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Houlihan, Mary Murray March 28, 2024

Calling Hours: 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 pm, Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Mass: 10:45 am, Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at St. Joseph’s Church, Bronxville

Houlihan, Mary M, 90, of Bronxville NY and Palm Beach FL, died peacefully on February 3, 2018 at Calvary Hospital after a long illness. She is survived by her beloved husband of 66 years, James G Houlihan.  A long-time resident of Bronxville, she previously resided in the Bronx, graduated from Our Lady of Angels Grammar School in 1939, Cathedral High School in 1943, College of Mount St. Vincent in 1947 and received her Master’s degree from Fordham School of Social Services in 1949. She worked as a social worker at Catholic Charities and then devoted herself to raising her children and serving as a volunteer and Eucharistic Minister.  She served at Calvary Hospital, St Patrick’s Home, The Pregnancy Care Center and Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital. Many years later, she returned to the study of social work, earning a doctorate in gerontology from the Fordham University School of Social Service in 1986. Her dissertation, entitled “Family Caregivers of the Terminally-Ill and Elderly” was forward-thinking and ultimately had relevance in her own life.  She was predeceased by her parents, Rose and Joseph Murray, a sister, Rosaleen Sage, and three brothers, Msgr. James J Murray, John T Murray, and Patrick Murray.  In addition to her husband, she is survived by one sister, Sr. Mary Rose Murray, SU., her children: James J. (Patricia), John (Judy), William (Claire), Mary Coleman (James), Thomas (Genevieve), and Patricia MacRae (David). She is also survived by eighteen cherished grandchildren: Christie Houlihan, Michael McEvoy, Kelly Buckley, Meghan McEvoy, Bryan Houlihan, Erin Flanagan, Kerry Salvatierra, Siobhan Houlihan, Katharine Houlihan, Ellen Houlihan, Terence Houlihan, Mary W. Houlihan, Caitlin, Kara and Kevin Coleman, Emily Houlihan, Timothy and Elizabeth MacRae and their respective spouses and seven great grandchildren: Kieran, Maggie and Grace Salvatierra, Molly and Josie Flanagan, and James and Charles Buckley. Calling hours at Fred McGrath & Son Funeral home in Bronxville will be Tuesday, February 6th from 2 to 4pm and 6 to 9pm. The funeral will be held at 10:45 am at St. Joseph’s Church, Bronxville. In lieu of flowers, donations are requested for Calvary Hospital www.calvaryhospital.org/

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