Mary C. Tyer, 98, formerly of 30 Joseph Ave., Lee, died Saturday, November 16 at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox, surrounded by her family. She was born in Lenox Dale on December 2, 1914, the daughter of J. Joseph and Katherine Kilboy Mahoney. Mary was a 1933 graduate of Lenox High School, where she played in the high school band. Following graduation, she worked for the former Smith Paper Company in Lee. She was a communicant of St. Mary's Church and a former member of the former St. Mary-St. Martha Sodality. Her husband, Francis J. "Bud" Tyer, Sr., whom she married June 18, 1938, in St. Vincent de Paul Church in Lenox Dale, died March 4, 1981. She loved and enjoyed her family and grandchildren. She also enjoyed doing crossword puzzles, crocheting and watching sports. Mary leaves her four sons; Francis J. Tyer, Jr. and his wife, Mary, of Lenox Dale, John P. Tyer and his wife, Gail, of Lee, William D. Tyer and his wife, Jeanne, of Lee and Peter T.Tyer and his wife, Joan, of Lee; three daughters; Mary Lou Coty and her husband, Richard, of Lee, Patricia M. Kennedy and her husband, Thomas, of Lee, and Catherine A. Lausier and her husband, Mark, of Pittsfield. She also leaves twenty grandchildren Mary, Christine, Michael, William, Monica, Michelle, Maureen, Shaun, Bridget, Todd, Timothy, Thomas, Matthew, Eric, Shenna, Michael, Joseph, Kristopher, Keri, and Michael, and fourteen great-grandchildren; Gabrielle, Cameron, Taylor, Gracie, Ella, Aidan, Molly, Carter, Andrew, Adyson, Nicholas, Hannah, Dylan, and Braden. Mary was predeceased by her grandson, Michael R. Coty and her brothers; William, Daniel, John, and Edward Mahoney and her sister Marguerite Reed. The funeral service for Mary Tyer will be held Friday, November 22 at 8:15 AM from the Kelly Funeral Home, 3 Main Street, Lee, MA with a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 9:00 AM at St. Mary's Church in Lee, with the Rev. Christopher J. Waitekus, pastor of St. Ann's Church in Lenox, officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery in Lee. Visiting hours will be held at the funeral home on Thursday, November 21 from 4-7 PM. Friends wishing may make memorial donations in Mary's honor to St. Mary's Church in care of the funeral home.

Visitation Details

Thursday, November 21st, 2013 4:00pm - 7:00pm, Kelly Funeral Home

Service Details

Friday, November 22nd, 2013 9:00am, St. Mary's Church

Interment Details

St. Mary's Cemetery