NORTH ADAMS: Mrs. Mary Terese Smith, a long time resident of North Adams and Williamstown, MA, passed away peacefully on Friday February 26th at The Community Hospice House in Merrimack, NH.
Mary was born in Westfield, MA on October 17, 1928, daughter of Edward J. and K. Lillian (Eagan) Cleary. She was a 1946 graduate of Westfield High School, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Westfield State College in 1950.
Her teaching career included elementary positions in Agawam, Westfield, and after moving to the Berkshires in 1962, she joined the faculty of the Adams-Cheshire Regional School District as a kindergarten teacher. She also served as a training teacher for student interns at both Westfield State College and the former North Adams State College. Mary retired in 1990 after 30 years of dedicated service in the education field.
Mary was a member of the National Education Association and the Massachusetts Teachers Association, and a former member of the Board of Directors of Child Care of the Berkshires and Taconic Golf Club.
Mary was predeceased by her husband of 62 years, Leonard S. Smith. She also leaves her daughter and son-in-law Linda S. and Walter G. Whelan; grandson Sean M. Whelan of Nashua, NH; and grandson Brian M Whelan and his wife Whitney of Merrimack, NH. Mary will be fondly remembered by her six nieces, three nephews, sister-in-law Mrs. Doris Smith and several dear friends from Westfield High Class of 1946.
A Liturgy of Christian Burial will take place Thursday March 3, 2016 at 10am at St’s Patrick & Raphael Church in Williamstown. Burial will follow in the family plot at St. Mary’s Cemetery Westfield, MA. Calling hours at the Flynn & Dagnoli-Montagna Home for Funerals, WEST CHAPELS, 521 West Main St. North Adams, MA.
are Wednesday from 4-7 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Community Hospice House Development Office, 7 Executive Park Drive, Merrimack, NH 03054. To send flowers, a message or a card, please visit www.flynndagnolifuneralhiomes.com.
