Sheila A. (McCassey) McGrady Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Sheila A. (McCassey) McGrady of Waltham, Massachusetts, who passed away at the age of 88, on July 9, 2025. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Sheila A. (McCassey) McGrady or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.

As we bid Sheila A. farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Sheila A. is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Carl McCassey and Mary McCassey (Lydon); and her husband John "Jack" McGrady. She is survived by: her children, Phil McGrady (Amy) of Waltham, Beth McGrady of Watertown and Drew McGrady of Milford; her cousin Dorothy "Dottie" Lydon of New York; and her pet Brady of Waltham. She is also survived by her family, friends.

A wake will be held on Tuesday, July 15th 2025 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM and on Wednesday, July 16th 2025 at 9:00 AM at the Joyce Funeral Home (245 Main St, Waltham, MA 02453). A burial will be held on Wednesday, July 16th 2025 at 6:00 AM at the Calendar Saint Patrick's Cemetery (999 Belmont St, Watertown, MA 02472). A funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday, July 16th 2025 at 10:00 AM at the Afflicted Church (880 Trapelo Rd, Waltham, MA 02452).