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Tuesday, July 21, 2026
4:00 - 7:00 pm
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Starts at 10:00 am
DOYLE, Marion S. "Bunny"
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Of Brookline, passed away peacefully on July 10, 2026, at the age of 85.
Beloved mother of Suzanne Mahony and her husband, David, of Jamaica Plain. Adored grandmother of Erin Distolfo and her husband, Marc, and cherished great-grandmother of Alicia Distolfo, all of Attleboro. Dear sister of Frances Doyle and Mary Elizabeth Amirouche, both of California, and Paul Doyle and his wife, Melissa, of Texas. She is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.
Bunny was a dedicated secretary at the Lincoln School in Brookline and later worked in the Theater Department at Boston College, where she retired. She will be remembered for her warmth, kindness, and unwavering devotion to her family.
Funeral services will be held from the Bell-O'Dea Funeral Home, 376 Washington St., Brookline, on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., followed by a Funeral Mass at St. Ignatius Church, Chestnut Hill, at 10:00 a.m. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend.
Visiting hours will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Interment Holyhood Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Bunny's memory may be made to the MSPCA at www.mspca.org .
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
4:00 - 7:00 pm
Bell-O'Dea Funeral Home
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Starts at 10:00 am
St. Ignatius Church
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