Mrs. Mary Lynn Married for 60 years; worked in nursing NAUGATUCK — Mrs. Mary (Cassidy) Lynn, 83, of 67 Deepwood Road, died Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010, at Beacon Brook Health Care Center in Naugatuck surrounded by her husband of 60 years and her eight children. She was the wife of William J. Lynn Sr. Mrs. Lynn was born in Yonkers, N.Y., on June 23, 1927, daughter of the late James and Margaret Cassidy. She was a graduate of Commerce High School in Yonkers, N.Y., and a graduate of Saint Mary's Hospital School of Nursing in Waterbury. Prior to pursuing a career in nursing, she worked at a bank on Wall Street and after graduating nursing school, she worked as a LPN at an emergency room in Waterbury. She most recently worked at the former Meloria Childrens Hospital in Prospect. Mrs. Lynn was an active member of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Naugatuck and was a member and former officer of the Naugatuck Junior Womens Club. Besides her husband, Mrs. Lynn is survived by four daughters, Margaret H. Batsford and her husband, Donald C. Batsford, of Townsend, Mass., Helen L. Bodnar and her husband, Richard J. Bodnar, of Deerfield, N.H., Barbara L. Carson and her husband, William G. Carson, of Carmel, Ind., and Janet L. Johnson and her husband, Robert L. Johnson, of Bolton; four sons, William J. Lynn Jr. and wife, Patricia Lynn, of Naugatuck, Thomas M. Lynn and his wife, Linda, of Boca Raton, Fla., Michael M. Lynn and his wife. Sharon M. Lynn. of Naugatuck, and John P. Lynn and his wife, Elizabeth G. Lynn, of Boca Raton, Fla.; 20 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by a sister, Patricia Cassidy, and a brother, James Cassidy. A funeral Mass will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010, at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, 338 North Main St., Naugatuck. Family and friends are asked to please meet directly at the church. Burial will be in St. James Cemetery, Naugatuck. There are no calling hours. The Buckmiller Brothers Funeral Home, 82 Fairvierw Ave., Naugatuck, is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society New England Division, P.O. Box 1004, Meriden 06450-1004. For more information and online condolences, please log on to www.buckmillerbrothers.com.