Mary passed away peacefully at home in Edison, NJ, surrounded by her favorite daughter and the rest of her loving family.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, she moved to Staten Island in 1977 before moving to New Jersey in 2002.

She was an alumni of Saint Savior High School in Brooklyn.  She attended the College of Staten Island where she studied Accounting.  She was employed by Verizon and retired in 1999.

Mary is survived by her husband of 59 years, Valmore Paul; her daughters, Patricia Cats; Anne Dunphy and her husband, Robert; and Mary Alice McNee and her husband, Matthew; and her loving daughter-in-law, Beth Boily.  She was grandmother to Alexander and Jessica Cats; Kaitlyn, Robert and Emily Dunphy; Marisa Boily; and Matthew and Margaret McNee.  She was a great-grandmother to Oscar Alexander Shinsky.

Mary was predeceased by her son, Paul Boily; granddaughter, Kathleen Dunphy; her parents, Charles and Patricia O'Donnell; and her brother, Martin O'Donnell.

Mary loved to spend time with her family.  Her infectious smile and wild sense of humor is the legacy Mary will be remembered by.

Visitation will be held on Friday, September 21, 2018, from 5:00 – 9:00 PM at the Flynn and Son Funeral Home, 23 Ford Avenue, Fords, NJ.  A funeral service will begin at 9:30 AM on Saturday followed by a Funeral Liturgy at Our Lady of Peace RC Church, Fords at 10:00 AM.  A private cremation will follow.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Mary's memory to:  Matheny Medical and Educational Center, 65 Highland Ave., Peapack NJ 07977.