Mary (Mulligan) Hanley, 77, died peacefully at her home in Stoughton on Tuesday, December 31, 2019. She was the beloved wife of the late Eamonn M. "Ned" Hanley. Born in Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim, Ireland, she was raised and educated in Tullamore, Co. Offaly, Ireland. She came to the United States in 1961 and was a resident of Stoughton for over 45 years. Mary worked as a hairdresser for Cut & Curl in Stoughton for over 40 years. She enjoyed her work and the daily interactions with her clients and coworkers. Mary was an avid walker and gardener. She also enjoyed cooking and traveling, but the thing that gave her the most joy was spending time with her brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, and her beloved grandnieces and grandnephews.
Mary was predeceased by her loving parents, Patrick J. and Ellen (Carron) Mulligan of Ireland. She was the devoted sister of James P. Mulligan and his wife Mary Ellen of Randolph, Thomas F. Mulligan and his late wife Mary Ann of Hyde Park, Patrick "Paddy" Mulligan, Helen M. Mulligan and Francis B. Mulligan and his wife Rena, all of Ireland, Evelyn C. Hedrick and her late husband Charles D. of Alabama, the late Colette Houlihan and her husband PJ of Ireland and Bernard "Ben" Mulligan and his surviving wife Fanchea of Stoughton. She is also survived by many nieces, nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews.
Funeral will be held from the Farley Funeral Home, 358 Park St., (Rte. 27) Stoughton on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at 9 AM followed by a Funeral Mass at Immaculate Conception Church, Stoughton at 10 AM. Visiting Hours Friday, January 10, 2020 from 4-7 PM. Donations in Mary's memory may be made to Old Colony Hospice, 321 Manley Street, West Bridgewater, MA 02379.