard P. Graham, Sr. and seven of her siblings.
She is survived by her daughters, Patricia A. Ferry and her husband, Peter of Canton and Kathleen M. Graham of Marblehead, her sons, Michael L. Graham of Ipswich, Leonard P. Graham, Jr. of Canton and Kevin J. Graham of Canton, her sister, Gertrude Rowell of Walpole and her grandchildren, Christopher, Mikaela, Katherine, Peter, Jennifer and Joseph. She is also survived by her many nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend Funeral Services in Celebration of Helen"s
Life at the Roache - Pushard Family Funeral Home, 210 Sherman Street, Canton, on Saturday at 1 p.m. Visiting hours will be held at the funeral home on Saturday prior to services from 11 a.m. -1 p.m.
Expressions of sympathy may be made in her memory to the Old Colony Hospice, One Credit Union Way, Randolph, MA 02368.