Mary Joan (Coleman) Faherty Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Mary Joan (Coleman) Faherty of Waltham, Massachusetts, who passed away at the age of 89, on June 20, 2025. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Mary Joan (Coleman) Faherty to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Brigid Marie of Killeagh and David John Coleman of Mallow; her husband Bartley Vincent Faherty of Killagoola; her sister Marguerite "Peggie" (Eileen Lee); her aunt Katie (Con); her parents-in-law, Catherine and Thomas Faherty; her siblings-in-law, Bridie, Julie, Maureen, Peggy, John, Paddy, Mícheál, Neal, Peter, Jim, Frank and Danny; her nephews, Danny, Michael, Jimmy, Tom and Tomás; her nephew-in-law Brendan; and her great-nephew Richard.
She is survived by: her friend Ellie Teeven; her children, Thomas (Karen) of Marlboro, Sean of Gardner, Joanne Mahoney (Byron) of Peabody and Kathleen of Marina Bay; her daughter-in-law Ellen; her grandchildren, Ashley Mann (Michael), Amanda, Alisha Faherty, Laura, Colin and Neal Mahoney; her brother David (Kathy); and her siblings-in-law, Annie, Maisie and Tommy (Antoinette). She is also survived by many nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews, great grandnephews, great grandnieces and extended family, great friends and neighbors.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to ALK Positive https://alkpositive.org. or The Dion Foundation https://www.thedionfund.org., two charities dedicated to finding cures for illnesses affecting members of her extended family.
