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Catherine HAGGERTY Obituary

HAGGERTY, Catherine Elizabeth "Betty" (Landers) Of Stoneham, formerly of Winchester, May 2. Beloved wife of Robert Francis Haggerty, Jr. Loving mother of Kelma Dever and her husband, James of Harwich, Patricia Dwyer and her husband, Joseph of Reading, and Sean Haggerty and his wife, Jeanette of Windham, NH. Cherished grandmother of Katie and Maggie Dever, Meghan and Patrick Dwyer, Alana, Kaelyn, and Brayden Haggerty. Sister of the late Anna O'Neill, James Landers, Sean Landers, Mary Abernethe, and Benjamin Landers. Also survived by many nieces, nephews, and extended family. Visitation for relatives and friends will be held at the McDonald-Finnegan Funeral Home, 322 Main St., STONEHAM, on Sunday, from 1-4 p.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated in St. Patrick Church, 71 Central St., Stoneham, on Monday, at 10 a.m. A private interment for family will take place at Lindenwood Cemetery, Stoneham. For obit/guestbook, www.mcdonaldfs.com

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Published by Boston Globe from May 4 to May 5, 2023.

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May

7

Visitation

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

McDonald-Finnegan Funeral Home

322 Main St., STONEHAM, MA

May

8

Funeral Mass

10:00 a.m.

St. Patrick Church

71 Central St., Stoneham, MA

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McDonald Funeral Home - Wakefield

19 Yale Avenue, Wakefield, MA 01880

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