WESTFIELD – Virginia L. (Hansen) McCarthy, 100, (1917-2017) passed away at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Springfield to the late Benjamin and Lillian (Aylward) Hansen, was a graduate of Westfield High School and Westfield Commercial School. In her younger years she worked as an office manager for Landaus in Westfield and as a bookkeeper for Vitrified Wheel Co. Virginia was a communicant of St. Mary’s Church in Westfield and a member of the Confraternity of the Holy Rosary. Virginia is survived by her loving children, Marion E. McCarthy and Daniel J. McCarthy and his wife Deborah, all of Westfield, her four cherished grandchildren, Christopher McCarthy, Benjamin McCarthy and his fiancé Denielle Cote, Abby McCarthy, all of Westfield and Lauren Carrington of Brighton, MA and a sister-in-law Marion Dolan, and many nieces and nephews. Sadly, Virginia was predeceased by her devoted husband Daniel J. McCarthy in 2009, her beloved daughter, Mary Jane McCarthy in 2013, her siblings, Harold, Neil and Philip Hansen, Dorothy Mann, June Saxer and Arline Sheridan.
Her funeral will be held on Wednesday with a Mass at 10:30AM in St. Mary’s Church, Bartlett St., Westfield, followed by burial in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Southampton Rd., Westfield. A Visiting hour will precede the Mass from 9-10AM in the Firtion Adams FS, 76 Broad St., Westfield. In lieu of flowers, donations in Virginia’s name may be directed to the Westfield Homeless Cat Project, 1124 East Mountain Rd., Westfield, MA 01085. www.firtionadams.com
