Mary "May" (Dawson) Bushey

 Mary A. “May” (Dawson) Bushey  of Brighton passed away peacefully surrounded by family on August 1, 2024.  Beloved wife of the late Donald J. Bushey. Devoted mother of Steven Bushey and Joanie Stack of Dennis, the late Gary Bushey and his surviving wife Joan of Norton, Dean Bushey and his wife Gina of Orleans and Annemarie Bushey. Loving grandmother of Ken Bushey and his wife Keely, Matthew Bushey, Stephanie Bushey, Steven Bushey, Lauren Bushey, Leah Bushey, and Sean and Suzanne Dashner. Loving great-grandmother of Lila and Rachel Bushey. Dear sister of Nancy and Jerry Nicoli, and the late Rose Flynn, Hugh Dawson, Margaret Versiackas, Georgiana Julian, and James Dawson. Loving aunt of many nieces and nephews.  

May was born in Scotland, arriving at Ellis Island at nine months old with her mother and three siblings. She was raised in the Mission Hill section of Boston and attended the Mission Church where she married the love of her life, Donald in 1949. They then moved to Brighton to raise their three boys. May built her career working for the phone company for over 50 years. Family was the most important priority for May.  She loved spending time with her six siblings, her mother Rose, her children, grandchildren, as well as many nieces and nephews. Upon retirement, May and Donald loved shopping for bargains at their favorite malls and boutiques. May had a great sense of style and made sure her grandchildren did as well. She was well known for her razor sharp memory for remembering birthdays and endless stories about the “old days” which always made conversations filled with family history and tradition. 

Funeral from the Lehman Reen & McNamara Funeral Home 63 Chestnut Hill Ave (near Brighton Courthouse) BRIGHTON on Saturday August 10th at 9:30am.  Followed by a Funeral Mass in St. Columbkille Church 321 Market St Brighton at 10:30am. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend.  Interment St. Joseph Cemetery West Roxbury.  Visiting Hours on Friday August 9th from 4-7pm in the funeral home. 

In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of May can be made to  Good Shepherd Community Care,160 Wells Ave Newton, MA 02459 or at www.gscommunitycare.org 

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