Mary C. Mcginnis

Born and raised in Rutland, Vermont, Mary Connolly McGinnis died on Thursday, June 2nd, 2022, in Windham, New Hampshire. Mary was born to James and Elizabeth Connolly in 1946.

She attended Christ the King Catholic School and graduated from Mount Saint Joseph Academy in 1964. She went to Fisher College in Boston, Massachusetts, and received her degree from Castleton University in Castleton, Vermont. Mary pursued her career teaching business in Plattsburgh, New York, and then found her way back to the Boston area, settling in Framingham, Massachusetts, where she worked at the Bay State Gas Company. Eventually, moving back to the Rutland area, Mary worked for many years at local doctors’ offices.

Known affectionately by many as “M,” Mary had a large circle of family and friends. Everyone who knew her knew she loved gatherings—and if there was music and dancing, she was on the dance floor! She also loved road trips, calling herself a Road Warrior, she would often make trips to the Carolinas to visit her children while they attended colleges down South. She was loved and will be missed by many.

She is survived by her two daughters Kathryn McGinnis of Brooklyn, New York, and Kristen (McGinnis) Cohen with her husband Benjamin Cohen of Derry, New Hampshire; her two grandchildren Madison and Cameron Cohen; her brother Martin Connolly and his wife, Ada, of Fort Washington, Maryland, and their daughter, Anne (Connolly), and her husband, Hank Walther, with their children Tyson and Rio; her sister, Kathleen (Connolly), and her husband, Matthew MacDonald, of Conway, New Hampshire, and their son, Matthew, and his wife, Rita, with their daughter, Isla MacDonald, of Manchester, New Hampshire. Mary is predeceased by her brother Robert Connolly of Rutland, Vermont, and her parents.

There will be calling hours held at Clifford’s Funeral Home on Thursday, June 9th, from 4:00 pm–6:00 pm. A mass will be held at Christ the King Church on Friday, June 10th, at 11:00 am, followed by a committal of ashes at Calvary Cemetery.

Arrangements are under the guidance of Clifford’s Funeral Home.