Mary R. (Sherwood) Faria passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday, July 6th at Lowell General Hospital. She had celebrated her 89th birthday two days prior.
Mary was born in Cambridge Massachusetts on July 4, 1934, and was the daughter of the late George and Margaret (McLaughlin) Sherwood.
She was the beloved wife to her late husband Robert E. Faria. Together they raised six children at their home on Talbot Ave in Billerica. In addition to their children, they welcomed many foster children into their home throughout the years. Mary’s greatest pride and joy was her 15 grandchildren and her 20 great-grandchildren; she had a special bond with each and every one of them. Mary enjoyed traveling, and particularly loved vacations to Hawaii and Bermuda. Mary and Robert always enjoyed hosting family holidays and cookouts, a tradition that she continued with even after Robert’s passing. Mary took great pride in being the Matriarch of a large, close knit family.
She worked as an educator for the Billerica school system where she made a difference in the lives of special needs children; she was extremely devoted to her students. She was a faithful communicant of St. Matthew the Evangelist Parish (Formerly known as St. Theresa’s) in Billerica where she was an active member of the Women's Club.
Mary is survived by her children Barbarajo Joyce and her husband Edmund F. Joyce Jr. of Tyngsborough, Robert Faria Jr. of York, ME, Sheryl Germain of Raymond, NH, and Stacy Mountain and her husband Wayne of KY, her sisters Sandra Colluci and her husband Warner of Cambridge, and Patricia Pendleton of Burlington, and her many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and friends. Mary is predeceased by her parents George and Margaret (McLaughlin) Sherwood, her husband Robert E. Faria, her daughter June (Faria) DiGiovanni, her son Dennis M. Faria, her son-in-law Ronald Germain, her grandson Richard Germain Jr., and her sisters Lillian (Sherwood) Taylor and Margaret (Sherwood) Corlin, and her sister-in-law Theresa (Faria) Johansen and niece Linda Johansen.
Visiting hours will be held on Monday, July 10th, from 4pm-7pm at Sweeney Memorial Funeral Home, 66 Concord Road, Billerica MA. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Matthew the Evangelist Parish at St. Theresa Church, 466 Boston Road, Billerica MA on Tuesday, July 11, at 10am. Interment in St. Joseph Cemetery, E. Chelmsford.
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Jul
66 Concord Road
Billerica, MA 01821
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Jul
466 Boston Rd.
Billerica, MA 01821
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11
Jul
96 Riverneck Rd.
Chelmsford, MA 01824
