Anne Moriarty Packard, 95 years old, of Quincy, MA, formerly of Manchester, CT, passed away at home peacefully surrounded by her loving family on January 9, 2019.
Anne was the daughter of Thomas Moriarty and Catherine (Shea) Moriarty of County Kerry, Ireland.
She grew up in Thompsonville, CT, and graduated in 1941 from Cathedral High School in Springfield, MA.
Over the years, she was employed in a variety of positions at Connecticut General Insurance Company, Cheney Brothers and Southern New England Telephone.
In 1964, she graduated from Saint Francis Hospital School of Nursing and began a 30-year nursing career starting at Manchester Memorial Hospital. She was passionate about nursing, and she inspired her daughter, Sheila, to follow in her nursing footprints.
Anne was predeceased by her parents, her three brothers, Andrew, Thomas and John Francis Moriarty, and sister Mary (Moriarty) Brink.
She was also predeceased by her husband, Charles D. Packard, her daughter Dr. Sheila Packard, and her infant son Joseph Packard.
She is survived by her daughter, Dr. Patricia Packard and her wife Lynne Rosenburg, as well as her son, Attorney Stephen Packard and his wife Eileen and their four children.
In addition, she leaves behind two great grandchildren.
She is also survived by her beloved sister, Katherine Fitzgerald, and her dear friend Margaret Gill.
Anne was a great dancer her whole life, beginning as the lone female tap dancer in the "Jolly Thirteen" dancing troupe in Thompsonville back in 1930. She was very proud of her Irish heritage. She also loved Irish music, and any song by Frank Sinatra. She had lived in Quincy, MA for the past eight years.
Visiting hours were at the Keohane Funeral Home, Quincy, MA.
A Celebration of Life service was held in the funeral home followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in Holy Trinity Parish in Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Quincy.
Burial took place St. Patrick's Cemetery, King St. Enfield, CT.
See www.Keohane.com for online condolences.
Published in The Hartford Courant on Jan. 10, 2019.
Anne was the daughter of Thomas Moriarty and Catherine (Shea) Moriarty of County Kerry, Ireland.
She grew up in Thompsonville, CT, and graduated in 1941 from Cathedral High School in Springfield, MA.
Over the years, she was employed in a variety of positions at Connecticut General Insurance Company, Cheney Brothers and Southern New England Telephone.
In 1964, she graduated from Saint Francis Hospital School of Nursing and began a 30-year nursing career starting at Manchester Memorial Hospital. She was passionate about nursing, and she inspired her daughter, Sheila, to follow in her nursing footprints.
Anne was predeceased by her parents, her three brothers, Andrew, Thomas and John Francis Moriarty, and sister Mary (Moriarty) Brink.
She was also predeceased by her husband, Charles D. Packard, her daughter Dr. Sheila Packard, and her infant son Joseph Packard.
She is survived by her daughter, Dr. Patricia Packard and her wife Lynne Rosenburg, as well as her son, Attorney Stephen Packard and his wife Eileen and their four children.
In addition, she leaves behind two great grandchildren.
She is also survived by her beloved sister, Katherine Fitzgerald, and her dear friend Margaret Gill.
Anne was a great dancer her whole life, beginning as the lone female tap dancer in the "Jolly Thirteen" dancing troupe in Thompsonville back in 1930. She was very proud of her Irish heritage. She also loved Irish music, and any song by Frank Sinatra. She had lived in Quincy, MA for the past eight years.
Visiting hours were at the Keohane Funeral Home, Quincy, MA.
A Celebration of Life service was held in the funeral home followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in Holy Trinity Parish in Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Quincy.
Burial took place St. Patrick's Cemetery, King St. Enfield, CT.
See www.Keohane.com for online condolences.
Published in The Hartford Courant on Jan. 10, 2019.
Anne Moriarty Packard, 95 years old, of Quincy, MA, formerly of Manchester, CT, passed away at home peacefully surrounded by her loving family on January 9, 2019.
Anne was the daughter of Thomas Moriarty and Catherine (Shea) Moriarty of County Kerry, Ireland.
She grew up in Thompsonville, CT, and graduated in 1941 from Cathedral High School in Springfield, MA.
Over the years, she was employed in a variety of positions at Connecticut General Insurance Company, Cheney Brothers and Southern New England Telephone.
In 1964, she graduated from Saint Francis Hospital School of Nursing and began a 30-year nursing career starting at Manchester Memorial Hospital. She was passionate about nursing, and she inspired her daughter, Sheila, to follow in her nursing footprints.
Anne was predeceased by her parents, her three brothers, Andrew, Thomas and John Francis Moriarty, and sister Mary (Moriarty) Brink.
She was also predeceased by her husband, Charles D. Packard, her daughter Dr. Sheila Packard, and her infant son Joseph Packard.
She is survived by her daughter, Dr. Patricia Packard and her wife Lynne Rosenburg, as well as her son, Attorney Stephen Packard and his wife Eileen and their four children.
In addition, she leaves behind two great grandchildren.
She is also survived by her beloved sister, Katherine Fitzgerald, and her dear friend Margaret Gill.
Anne was a great dancer her whole life, beginning as the lone female tap dancer in the "Jolly Thirteen" dancing troupe in Thompsonville back in 1930. She was very proud of her Irish heritage. She also loved Irish music, and any song by Frank Sinatra. She had lived in Quincy, MA for the past eight years.
Visiting hours were at the Keohane Funeral Home, Quincy, MA.
A Celebration of Life service was held in the funeral home followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in Holy Trinity Parish in Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Quincy.
Burial took place St. Patrick's Cemetery, King St. Enfield, CT.
See www.Keohane.com for online condolences.
Published in The Hartford Courant on Jan. 10, 2019.
Anne was the daughter of Thomas Moriarty and Catherine (Shea) Moriarty of County Kerry, Ireland.
She grew up in Thompsonville, CT, and graduated in 1941 from Cathedral High School in Springfield, MA.
Over the years, she was employed in a variety of positions at Connecticut General Insurance Company, Cheney Brothers and Southern New England Telephone.
In 1964, she graduated from Saint Francis Hospital School of Nursing and began a 30-year nursing career starting at Manchester Memorial Hospital. She was passionate about nursing, and she inspired her daughter, Sheila, to follow in her nursing footprints.
Anne was predeceased by her parents, her three brothers, Andrew, Thomas and John Francis Moriarty, and sister Mary (Moriarty) Brink.
She was also predeceased by her husband, Charles D. Packard, her daughter Dr. Sheila Packard, and her infant son Joseph Packard.
She is survived by her daughter, Dr. Patricia Packard and her wife Lynne Rosenburg, as well as her son, Attorney Stephen Packard and his wife Eileen and their four children.
In addition, she leaves behind two great grandchildren.
She is also survived by her beloved sister, Katherine Fitzgerald, and her dear friend Margaret Gill.
Anne was a great dancer her whole life, beginning as the lone female tap dancer in the "Jolly Thirteen" dancing troupe in Thompsonville back in 1930. She was very proud of her Irish heritage. She also loved Irish music, and any song by Frank Sinatra. She had lived in Quincy, MA for the past eight years.
Visiting hours were at the Keohane Funeral Home, Quincy, MA.
A Celebration of Life service was held in the funeral home followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in Holy Trinity Parish in Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Quincy.
Burial took place St. Patrick's Cemetery, King St. Enfield, CT.
See www.Keohane.com for online condolences.
Published in The Hartford Courant on Jan. 10, 2019.
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