Maureen M. Hern

December 27, 1954 - August 08, 2021

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Obituary for Maureen M. Hern

Maureen M. Hern, known as “Moe” to her family, died by accident at home, Sunday August 8, 2021, at the age of 66.

Maureen was born in Boston, the third of ten children born to the late John D. and Marguerite H. Hern. Maureen spent her childhood in Milton and was a graduate of The University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She later lived in Boston before moving to Centerville, MA, where she lived for many years.

Maureen began her career at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of MA, and later transitioned to the technology industry, working for software companies including PSDI and later IBM. Maureen loved nature, animals and her family. She had many pets throughout her life and adopted many shelter animals. A lifelong learner and reader, with a keen interest in nature and the world around her, she will be sorely missed by all who knew and loved her.

Maureen was the devoted daughter to the late John D. Hern and Marguerite (Hickey) Hern. She leaves her siblings, Kathleen Dray of Boston, Anne Hern of Hingham, Margaret Hern of Falmouth, Amy (Hern) Nutter and her husband Steve of Falmouth, Rosemary (Hern) Lockwood and her husband David of Scituate, Peter Hern and his wife Susan of Hingham, Tracy Hern of Yachats, OR, and James Leo Hern and his wife Edwina of North Easton. She was predeceased by her late brother John D. Hern Jr. of Plymouth. Maureen will be missed by her nephews and nieces Matthew Scanlon, Catherine Scanlon Coombs, Julia Hern-Fondation, Lilly Hern-Fondation, Molly McGreevy, John McGreevy, Ally McGreevy, Benjamin Nutter and his partner Kimberly Laks, Megan Nutter, William Lockwood and his fiancé Courtney Preston, Madeline (Lockwood) Morgan and her husband Drew, Henry Lockwood, Laura Hern, John Hern, Elena Hern, Christopher Hern, James Hern and Thomas Hern, her grand-nephew Ryan Robert Scanlon, and her many cousins and friends.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Saint Elizabeth Church, 350 Reedsdale Road, Milton, Saturday August 14 at 11:30 am. Relatives and friends invited. Interment to follow at Milton Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Maureen’s favorite charity, the MSPCA of Cape Cod, 1577 Falmouth Rd, Centerville MA 02362 or at www.mspca.org/adoption-centers/cape-cod-adoption-center/

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  • February 17, 2023

    Devin Croft

    I didn't learn of Moe's passing until recently, so this condolence message is much too late. I knew Maureen my last two years living in Amherst, MA where I was a year ahead of her at UMass. We were introduced by a mutual friend during my senior year and Moe's junior year and we became good friends. Our shared Irish-American heritage made it easy for us to share time together and I will always remember her as a kind, warm, and generous person with a GREAT sense of humor. I continued to live in Amherst after graduation, working at a farm and Maureen was the most insistent voice advising me to do more with my Political Science degree than working on a farm! She must have said the right things since I soon embarked on a 33 year career with the federal govt that took me all over the US until my retirement. We corresponded for a few years after I moved from Massachusetts but eventually lost contact, which I do regret, especially now. I was somewhat surprised that she had not married and raised a family of her own, since the Maureen I knew would have been a wonderful wife and mother. I'm sure her nieces and nephews received all the love, warmth and guidance that she would have given to her own children during her lifetime. My own memories of Moe are a testament to the fact that she had a very positive impact on others well beyond her immediate family and that impact still resonates to this day. I hope that knowledge can serve in some small way to assuage the grief her family must feel even now nearly two years after her passing. Devin Croft Littleton, CO