Obituary: Sandra Lee (McCranie) Moloney, 60; Resource Management, KPMG, Boston, For 30 Years

Obituary from Campbell Funeral Home.

Sandra Lee (McCranie) Moloney, 60, beloved wife of Gerard A. Moloney, died Sunday, April 5, 2015 at home surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of the late Harold and Esther (Trotter) McCranie.

Born October 14, 1954 and raised in Central Florida, Sandy loved all the natural beauty that Florida had to offer, even though the theme parks and the crowded tourist venues were well on their way, her parents’ love of nature paved the way for her fascination with “old Florida”.

Massachusetts however, was where she made her home. A resident of Beverly for the past seventeen years, she always said that it was the “picture postcard ideal” of the place that she fell in love with. The coastlines, old forests, quaint and picturesque towns filled with history provided the character and backdrop for the life she wanted to live. Sandy loved to work in the garden, nothing satisfied her more than seeing the beauty of nature. She was an avid reader, a great cook, and entertainer. She and Gerry were the perfect partners in co-chefing and entertainer par-excellence!

Sandy had been employed for the past thirty years in resource management for KPMG at its Boston office. She was a loving wife, step-mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend who will be missed by all who knew her.

In addition to her beloved husband of Galway, Ireland, with whom she shared fifteen years of marriage, she is survived by two beloved step-daughters, Emma Marie Daniels and her husband, Evan of Millis and Ashley Elizabeth Moloney of Beverly, three grandchildren, Gavin, Owen and Sophie, a sister, Linda Karen Buckley and brother-in-law Tom Buckley of Chesterfield, VA, and brother Robert Hamilton McCranie of Orlando, Florida. Two nieces, Cynthia Buckley and Jennifer Baldwin. 3 grand-nieces, and 3 grand-nephews. Anne Newman, maternal Aunt, 97 years old, of Pavo, Georgia. Many 1st cousins, closest which are Betty Trotter Sharrock of Augusta, Georgia, Janis Glover of Pavo, Georgia, and Susan Garland of Thomasville, Georgia. Sisters-in-law, Mary McConnell, her husband Danny, their two sons Daniel and Peter and Peter’s wife Joanna; Josephine Cusack and her husband Tom, their 4 sons, Adrian, Shane, Thomas and Alan, and their wives, Amanda, Maureen and Jacqueline.

A memorial service will be held at the First Baptist Church, 221 Cabot Street, Beverly, Saturday, April 18, 2015 at 11 a.m. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Burial in the North Beverly Cemetery. Reception to follow at Beverly Golf and Tennis Club. Contributions may be made in her memory to St. John the Evangelist School, 111 New Balch St. Beverly. Information, directions, condolences at www.campbellfuneral.com .