Anne P. Crowley

Anne P. Crowley (Connors) of Milton died at 100 years old on January 3, 2018.  Devoted wife  of the late Joseph A. Crowley.  Beloved mother of Anne Holloway and her husband Jack of Atherton,  California.   Dearest  sister of the late Gretchen C. Dooley  and her husband John J. Dooley.  Cherished  grandmother of Michael James Holloway.  Anne’s family would like to thank the women who gave Anne wonderful care over the past 10 years; Sherry Bennett, Kelley Bennett, Donna Keddy, Marybeth Mayo, Theresa McLaughlin, Betty Shea, Mary Swan and Patricia Young, these ladies were angels.

Anne was a Bostonian through and through,  as graduate of Girls Latin High School, New England Conservatory of Music and Simmons College.  She was Children’s Librarian for 40 years where she pioneered the  bookmobile  program and her summer reading club. She  was  also  an active  member of the Milton Woman’s Club.  Anne Celebrated her 100th birthday on September 16, 2017 with her family and dear friends.  She will be missed by all who had the pleasure to have known and loved her.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial in Saint Elizabeth Church, Milton on January 11,  2018 at 10am.  Visiting hours prior to the funeral 8:30-9:30am in the  Dolan  Funeral Home, 460 Granite Avenue, Milton.  Interment in Saint Joseph Cemetery, West  Roxbury.  Donations in memory  of  Anne may be made to the M.J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, Grand Central Station, PO Box 4777, New York, NY 10163-4777 or michaeljfox.org.  See www.dolanfuneral.com for online condolences and directions.