Mary Denning Passes Away

Mary E. (Mutch) Denning, 97, of Newburyport, formerly of Charlemont, North Reading and Medford, died Saturday, Aug. 4, at the High Pointe Hospice House in Haverhill. She was the beloved wife of the late Charles T. Denning.

Born in Ainslee Point, Nova Scotia, Canada on June 17, 1921, she was the daughter of the late John E. and Elsie M. (MacKay) Mutch. Mary was a raised in Medford and was a graduate of Medford High School.

Mary was an office worker for many years for Touraine’s in Boston and for the Lynnway VW in Lynn. She was very caring, she loved gardening, sewing, cooking, baking and especially reading. She was a great seamstress and loved clothes and fashion. Mary loved her cats, her privacy and was very independent.

Family members include her Loving stepdaughter, Pamela Denning of North Reading, 10 nephews and 11 nieces, including Cheryl Stiles, Susan Leeman and Heidi Brickley. She was the sister of the late Duncan and George Mutch, Alfreda Taylor, Jessie Wilson, Elsie Brown and Irene Freeman.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, Aug. 9 from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m., followed by a Funeral Service at 11 a.m. at the Croswell Funeral Home, 19 Bow Street, North Reading. Burial will be held in Riverside Cemetery in North Reading. Memorial donations may be made in her memory to the charity of one’s choice. www.croswellfuneralhome.com