Nora Barbara (Flaherty) Kinnucane, 88, of Framingham, MA, formerly of Brighton, MA and Brownville, Galway, Ireland passed away on July 26, 2024. Beloved wife of the late Patrick James Kinnucane. Devoted mother of Patrick James Kinnucane, Jr. and his wife Patricia of Manalapan, NJ, Brian Gerard Kinnucane and his wife Diane of Framingham, MA, and the late Mary Bridget Kinnucane. Loving grandmother of Cassondra Kinnucane of Austin, TX, Taylor (Kinnucane) and her husband Matthew Devine of Rockville, MD, Aoife Kinnucane, Conor Kinnucane, and Sean Kinnucane – all of Manalapan, NJ. Tess Kinnucane and Bobby Kinnucane of Framingham, MA. Dear sister of Paul O’Flaherty and his wife Una of Dun Laoghaire, Ireland, the late James Flaherty of Brownville, Galway Ireland, the late Chris Flaherty and his late wife Mary of Brighton, MA, the late Rita (Flaherty) and her late husband Mike Lane of Pontiac, MI, the late Joseph Flaherty and his late wife Anne of Brighton, MA, the late Thomas Flaherty and his late wife Kathleen of Brownville, Galway, Ireland, the late Mike Flaherty and his wife Nora of Brownville, Galway, Ireland, the late Philomena (Flaherty) and her late husband John Folan of Dorchester, MA, the late Martin Flaherty and his wife Nancy of Newry, Northern Ireland, the late Frank Flaherty and his late wife Evelyn of Arlington, MA, and the late Teresa Flaherty of Dublin, Ireland. Also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Born on August 18,1935 and raised in Brownville, Galway, Ireland on a farm. Barbara went to school and earned a certificate in secretarial skills. She was sponsored by her Aunt Barbara and Rita in Brighton, MA and emigrated to the United States on September 25,1956 aboard the S.S. Mauretania arriving in New York City. She was greeted by her oldest brother Jim and traveled back to Brighton, MA. She later met her husband Patrick James Kinnucane (who had also emigrated to the United States and traveled on the S.S. Mauretania on November 2, 1956) at an Irish dance and they were married on August 22, 1959 at Corpus Christi Church in Auburndale, MA. Initially living on Eddie Street in West Newton, then moving to Parson’s Street in Brighton, they moved to the suburb of Framingham, MA in November of 1968 where they purchased their first home together. Barbara was raised in the Catholic faith and was a very religious person. Settling into the St. Jeremiah’s Parish in Framingham, MA, she loved to sing and joined the choir and was a Eucharistic minister. Barbara had a great work ethic, landing her dream job at Raytheon where she became an executive secretary and would eventually retire there. She was so proud to work there. Barbara was an avid sports fan supporting her Boston teams every chance she got. Family was another important part of her life. She enjoyed traveling to see her siblings in Brighton, MA and share stories at family gatherings as well as traveling to Waltham, MA on her husband Patrick’s side. She also felt quite at home in the kitchen baking her Irish soda bread. She was proud of her Irish heritage, always speaking with an Irish accent, and sometimes speaking in Gaelic when it suited her, but she was most proud of becoming an American Citizen. She passed peacefully on July 26, 2024 in the house that she has called home since 1968.
Family and friends will honor and remember Barbara’s life by gathering for visiting hours in the McCarthy, McKinney & Lawler Funeral Home, 11 Lincoln St. Framingham on Thursday, August 1st from 4-8pm. Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday morning in St. George Church, 74 School St. Framingham at 10 o’clock. Interment will follow in Edgell Grove Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations in the memory of Nora Barbara Kinnucane may be made to The Alzheimer’s Association https://www.alz.org
To share a memory with Barbara’s family, kindly visit www.mccarthyfh.com
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