WESTFIELD – Margaret M. (Reid) Farrell, 95, of Westfield died Sunday May 18, 2014. She was born in Springfield, a daughter of the late Bernard and Mary (Hughes) Reid. Margaret was a longtime resident of Springfield and a graduate of Sacred Heart High School. Margaret resided in Westfield the past four years and was very proud of her Irish Heritage. She was a staunch supporter of Human Rights in Ireland.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, William J. Farrell; her daughter and husband, Maureen (Farrell) Edlund and David Edlund; her daughter-in-law, Valerie Farrell, and her two brothers, Bernard and John Reid. Margaret will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her including her son, William P. Farrell of Westfield; five grandchildren, Meghan, Brendan, Rory and Moira Farrell and Tara Scott and her husband Andrew Scott; her two sisters, Ann Mazzadra of Springfield and Kathleen O’Brien of Chicopee.
Visiting hours for Margaret are Thursday, May 22nd from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at Sampson’s Chapel of the Acres Funeral Home, 21 Tinkham Road, Springfield, MA. The funeral is Friday May 23rd beginning at Sampson’s Chapel of the Acres Funeral Home at 8:30 a.m. followed by a 10:00 a.m. Liturgy of Christian Burial in Sacred Heart Church, 395 Chestnut Street, Springfield concluding with Rites of Committal at St. Michael’s Cemetery, 1601 State Street, Springfield.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Margaret’s memory may be sent to Sacred Heart Church Renovation Fund, 395 Chestnut Street, Springfield, MA 01104.
