Obituary

Mary E. Fraley

Mrs. Mary E. Fraley, 92, of 27 Greenway St. died yesterday at her home after a brief illness. Born in Pittsfield, daughter of Euclid and Sarah Hickey Madden, she attended local schools and was a graduate of St. Joseph's High School. She was employed for many years at the former Taconic Woolen Mill. She was a communicant of St. Mark's Church and a member of the Altar Guild. She was a member of the VFW Post 448 Ladies' Auxiliary and a member of the former Hibernian Society. An active bowler, she continued to bowl in the Thursday afternoon Rosary League until age 75. Her husband, Everett J. Fraley, died Nov. 14, 1970. She leaves three daughters, Mrs. Eileen E. Gallagher, Mrs. Betty Rhinehart and Mrs. Charles J. Simonelli, with whom she made her home, and a sister, Mrs. Regina A. Cronin, all of Pittsfield, 11 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and 7 great-great-grandchildren. The funeral will be Monday at 9:15 a.m. from the Devanny-Condron Funeral Home, with a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 10 at St. Mark's Church. Burial will follow in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Calling hours at the funeral home will be tonight from 7 to 9 and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9.