WESTFIELD – Margaret F. “Midge” (Dowling) O’Shea passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2014 in a local nursing home. Born and raised in Chicopee, she was a 1948 graduate of Cathedral High School and a graduate of the former Westfield Training and Normal School.
Midge was a teacher for the City of Westfield School System for 27 years retiring in 1989. She also taught in West Granville for 10 years. She was a communicant of St. Peter and St. Casimir Parish and a member of the Son’s of Erin Women’s Auxiliary, both in Westfield.
Midge was predeceased by her husband, John E. O’Shea in 1999. She leaves a son, Sean J of Westfield; two daughters, Mary-Beth O’Shea-Porter of Worthington and Dierdre K. Johnson of Easthampton; her grandchildren, Meghan Noonan of Cummington and Griffin T. Johnson of Easthampton. She will be sadly missed.
Calling hours are Friday, January 17th from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Her funeral will be Saturday, January 18th, at 9:00 a.m. from the Robert E Cusack Funeral Home, 94 Main Street (Route 20), followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. in St. Peter and St. Casimir Church, all in Westfield. Burial will be private.
