Obituary: August 3, 2010
Chattanooga Times Free Press
Mary Margaret MacGuire Boehm, 96, of Chattanooga, TN passed away on Saturday, July 31, 2010.
She was born November 16, 1913 in New York City to William B. and Sarah O. MacGuire.
She graduated from Hunter College in NYC and in 1939 married Dr. Walter Edward Boehm whom she had dated through high school, college and medical school. While her husband was waiting assignment to the European theater during World War II, the family moved to Fort Bragg, NC and fell in love with the South. In 1947, they settled in Chattanooga, TN and raised a family of 8 children. Mary was a member of St. Peter & Paul Catholic Church and for many years was active in the Ladies of Charity and the Riverview Garden Club.
Mary was a devoted wife and mother, a loving grandmother and great-grandmother, a kind mother-in-law, and a favorite aunt and great-aunt. She was a legendary cook and meals at the "Boehm Home" were noted for the fare as well as the camaraderie. Friends were known to drop in at dinner time and were always welcomed at her table.Since the death of her husband of 56 years, she had been living independently offering a glass of wine to visitors who regularly appeared around 6 p.m.
She is survived by her brother, Dr. William B. MacGuire; sisters, Kathryn Prescott and Pat Sunderland; six of her eight children, Walter (Marie-Helen), Jeffrey (Gray), Peter (Susan), Paul (Judy), Janet Boehm Horton (Bill), and Jo Agnes Boehm.
She was predeceased by daughters, Mary Maher (Barry) and Sara Boehm. She is also survived by 18 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews.
The Boehm family would also like to thank her wonderful caregivers, Sue Buckner, Margaret Rainey, Sherry Keith and granddaughter Claire Horton.
Special thanks are also due to Effie Jones for her 30+ years of dedicated service and friendship. Thanks also to Hospice of Chattanooga.
Funeral services will be at St. Peter & Paul Catholic Church on 8th Street, at 11 a.m. Friday, August 6, 2010, with Father George Schmidt officiating.
Interment will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, August 5, 2010 at the North Chapel (Hightway 153) of Chattanooga Funeral Home and one hour before the funeral service at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Boehm Birth Defects Center at Erlanger Hospital, 975 E. Third St. 37403.
Friends may join the family to celebrate Mary Boehms life after the funeral service at the home of Janet and Bill Horton.
Arrangements are made by the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home Crematory and Florist, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson, TN.
Chattanooga Times Free Press
Mary Margaret MacGuire Boehm, 96, of Chattanooga, TN passed away on Saturday, July 31, 2010.
She was born November 16, 1913 in New York City to William B. and Sarah O. MacGuire.
She graduated from Hunter College in NYC and in 1939 married Dr. Walter Edward Boehm whom she had dated through high school, college and medical school. While her husband was waiting assignment to the European theater during World War II, the family moved to Fort Bragg, NC and fell in love with the South. In 1947, they settled in Chattanooga, TN and raised a family of 8 children. Mary was a member of St. Peter & Paul Catholic Church and for many years was active in the Ladies of Charity and the Riverview Garden Club.
Mary was a devoted wife and mother, a loving grandmother and great-grandmother, a kind mother-in-law, and a favorite aunt and great-aunt. She was a legendary cook and meals at the "Boehm Home" were noted for the fare as well as the camaraderie. Friends were known to drop in at dinner time and were always welcomed at her table.Since the death of her husband of 56 years, she had been living independently offering a glass of wine to visitors who regularly appeared around 6 p.m.
She is survived by her brother, Dr. William B. MacGuire; sisters, Kathryn Prescott and Pat Sunderland; six of her eight children, Walter (Marie-Helen), Jeffrey (Gray), Peter (Susan), Paul (Judy), Janet Boehm Horton (Bill), and Jo Agnes Boehm.
She was predeceased by daughters, Mary Maher (Barry) and Sara Boehm. She is also survived by 18 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews.
The Boehm family would also like to thank her wonderful caregivers, Sue Buckner, Margaret Rainey, Sherry Keith and granddaughter Claire Horton.
Special thanks are also due to Effie Jones for her 30+ years of dedicated service and friendship. Thanks also to Hospice of Chattanooga.
Funeral services will be at St. Peter & Paul Catholic Church on 8th Street, at 11 a.m. Friday, August 6, 2010, with Father George Schmidt officiating.
Interment will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, August 5, 2010 at the North Chapel (Hightway 153) of Chattanooga Funeral Home and one hour before the funeral service at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Boehm Birth Defects Center at Erlanger Hospital, 975 E. Third St. 37403.
Friends may join the family to celebrate Mary Boehms life after the funeral service at the home of Janet and Bill Horton.
Arrangements are made by the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home Crematory and Florist, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson, TN.
