Mary (Yannetty) Denehy, a longtime North Reading resident who previously lived in Lynn, East Boston and Chelsea, passed away on August 14. She had been an active member of the Lynn Senior Citizens YMCA Group and devoted considerable time as a volunteer at Union Hospital. From 2004 to 2007, she attended Spectrum and was affiliated with the Red Hats Society of Spectrum.
She is survived by her husband, Francis Denehy. Her children include Jane Blake and her husband, Richard, of North Reading, and Fran King and her husband, Henry, of Danvers. Mrs. Denehy was the daughter of the late Ceasar and Michelina Yannetty.
Her grandchildren, whom she cherished as nonna, are Christine MacNevin and her husband, Ryan, Gabriel Finocchietti and his wife, Elicia, Emily Blake, 1st Lt. US Army William King, James Blake and Lisa Finocchietti. She was the sister of the late Ceasar and Edward Yannetty and sister-in-law to Rosemary Yannetty of East Boston, Margueritte Yannetty of Winthrop and Lorraine Dockerty of Peabody. She leaves behind several loving nieces and nephews.
Services will take place today, Thursday, August 19 at the Cota Funeral Home, 335 Park St. (corner of Park St. and Rte. 28), North Reading at Reading line at 9:30 a.m., with a Funeral Mass to follow at St. Theresa’s Church, 63 Winter St. (Rte 62), North Reading at 10:30 a.m. Woodlawn Cemetery in Everett will be the burial site. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in her memory to either the Spectrum Adult Day Health Program, 600 Cummings Center, Suite 176X, Beverly, MA 01915 or Angel Flight NE, 492 Sutton St., North Andover, MA 01845. www.cotafuneralhomes.com