Anne M. Gargan
December 9, 2010
Anne M. (Madden) Gargan, 83, died suddenly on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010. She was the wife of Raymond J. Gargan, with whom she shared 58 years of marriage. Born in Lowell on Dec. 11, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Gertrude (Hession) Madden. She was raised and educated in Lowell and was a graduate of Notre Dame Academy, Class of 1944. She went on to Regis College, graduating in 1948. Mrs. Gargan began her teaching career in Lowell, but spent most of her years teaching home economics at the Holten-Richmond Junior High School and the Dunn Middle School in Danvers. A communicant of St. Mary of the Annunciation Church, she was a parishioner of the former St. Alphonsus Church for many years. She enjoyed puzzles, knitting, and sewing, and loved to laugh. Most of all, she took great pride and joy in her family. In addition to her husband, she is survived by five children, Kenneth Gargan of Pepperell, Mark Gargan and his wife Carol of Byfield, Michael Gargan and his wife Janet of Danvers, Joan Barnes and her husband John of Niskayuna, N.Y., and Kathleen Steen and her husband Mark of Centreville, VA.; 12 grandchildren, Sean, Ryan, Patrick, Colleen, Jason, Steven, Karen, and Kevin Gargan, Matthew and Brian Barnes, and Jack and Erin Steen, four great-grandchildren, Bryan, David, Medea, and Connor, and a sister, Kathleen Youngman of Florida. She was predeceased by two sisters, Mary DeMello and Ellen Kennerly. ARRANGEMENTS: Her funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday, Dec. 13, 2010 at 11 a.m. in St. Mary of the Annunciation Church, 24 Conant St., Danvers. Burial will follow in Annunciation Cemetery, Danvers. Relatives and friends are invited. Visiting hours are Monday morning prior to the Mass from 9 to 10:45 a.m. in C.R. Lyons & Sons, Funeral Directors, 28 Elm St., Danvers Square. Donations in her memory may be made to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
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Mike and family, We were saddened by your Mom’s sudden passing. After I read her obituary I realized what a great void will be left in your lives. She was truly a remarkable and loving person – but you already knew that. Eventually, the pain of her loss will pass and what will remain will be the warmth of your memories and the deep abiding comfort of a life well lived. All our best, Jim, Tara, Emma, Hannah and Nora