Julie P. (Buckley) O’Brien

Julie P. (Buckley) O’Brien, 66, of Central Street,
Ipswich, died Tuesday, December 3, 2019 in the Kaplan Family Hospice,
Danvers following her long illness. She was the wife of the late William
J. O’Brien.
Born in Malden on February
2, 1953, she was the daughter of the late John C. and Margaret M. (Escott)
Buckley. Julie was raised in Malden and was a graduate of Girls Catholic.
Married in 1973 the O’Briens soon made their home
in Grafton where they raised their family and lived for twenty years. The
O’Brien Family summered on Little Neck, Ipswich where Julie loved the
activities of the beach and community. It was there that she enjoyed
family, friends, and swimming. For several years she was employed as a
courier for Tufts University.
She is survived by two
sons, Keith W. O’Brien and his wife Sarah of Wakefield, Mark W. O’Brien
and his wife Sarah of Danvers; a daughter, Amy E. Conklin and her husband
Gregory of Danvers; eight grandchildren, William and Grace Conklin, Chloe,
William Finn and Maeve O’Brien, George, Auriel and Leo O’Brien.
She
is also survived by two brothers, John Buckley of Medford, Robert Buckley
of Malden; two sisters, Deborah Cody and Elaine Lemire both of Ipswich and
many in-laws, nephews and nieces. She was the sister of the late Maureen
Fairbanks formerly of Florida and Nancy Fogarty formerly of North Reading.
Her funeral will be held Monday 11 am from the Whittier-Porter Funeral
Home, 6 High Street, Ipswich followed by the celebration of a Funeral Mass
of Christian Burial at noon in Our Lady of Hope Church, Linebrook Road,
Ipswich. Family and friends are respectfully welcomed. Visiting hours will
be Sunday 3 to 7 pm. A committal service will be held 11 am Tuesday in St.
Philip Cemetery in Grafton. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions in
her name may be made to
www.cjmoodyfund.com and or NAMI Massachusetts –
www.namimass.org
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