Mary E. May
Feb 19, 1943 – Oct. 7, 2025
PEABODY - Mary Elizabeth May, 82, of Brooksby Village in Peabody, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at Beverly Hospital.
Mary was born on February 19, 1943, in Lawrence, MA, daughter of the late Arthur G. May and Catherine G. (Wilson) May. Mary lived in Waltham and Arlington much of her life.
Mary dedicated her life to education, serving as a high school teacher for many years at Chelmsford High School and as a private tutor for the SAT English Tests. She was a graduate of St Laurence O'Toole grammar school and St Mary's High School, both in Lawrence, and of The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, from which she received her BA, as well as Salem State College, where she earned her M Ed. Mary touched the lives of countless students throughout her career, with many of her SAT students writing their thanks for her tutelage years after she had retired from tutoring.
Mary is survived by her brother, John May and his wife Caroline of North Carolina, her nieces Rebekah May and Rachel May and her nephew Joshua May and their children, whom Mary loved dearly, Ezra, Lily, Phoebe and Isaac. She is also survived by her cousins in the Lyons and Reilly families, with whom she was very close.
Along with her parents Mary is pre-deceased by matriarchs and patriarchs of the Lyons & Reilly families, with whom she shared many happy times.
Services are private. Arrangements by Berube & Sons Funeral Home, Salem. To send a condolence to the family please comment below. On the next page be sure to enter your name and click ‘comment as guest.’