Barbara E. (Condon) Reidy, 88
Barbara E. (Condon) Reidy, 88, passed away Friday, May 10, at her home in Concord, N.H. She and Thomas J. Reidy, Jr. were married for 59 years until his death April 24, 2007.
Born in Brockton, she was the daughter of the late Frank & Grace (Conley) Condon. She was predeceased by her loving siblings, Jane Hurley, Frank Condon, and Betty (Elizabeth) Monahan. A previous resident of Wareham, she has lived in Concord since 2010.
Barbara graduated from Miss Farmer's School of Cookery in Boston and worked as a dietitian. A homemaker, Barbara was known for her cooking and cake-decorating skills. She deeply loved her family and friends, and was happiest when with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was an active member of St. Patrick’s Church in Wareham. She enjoyed reading, knitting, quilting, and giving lampshade lessons.
Survivors include her children and their spouses, Paul F. and Susan Reidy of Wareham, Donna and John Reardon of Loudon, N.H., and Janice and Robert Jeffrey of Scarborough, ME, her beloved grandchildren, Kendall Mancebo, Whitney Avila, Carolyn Osswald, Paul Reidy Jr., Corey J. Reidy, Shonna Calhoun, Melissa Ramos, Erin Reardon Lambert, Jack Reardon, Jeremy Jeffrey, Jenna Jeffrey, and Dylan Jeffrey; and ten great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her eldest son, the late Thomas J. Reidy, III.
The family wishes to thank all of those who cared for her including The Birches at Concord, and Beacon Hospice.
Her funeral will be from the Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, 2599 Cranberry Highway (Rt. 28), Wareham on Friday, May 17 at 9 a.m., followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Patrick’s Church, High St., Wareham at 10 a.m. Interment will be in St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Wareham. Visiting hours will be Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m.
Memorial donations may be made to Beacon Hospice, 70 Commercial St., Concord, NH 03301. For directions, messages of condolences, and online obituary, visit: www.ccgfuneralhome.com.