Martha P. O'Neil
September 29, 1922 ~ November 1, 2016
Martha P. (Hubbard) (Butters) O’Neil, 94, died Tuesday evening, November 1, 2016 at her home in Danvers where she resided for more than sixty-five years. She was the wife of the late Edwin S. Butters and the late Alvin F. O’Neil.
Born in Beverly on September 29, 1922, she was the daughter of the late William Hubbard and Esther (Roundy) (Hubbard) Grimes. She was raised and educated in Danvers and was a graduate of Holten High School, Class of 1940.
Martha was employed for many years at General Electric of Wilmington.
An avid knitter, just last year she knitted 90 pairs of mittens for the elementary school children in Warren, NH. She was also fond of doing her own home repair, whether it be shingling, electrical wiring, or even gas fitting. She lived her entire life by the tenets of good old-fashioned Yankee ingenuity.
She leaves her devoted family, her children, Patricia Carney and her husband Loyd of Danvers, Nancy Butters and Phyllis Butters, both of Danvers, Terence O’Neil and his wife Sharon of Warren, NH, her grandchildren, Debra Carney Ormes, Terence O’Neil, Jr., and Heather O’Neil, her great-grandchildren, Gwyneth and Ethan Ormes and Patrick, Addison, and Emerson O’Neil, and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her siblings, Lawrence Hubbard, Warren Grimes, Dorothy Oliver, and Esther O’Brien.
Her Funeral Service will be Monday, Nov. 7, 2016 at 10AM in C.R. Lyons & Sons Funeral Directors, 28 Elm St., Danvers Square. Burial will follow in Annunciation Cemetery, Danvers. Relatives & friends are invited. Visiting hours are Sunday from 4-7PM in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations in Martha’s memory may be made to VNA of Middlesex-East, 607 North Ave, #17, Wakefield, MA 01880.
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For Pat, Nancy, Phyllis and Terry,
Gene, Kevin and I send you our heart felt sympathy for your loss of Martha. She was beautiful. Martha was the most open and honest person I have ever known. She was so refreshing.
I remember as a child, my mother and I would visit Martha’s house. When we drove into the driveway I would hear, “Linda and Phyllis are here” and there would be all of you tumbling out of the front door, back door, and around the corner of the house to greet us. The wonderful greeting felt like a warm blanket of love wrapped around me. Many of the happiest moments of my life were at Martha’s.
Martha was a devoted wife and devoted mother. She knew what was important and lived it. I feel so fortunate to have known her.
I pray that she is now experiencing a peace that surpasses understanding.
Love,
Linda, Gene and Kevin
I have another memory that I would like to share. In the late 1950s my mother and I drove into Martha’s driveway and Martha was atop a high ladder leaning on the side of her large red barn. She waved, “hello” to us, pulled at a nail on the barn and 1/2 of the side of the barn came crashing down. Effective, she was.
Love,
Linda
My best memories of Nana Susie involve bringing the family over for dinner on one of our visits. She always pulled out fun things for the kids, like an old set of legos or a coloring book with crayons, that would keep them entertained. Susie really enjoyed when one of my kids or Pat would play the piano, and would sing along with the songs she knew.
Martha was a wonderful Woman, Mother, & Friend. Growing up down the street and always playing with my best friend, Pat.–we would do some crazy things and Martha would always Laugh at us. She was a hard worker and loving mother to her children. What can I say except Mom I will miss you. Say hello to my Mom when you get situated. You are going to be missed by many. A tribute to Motherhood. Love to You and Family.