Mary was the beloved wife of the late Bernard Leo McElhinney. Devoted mother of Bernard L. McElhinney and his wife Pamela of West Barnstable, Robert G. McElhinney and his wife Linda of Dedham, Susan F. Mason and her husband William of Tampa, FL. The late William McElhinney and his surviving wife Kathleen of Harwich, and the late Mary Jane Greenwood. Loving sister of Dennis Buckley of Merritt Island, FL and the late Helen Hewitt, William Buckley, Jane Campbell, Ellen Lanagan, Agnes Schrieb, Thomas Campbell, John Buckley, Elizabeth Vumbacco, and Richard Campbell. Also survived by 16 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.

Funeral from the George F. Doherty & Sons Wilson-Cannon Funeral Home, 456 High St., Dedham, Friday, February 24, 8 a.m. Funeral Mass in St. Mary Church, Dedham, 9 a.m. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Visiting hours Thursday, February 23, 4-8 p.m. Interment Brookdale Cemetery, Dedham.

Expressions of sympathy may be made in Mary's memory to the Alzheimer's Association , 311 Arsenal Street, Watertown MA 02472. Late retired employee of the New England Telephone Company.