Mary Shaheen
NORFOLK MA Mary Shaheen, 92, passed away peacefully at life Care Center of Acton on Sunday, August 11, 2024. She was a daughter of the late Charles and the late Julia (Ellis) Shaheen.
Born February 23, 1932, in Indianapolis, IN, she moved to Lowell with her family at a young age, and was raised and educated in the City. She then received her degree in Education and in Music from Boston University in 1954. In the early 1960’s, she moved to Sunrise, Wyoming where she began her career as a teacher of music. In 1970, she returned to Massachusetts and attained her Masters Degree in education and music. She taught in the Wrentham School System for many years. With a teaching career that spanned over forty years she retired in 1992. She then attained her real estate license, she loved working as a real estate agent.
Mary was adventurous, independent and loved gardening. She also enjoyed playing the piano, and she loved to host gatherings for Thanksgiving, Easter, and any other occasion. She will be remembered as being prim and proper and took great care into making sure everything was just right. She loved animals, especially her dogs Cleo and Inook, and also loved to travel and once spent three months traveling in Europe.
She was a President of the Wrentham Teachers Association and was a good advocate and friend to her fellow teachers. She volunteered as an usher with PBS, and volunteered with Norfolk during voting, making her home there since 1974.
Mary was especially fond and proud of her family and is survived by many nieces and nephews and their families of grand and great grand nieces and nephews; as well as the friends and acquaintances she made throughout her lifetime.
Please consider making a donation to the charity of your choice in Mary’s memory.
You are invited to her visitation from 10 until 12 on Friday, August 16, 2024, at the MAHONEY FUNERAL HOME, 187 Nesmith Street, Lowell 978-452-6361. Her Funeral Service will be held at 12 p.m. followed by burial in Westlawn Cemetery. Please find us on facebook or visit www.MahoneyFuneralHome.com to leave the family a message of condolence at any time.
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She was the best Aunt and a lifelong friend…very intelligent confidante with a girlish giggle and sense of humor. She is sadly missed. I love you Aunt Mary.
I will always remember Aunt Mary. I will especially remember spending time with her as a young girl. She took me and my sisters to a pow wow (I treasured the hair feather and dream catcher she bought me there for years), we listened to classical music in her car, we stayed up late drinking virgin daiquiris, we played with all of her trinkets. and of course, we practiced our piano skills on her beautiful piano. I will also remember the family Thanksgivings that she often hosted. In later years, I got a kick out of how much you loved my babies and I only wish I found the time to visit you more during these times. You were one of a kind, Aunt Mary, and we’ll all miss you.
Aunt Mary was a very special lady I enjoyed her fabulous cooking when my family and I went down to her house for the holidays or just going down to visit she always opened her heart and house I enjoyed her dry sense of humor and listening to her life-long accomplishments rest in peace Aunt Mary
She is now resting in peace
When my husband Bruce introduced me to his wonderful aunt Mary 20 years ago , she became my aunt as well. We always enjoyed visiting her in Norfolk.Our Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Vino would get so excited every time he would visit Mary . She loved him very much . We enjoyed our trips to Briggs and other nurseries. We enjoyed our trips to Boston to the flower show for many years. Many holidays were spent at Mary‘s house.. We enjoyed some fantastic meals, and she was such a wonderful and gracious hostess.. We miss and love her so much. God bless you, Mary.
I would like to convey my sincere condolences to Mary’s family and friends. I very much admired and respected Mary. She was a strong-willed and determined woman and I loved knowing her and working with her. I know how much she loved her family.
The world has lost a special person.
Regards,
Elizabeth Maitland
Mary was a lovely kind person who I spent time with during her real estate career and after her retirement. Mary loved to talk about her family and her many trips. She loved the water, plants, animals and cherished her friends and family. I will miss her. Rest in Peace Mary.
Glad to have known Mary over the last few years. May she now rest in peace. Condolences to the family.
I have known Aunt Mary for over 40 years as she is my wife’s aunt. I very much admired and respected Mary’s independence, her love of the arts, her interest in politics, her playfulness with children, and her love of all the 4 leggeds in her life and ours. We enjoyed going to her home, and having her come down to our rented cottage on the Cape with her sisters Nean, and Fifi,. And having laughing fits over nothing, . This last year and 1/2 was tough as Mary much preferred a stimulating conversation over someone doing her dishes for her. I bet she was a great teacher. She always was interested in my own life and work. Here’s to you Mary Shaheen for your courage and determination and.for the legacy you left for your descendants .You will indeed be. missed ! 💜
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