Margaret Mary (Hughes) Harter, 73, of Quincy and originally from Dorchester, passed away Sunday February 11, 2024, surrounded by her loving family.

Margaret will be remembered as a voracious reader, and a great lover of musical theater, babies, and horror movies. She was arguably Coca-Cola’s number one fan. Margaret was a kind and sensitive soul; her home was always open to those going through difficult times, and it was a place where many of her children’s friends at one time or another called home. She had an infectious laugh and a quiet but astute sense of play that could find humor in almost any situation. Her beautiful, selfless soul never stopped shining through no matter what she was going through. Margaret chose to be laid to rest in a cemetery in the company of some of her favorite authors. She liked to imagine she could be having tea parties in the afterlife with these other brilliant and interesting people. She will be greatly missed, but her loved ones are comforted by the knowledge that she will be perfect and whole again in God’s home.

Beloved mother of Caera Gramore of Washington, John Harter, Jr. of Hyde Park, Denise Harter of Barnstable, Eileen Harter of New York, David Harter, and Valerie Winters both of Quincy. Loving grandmother of Caleb, Andy, Rachel, and Teddy. Margaret is also survived by her sister Regina Hughes of Quincy, several nieces and nephews, and Alexis MacLeod, mother of Andy and Rachel. She was predeceased by her parents Thomas and Marion (Leahy) Hughes, and her sisters Marilyn and Eleanor.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Saint Martin de Porres Parish, Saint Brendan Church, 589 Gallivan Boulevard, Dorchester, Friday February 16 at 10:00 AM. Family and friends invited. Visiting hours at Dolan Funeral Home, 460 Granite Avenue, EAST MILTON SQUARE, Thursday from 4-8 PM. Interment Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord.

Donations in Margaret’s memory may go to Justice Resource Institute, ATTN: Account Receivable, 160 Gould Street Suite 300, Needham Heights, MA 02494. Please include the program name “JRI” in the check memo line. Or to North Shore Music Theatre, Attention: Karen Nascembeni, 54 Dunham Road, Beverly, MA 01915.