Mary Philomena Kirkpatrick

Mary Philomena (Mulryan) Kirkpatrick passed peacefully in Roslindale, MA, on February 3, 2026 after a long illness at age 71.

Mary was born in Ennis, Co. Clare, Ireland, emigrating to the United States with her parents as a child. After stops in Canada and across the USA the family settled in Boston where Mary, at age 16, became a naturalized US Citizen. During her life she worked in many allied medical fields gaining a body of knowledge in health and science.

After raising her children to a level of self-sufficiency, she returned to school and accomplished an A.S. degree from Bay State Junior college, B.A .in both Human Advocacy and Legal Studies from UMass Boston, and an M.M. from Cambridge College. In her retirement years she was a published co-author along with physicians at Boston Medical Center on the study of kidney disease in Type 1 Diabetics. In her spare time, she also greatly enjoyed playing “Mrs. Claus” with her husband playing Santa, for the Roslindale community and at several area preschools and businesses.

Mary was preceded in death by her parents, Martin Mulryan and Margaret (Howard) Mulryan originally from Ireland, and more-recently from Roslindale and Coventry, RI.

She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Dennis M. Kirkpatrick of Roslindale, her children Dianne M. Kirkpatrick of Winthrop, Martin S. Kirkpatrick of Roslindale, her sister Theresa Mulryan-Toomey of Coventry, RI, a brother-in-law, Richard M. Kirkpatrick of Roslindale, and nieces, Jenette Delmonaco of Westerly, RI. and Tamantha Cossey of Allston-Brighton.

A funeral Mass will be offered on Friday, February 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM at the Sacred Heart Church, 169 Cummins Highway, Roslindale, MA 02131. Family and friends are welcome. Funeral arrangements will be private with a Celebration of Life and Remembrance to be scheduled at a later date. In lieu of flowers, Mary would have appreciated donations sent to the St. Jude’s Hospital for Children in Memphis, TN.