Mary L. (Murphy) Stone, 90, of Concord, died Monday, July 27, 2015 at Rivercrest Wellness and Rehabilitation Center in Concord. She was the beloved wife for 65 years of the late William D. Stone who died in 2012. They were married in Watertown in 1947.
Born in Watertown on August 22, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Mary (Hurley) Murphy. She attended Sacred Heart Parochial School in Watertown and graduated from Watertown High School.
A resident of Concord since 1954, Mrs. Stone was a dedicated and devoted wife and mother. She was active in the Concord Girl Scouts and was an accomplished seamstress, knitter and needle pointer.
A longtime Communicant of St. Bernard's Church in Concord, she was a member of St. Bernard's Sodality, Altar Guild and The Circle of Friends.
Survivors include two daughters, Kathleen M. O'Brien and Elizabeth S. Railsback, both of Concord, nine grandchildren, Kerry Cervas, Kimberly Gailun, Kathleen Ramirez, Christopher O'Brien, Brian Weeks, Meredith Railsback, Michael O'Brien, William Stone and Julia Stone, eight great grandchildren, Riley, Matthew and William Gailun, Isabella, Alexandra and Gabriella Ramirez, James Weeks and Brendan Cervas, and many nieces and nephews. She was also the mother of the late Christine A. Weeks and William R. Stone and sister of the late Eleanor Mullaney, Patricia Cornell, Bernadette McDermott, Martina Green, Thomas Murphy and Richard Murphy.
Visiting hours at the Dee Funeral Home, 27 Bedford Street, Concord Center will be held on Monday, August 3rd from 9 to 10:30 am followed by a funeral Mass in Holy Family Parish at St. Bernard's Church, Monument Square, Concord at 11 am.
Burial will be in St. Bernard's Cemetery, Concord.
Contributions in her memory may be made to Rivercrest Wellness and Rehabilitation Center, 80 Deaconess Road, Concord, MA 01742.