Anne Margaret Pooley

Anne Margaret Pooley, devoted wife, mother, grandmother; April 19, 1921 – July 5, 2016. She was born in Lynn, Massachusetts and resided in Hamilton for over 60 years. Anne married Walter Pooley (1924-2010) on November 18, 1945. She was a long time parishioner of St. Peter in Chains Catholic Church, where all three of her children attended school.

Anne worked for Mosler Safe Company for a number of years. She will be remembered and forever cherished by her family and friends for her love , humor, talent, commitment, and strength.

Her home was a favorite place for many of her children’s friends. She was most often found in her kitchen making homemade bread and pizza. She was a talented seamstress and made most of her children’s clothes, dance costumes, and formal dresses when they were younger. She also made the baptismal gown for her first great-granddaughter and namesake, AnnaMargaret.

She is survived by her daughter Bonnie Shinkle, daughter-in-law Carol Pooley, grandchildren Keri (Dave) Preter, Ami (Bobby) Hamersley, Jennifer Pooley-Bonsall, Laura Pooley, and Brian Pooley, great-grandchildren Anna Margaret, David Charles, and Thomas Matthew Preter, Brooke Morgan, Ashley Lynne, and Austin Charles Hamersley, and Evan Michael Bonsall. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Pooley; children Deborah Martha Pooley and Walter Michael "Mike" Pooley; her parents; and 5 siblings.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Peter in Chains Catholic Church, 382 Liberty Avenue, on Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at 10:00 am. Entombment will follow at St. Stephens Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, July 12, 2016 from 9:00 - 10:00 AM at the church.