- Date Of Birth: April 9, 1911
- Date Of Death: December 16, 2010
- State: Massachusetts
Edith J. (Hilliard) Shaughnessy, 99, of Upton, died late Thursday, December 16, 2010 in Beaumont Nursing Center in Northbridge after a period of declining health. She was the widow of Gerald L. Shaughnessy, who died in 1988.
Mrs. Shaughnessy was born in Columbus, OH, a daughter of the late Harry and Maude E. (Bates) Hilliard. She was a graduate of Boston University and lived in Upton most of her life. She had been a teacher in Upton and Grafton and a private tutor for many years.
She leaves one daughter, Elizabeth Kiritsy and her husband Hugh; and a sister, Barbara Burke, all of Upton; three grandchildren, Gerald Kiritsy of Upton, Karen Robinson and her husband William of Grafton, and Teresa Kiritsy and her husband Todd Broberg of Millbury; two great-grandchildren, Kaylin McAllister of Franklin and Declan Broberg of Millbury; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was also the sister of the late Ruth Elberta Kearnan, Theodore Hilliard, and Richard Hilliard.
Edith’s family wishes to thank the nursing staff of the LaSell Neighborhood and the Salmon Hospice staff for the kind, loving, and compassionate care Edith received during her stay at Beaumont.
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