Wirth, Mary Ann (Meagher)
Mary Ann (Meagher) Wirth, 92, died December 4, 2021 after a brief illness, with her loving family at her side at Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA. Mary, also known as Marie, was born in Florence, NY on November 16, 1929 to Mary Ann (Britton) and Joseph Meagher. Marie was the oldest of eight (with three brothers and four sisters—joseph, Frank, Phila, Pauline, Margaret, Nancy, and James), and grew up in Florence, NY. She attended
a one-room school for the elementary grades and graduated from nearby Camden High School in 1947. Marie went on to attend and graduate from the Central City Business Institute in Syracuse, NY, during which time she met her first husband, Robert Ostrander. Following their marriage in 1949 they moved to Brampton, Ontario, Canada where their son, Richard, was born. After Robert’s untimely death in a plane crash in 1951, Marie moved back to Camden. In time, she re-married. Together with her new husband Charles (Charley) Wirth, the couple moved to West Granby, CT, and added three more children to their family: Christine,
Nancy, and John. Marie was a homemaker and mother above all else, creating a warm, loving home filled with home-cooked food, pets, gardens, and room for her children to grow and explore. She was gracious and
kind, and a gifted listener. Always wanting to help those less fortunate, she and Charley opened their home to two foster children; later, when Marie’s children were older, she enjoyed being the nanny for another local child, helping to raise and love her for the next 15 years. Naturally, when her own grandchildren
started arriving she was delighted and pitched in to care for them at every opportunity. With their children grown, Marie and her beloved husband Charley took the opportunity to travel. They made numerous road trips across North America bringing their little pooch Muffin along with them in their camper. Twice, they went as far as Alaska and the Arctic Circle. They also traveled to Europe. Marie would often say how lucky she had been in her life. In her last years, even as her health became an issue, she rarely complained. We will always remember her for her kindness and love. Marie was predeceased by her beloved husband Charley in 2018; also in 2018 by her son-in-law Charles Normand. In 1994 she was predeceased by her dearly loved son, John Charles Joseph Wirth. Additionally she was predeceased by her brother Frank Meagher, and sisters Pauline Mitchell, Nancy Comins, and Phila Burns. Marie leaves behind her brothers Joseph and James, and sister Margaret Owens; her son Richard Ostrander Wirth and his wife Margaret Leahy Wirth, of Boston; daughter Christine Wirth, also of Boston; daughter Nancy Roehl and her husband Thomas Roehl of Plymouth, CT. She also leaves her much loved extended family including six grandchildren: Gregory, Drew, Jacob, and Dayana Roehl; Katrina Wirth Fulton, and Laura Leahy Wirth; nine great-grandchildren: Savannah and Kiera Roehl; Adriana Jeridore; Jonathan, Dylan, and Thomas Roehl;
Genevieve, Hobbes, and August Fulton; as well as her dearly loved sisters-in-law, and many nieces and nephews. The family wishes to thank Marie’s caregivers who provided her with so much comfort and care in her last years. Their professionalism and kindness allowed Marie to stay at home until the very end of her life. Calling hours will be Saturday, December 11, 2021 from 2 to 4pm at the Southwick Forastiere Funeral Home, 624 College Highway, Southwick, MA. They will conclude with a short service beginning about 3:45pm. The family respectfully requests all attendees wear a mask. Burial will take place at a future date. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to The Little Guild Animal Shelter, West Cornwall, CT www.littleguild.org or Baystate Medical Center Hospice Care www.baystatehealth.org/giving . For online condolences please visit www.forastiere.com.