Mary Patricia (Phelan) McAuliffe, 78, of Quincy, died Aug. 7 at Sinai Rehabilitation Center, Boston, after a lengthy illness.
Born and raised in Weymouth, on Randall Avenue, she graduated from Weymouth High School in 1949. She lived in Quincy for more than 50 years.
Mrs. McAuliffe was a former employee of Raytheon in Quincy and later worked at the Bargain Center, also in Quincy.
She loved to travel, and to spend time as a devoted loving and caring mother to all her family and everyone who knew her.
Wife of the late Francis T. McAuliffe, she is survived by three daughters, Colleen Hope, of Spencer, Marie Courage, of Quincy, and Janice McAuliffe, of Spencer; two sons, Patrick McAuliffe, of Boston, and Michael McAuliffe, of Quincy; her grandson, Michael Courage, of Quincy; her son-in-law, Eric Hope; and a dear friend, Jean Bouchard, of Quincy.
A private funeral service was held in the Dolan Funeral Home. A Mass was said in Mrs. McAuliffe’s name at Most Blessed Sacrament Church, Quincy, on Aug. 16.
Donations may be made to the Diabetes Foundation Center of Boston, 1 Joslin Place, Boston, MA 02215.