Mary Jane (MacDonnell) Pound

Mary Pound, daughter of the late Alexander and Euphimia MacDonnell, born August 23, 1920 in Centennial, Nova Scotia, Canada died May 21, 2016, at the age of 95 in the warmth and comfort of her Enfield home enveloped by the love of her family. Mary was predeceased by her beloved husband Atwood Pound in 1972 after 33 years of marriage.

Mary is survived by her three daughters and their spouses, Mary & James Moscone of Cape Elizabeth, ME; Ann & Carl Piemonte of Enfield, CT with whom she made her home and Katherine & John Berube of Enfield, CT. She is also survived by her 11 grandchildren; MaryBeth Munley, Donna Jasminski, Joyce D’Angelo, Stephen Batchelor, Jennifer Moscone, Lynn Piemonte, Karen Giordano, Michelle Joyce, Jacqueline Berube, Suzanne Cromer and John Berube, Jr. Mary is also survived by 17 great grandchildren; Kelly Munley, Tom Munley, Lauren Jasminski, Grace Jasminski, Alexandra Jasminski, Nicole Ludt, Alayna D’Angelo, Gabrielle D’Angelo, Elizabeth Batchelor, Angela Batchelor, Sean Patrick Kearney, Carly Giordano, Thomas Giordano, Robby Joyce, Andrew Berube, Ivy Berube and Nicholas Cromer and 4 great-great grandchildren; Vienna Ludt, Evan Ward, Wyatt Munley and Quinn Munley, along with a loving extended family of nieces and nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews; who will miss their visits to Grandma’s house. She will be dearly missed and loved forever by her family and all that knew her.
Mary was predeceased by her 2 sisters Katherine Dempsey and Elizabeth Miles and 5 brothers, Archibald, Michael, John J., Angus and John M. MacDonnell.

Mary was employed by P&W, Scitico Market, Sage Allen and Filene’s.
She was a communicant of Holy Family Catholic Church in Enfield, CT. She had a keen sense of humor and was most happy in the presence of her family, visits to the beach and enjoyed occasional visits to the casino with her friends. Mary was an avid reader and loved to garden. She was full of life, whip-quick dry wit, a wonderful and fearless sense of adventure, and the occasional bit of salty language, always neat as a pin. She traveled extensively and had an engaging, funny story about anything and everything. She was the ultimate matriarch in our family, and we all loved her with fierce, unwavering conviction.

Mary’s family will receive relatives and friends on Wed. May 25, 2016 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Browne Memorial Funeral Chapels on 43 Shaker Road, Enfield, CT. Funeral service will be held on Thursday May 26, 2016 with the funeral procession forming at 10:00 a.m. to Holy Family Church for a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow in the Hazardville Cemetery, Enfield. Memorial donations in her memory may be made to the Masonicare Partners Hospice Program, 111 Founders Plaza Ste. 200, East Hartford, CT 06108 or to Holy Family Church 23 Simon Rd. Enfield, CT 06082.