Obituary: August 3, 2010
Chattanooga Times Free Press
Mary Margaret MacGuire Boehm, 96, of Chattanooga, TN passed away on Saturday, July 31, 2010.
She was born November 16, 1913 in New York City to William B. and Sarah O. MacGuire.
She graduated from Hunter College in NYC and in 1939 married Dr. Walter Edward Boehm whom she had dated through high school, college and medical school. While her husband was waiting assignment to the European theater during World War II, the family moved to Fort Bragg, NC and fell in love with the South. In 1947, they settled in Chattanooga, TN and raised a family of 8 children. Mary was a member of St. Peter & Paul Catholic Church and for many years was active in the Ladies of Charity and the Riverview Garden Club.
Mary was a devoted wife and mother, a loving grandmother and great-grandmother, a kind mother-in-law, and a favorite aunt and great-aunt. She was a legendary cook and meals at the "Boehm Home" were noted for the fare as well as the camaraderie. Friends were known to drop in at dinner time and were always welcomed at her table.Since the death of her husband of 56 years, she had been living independently offering a glass of wine to visitors who regularly appeared around 6 p.m.
She is survived by her brother, Dr. William B. MacGuire; sisters, Kathryn Prescott and Pat Sunderland; six of her eight children, Walter (Marie-Helen), Jeffrey (Gray), Peter (Susan), Paul (Judy), Janet Boehm Horton (Bill), and Jo Agnes Boehm.
She was predeceased by daughters, Mary Maher (Barry) and Sara Boehm. She is also survived by 18 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews.
The Boehm family would also like to thank her wonderful caregivers, Sue Buckner, Margaret Rainey, Sherry Keith and granddaughter Claire Horton.
Special thanks are also due to Effie Jones for her 30+ years of dedicated service and friendship. Thanks also to Hospice of Chattanooga.
Funeral services will be at St. Peter & Paul Catholic Church on 8th Street, at 11 a.m. Friday, August 6, 2010, with Father George Schmidt officiating.
Interment will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, August 5, 2010 at the North Chapel (Hightway 153) of Chattanooga Funeral Home and one hour before the funeral service at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Boehm Birth Defects Center at Erlanger Hospital, 975 E. Third St. 37403.
Friends may join the family to celebrate Mary Boehms life after the funeral service at the home of Janet and Bill Horton.
Arrangements are made by the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home Crematory and Florist, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson, TN.
Chattanooga Times Free Press
Mary Margaret MacGuire Boehm, 96, of Chattanooga, TN passed away on Saturday, July 31, 2010.
She was born November 16, 1913 in New York City to William B. and Sarah O. MacGuire.
She graduated from Hunter College in NYC and in 1939 married Dr. Walter Edward Boehm whom she had dated through high school, college and medical school. While her husband was waiting assignment to the European theater during World War II, the family moved to Fort Bragg, NC and fell in love with the South. In 1947, they settled in Chattanooga, TN and raised a family of 8 children. Mary was a member of St. Peter & Paul Catholic Church and for many years was active in the Ladies of Charity and the Riverview Garden Club.
Mary was a devoted wife and mother, a loving grandmother and great-grandmother, a kind mother-in-law, and a favorite aunt and great-aunt. She was a legendary cook and meals at the "Boehm Home" were noted for the fare as well as the camaraderie. Friends were known to drop in at dinner time and were always welcomed at her table.Since the death of her husband of 56 years, she had been living independently offering a glass of wine to visitors who regularly appeared around 6 p.m.
She is survived by her brother, Dr. William B. MacGuire; sisters, Kathryn Prescott and Pat Sunderland; six of her eight children, Walter (Marie-Helen), Jeffrey (Gray), Peter (Susan), Paul (Judy), Janet Boehm Horton (Bill), and Jo Agnes Boehm.
She was predeceased by daughters, Mary Maher (Barry) and Sara Boehm. She is also survived by 18 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews.
The Boehm family would also like to thank her wonderful caregivers, Sue Buckner, Margaret Rainey, Sherry Keith and granddaughter Claire Horton.
Special thanks are also due to Effie Jones for her 30+ years of dedicated service and friendship. Thanks also to Hospice of Chattanooga.
Funeral services will be at St. Peter & Paul Catholic Church on 8th Street, at 11 a.m. Friday, August 6, 2010, with Father George Schmidt officiating.
Interment will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, August 5, 2010 at the North Chapel (Hightway 153) of Chattanooga Funeral Home and one hour before the funeral service at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Boehm Birth Defects Center at Erlanger Hospital, 975 E. Third St. 37403.
Friends may join the family to celebrate Mary Boehms life after the funeral service at the home of Janet and Bill Horton.
Arrangements are made by the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home Crematory and Florist, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson, TN.
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