Mary Fay Noonan Obituary
Mary Fay Noonan (nee Morgan) died peacefully at home on May 2, 2023, aged 92. Born in 1931 in Lynn, Massachusetts to Howard and Bertha (Smith) Morgan, Fay grew up in Lynn and graduated from Lynn English High School.
A graduate of the Massachusetts General Hospital School of Nursing, she married her beloved husband, Jeremiah J. Noonan, Jr., in 1956. Together they raised their four children in Manchester-by-the-Sea, always involved in and essential to the fabric of the town. Fay's career as a nurse took her from Massachusetts General Hospital to the General Electric factory in Lynn to the Visiting Nurse Association in Manchester, where she cared for adults at home and for students at the Memorial School.
Reflecting her deep love of children, she spent the final phase of her career as director of the infant and toddler program at the Beverly Hospital Child Development Center. Fay loved the Boston Red Sox and attending Opening Day at Fenway Park, was a dedicated season ticket holder at the North Shore Music Theater, and cherished spending time on Block Island with her family.
Predeceased by her loving husband of 55 years, Jeremiah J. Noonan and her brother, Frank Morgan, she is survived by her children Mary Peart (Jeff) of Manchester-by-the-Sea, Jerry Noonan (Jenny) of Boston, Margaret Driscoll (Steve) of Manchester-by-the-Sea, and Ellen Noonan of New York City; grandchildren Michael Peart (Shanti Singh), Elizabeth Brodsky (Max), Stephen Driscoll (Jessi), Maura Driscoll (Joe Jachowicz), Caroline Gould (Will), Isabelle Hurlbut-Noonan, and Susannah Hurlbut-Noonan; a loving niece and numerous loving nephews; best friend Joan McMahon; and beloved caregiver Elaine Thibedeau.
Visiting hours will be held in the Greely Funeral Home, 212 Washington St., Gloucester on Sunday May 7, 2023, from 4 to 6 pm. Family and friends are kindly invited to them and also to Fay's funeral mass on Monday May 8, 2023, at 11 am in Visitation Parish/Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 62 School St., Manchester-by-the-Sea, with graveside service to follow at Rosedale Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Noonan Family Fund (by mail c/o Manchester Education Fund, Cape Ann Savings Bank Trust Department, 38 Rogers Street, Gloucester, MA 01930, or online at manchestereducationfund.org) or to the charity of one's choice.
