Mary Elizabeth (Murray) Bunker, 72, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at the Boston Medical Center on Saturday, October 19, 2019 after a period of failing health. Mary was the wife of Robert F. Bunker for 44 years. Daughter of the late John and Mary (Casey) Murray, she was born and raised in Brighton. She graduated from Dedham High School, Class of 1964, earned her Bachelor's Degree at Boston State College and went on to earn her Master's Degree in Microbiology from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Mary worked for many years in the laboratory field where she met her husband Robert. For over 45 years she worked for the Goddard Memorial Hospital in Stoughton and the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton as a Medical Technologist. In her free time Mary enjoyed traveling, especially to Orlando for trips to Disney World. She enjoyed taking cruises, cinema, doing puzzles, and all things related to arts and entertainment. Her true love was reading. Mary read thousands of books and had a special fondness for mysteries.
Mary was the mother of Christine Mirot and her husband Adam of Longmeadow, Elizabeth Catrambone and her husband Gregory of Easton, Robert Bunker II and his wife Margo of Burlington and Jonathan Bunker and his wife Pamela of Stoughton. Mary was the grandmother of Ranen, Abigail, Kyle, Alex, Lincoln, Elsie and Sterling. She is survived also by her dear friends Terri and Freddy Hansen.
Funeral Services Private. Donations may be made in Mary's name to the MSPCA, Attn: Donations, 350 South Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02130.