Mollie McCabe Walsh

Mollie McCabe Walsh, 87, of Marlborough Avenue in Wilkes-Barre died Thursday at Little Flower Manor.

Born May 6, 1924 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Joseph A. and Mary Kane McCabe.

Mollie attended Saint Ann's Academy and was a 1943 graduate of James M. Coughlin High School.

Before her marriage in 1972 Mollie was a banker with the former Second National Bank in Wilkes-Barre where she headed the savings bond department for sixteen years. Previously, she served as a dental assistant to Dr. Heffernan of Wilkes-Barre for several years.

She was a member of the American Bankers Association and Pennsylvania Bankers Association which she served on several committees.

Mollie was devoted to her faith and was a member of the Parish of Our Lady of Fatima.

Her husband of thirty-eight years, Richard R. Walsh died August 6, 2010. Brothers, Michael and Bernard Riley also preceded her in death.

She will be missed by her sisters, Eileen Riley and Carolyn Stempien of Wilkes-Barre; and friends, including a dear friend of Richard and Mollie, Jim Olson of Wilkes-Barre.

Celebration of Mollie’s Life will be held Monday at 8:30 AM from McLaughlin’s – The Family Funeral Service, 142 South Washington Street in Wilkes-Barre with Funeral Mass at 9:30 AM in the Church of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception. Interment will be in Saint Mary's Cemetery in Hanover Township.

Visitation will be held at McLaughlin's on Sunday from 5 to 8 PM.

Mollie's family is grateful to the entire staff of Saint Therese Residence and Little Flower Manor for their loving care.

Permanent messages and memories can be shared with Mollie’s family at www.celebrateherlife.com