Obituary of Maureen Therese "Mrs. B" (O'Neil) Bolognese

Maureen Therese “Mrs. B” (O’Neil) Bolognese, 73, of Swampscott, loving wife of Ottavio “Peppi” Bolognese, died on Monday, November 23, 2015 with her family at her side at the NSMC Salem Hospital. Maureen was born in Boston on October 15, 1942 daughter of the late Arthur and Lena (Malagrifa) O’Neil. She was raised in East Boston graduating from Boston Girls High School, pursued her education at Salem State University receiving a BA in Early Childhood Education and her Masters in Education from Lesley University. Maureen taught Kindergarten and 1st grade in East Boston, Winthrop and Swampscott retiring in 2006 from Manchester-by-the-Sea, a position she held for over 20 years. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, friend, and teacher. She devoted her life to creating a home for her family and was so proud of her 3 grandsons. Maureen was devout Catholic and an active parishioner at St. John the Evangelist Church in Swampscott. She loved living life to the fullest. “Peppi” said that "she became a great cook and truly enjoyed entertaining family and friends." In addition to her husband Peppi with whom she shared 49 years of marriage, she is survived by a son, David O. Bolognese and his wife Alicia of Marblehead; a daughter, Nicole T. Bolognese and her significant other Bill Schmidt of Hoboken, NJ; her cherished grandsons, David Jr., Michael and Luke Bolognese of Marblehead; 2 brothers and their spouses, Richard and Eleanor O’Neil, and Arthur O’Neil Jr. and Candida “Dolly” O’Neil all of Swampscott; her nieces and nephews, Dr. Kristen O’Neil Callahan, Michael, Matthew, John, Kevin and Kerry O’Neil, Steven Bolognese, Susan VanCampen, Rick and David Battaglia; 3 sisters-in-law, Lucille Bolognese, Sr. Lucy Bolognese, Carmelite Nuns, and Angela Bouteldja. Her family will receive relatives and friends on Friday, November 27, 2015 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Conway, Cahill-Brodeur Funeral Home, 82 Lynn St., Peabody. Her funeral will be held on Saturday, November 28th from the funeral home at 9:30 a.m. followed by her Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. at St. John the Evangelist Church, 174 Humphrey St., Swampscott. Memorial contributions may be made in Maureen’s name to the Angel Fund for ALS Research of MA, www.theangelfund.org . Burial in Swampscott Cemetery. Please visit www.ccbfuneralcom for directions, online obituary, and memorial guest book.