Mary E Murray-O’Shea passed into eternal life Monday, January 17, 2022 peacefully surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Rosscarbery, County Cork, Ireland in 1934, the daughter of the late James and Hannnah O’Sullivan.

Predeceased by her first husband Thomas Murray in 1986, Timothy O’Shea in 2014, and her son Brian in 2018, she is survived by her daughter Carol Murray Collins and husband Chris of Trumbull, daughter-in-law Monique Siegrist and her husband Chris of River Ridge LA; three step children Timothy, Colleen and Tara; grandchildren Ryan and fiancé Alex of Stamford, Nora of Denver CO, Jack of Trumbull, and Marian and Thomas Murray of River Ridge LA.; step grandchildren Tim, Aiden, Piper, Grant & Brendan; brothers Michael , Jimmy and his wife Mary, sisters-in-law Sheila, Judy, and Jenny, and many nieces and nephews.

Mary studied nursing in London at the Whittington Hospital and became an RN. She took her Nursing Boards in Hartford after coming to America in 1961. She loved nursing and spent 35 years at Saint Vincent’s Medical Center. She was loved by her patients and coworkers alike. After her retirement from Saint Vincent's she enjoyed working at Collins Medical Equipment and also was a parish nurse.  Mary was a life time member of the Gaelic American Club, the St. Thomas Ladies Guild, and the Bellarmine Ladies Guild at Fairfield Prep. She loved Irish music and dance and shared that love with her children and grandchildren. Her Irish soda bread was a specialty enjoyed by many. Most of all she loved time with her family whether it was at home, or at her daughter or sons, at a game, on the beach, or on their many trips to Ireland over the years. Her grandchildren loved to listen to stories of her childhood in Ireland as they cozied up beside her. She saw the goodness in everything and everyone around her.

Due to forecast inclement weather, the Funeral Mass has be rescheduled to MONDAY, January 31, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 1719 Post Road, Fairfield.  Interment will follow in St. Thomas Cemetery.  A visitation will be held Friday from 4-8 p.m. in the Spear-Miller Funeral Home, 39 South Benson Road, Fairfield.  In lieu of flowers, donations in Mary’s memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or American Heart Association.  For information or to offer an online condolence please visit www.SpearFuneralHome.com

To attend the Mass virtually, please follow the link below the service information further down the page.