Mrs. Mary M. Garrison

Mary M. Garrison, age 60, of Northford, formerly of Hamden, passed away at her residence on December 8, 2014. Mary is survived by her husband Raymond E. Garrison; her daughter Katheryn Kerley & her husband Joseph of Norwalk; her son Nicholas Garrison of North Branford; sister Ellen Sands of Hamden and her brother Robert Mulhern Ret. Chief GPD & his wife Ruth of North Branford. Born in New Haven on March 9, 1954, she was a daughter of the late Nora McGrath Mulhern & Hugh E. Mulhern, Sr. Ret. Chief HPD. Mary was also predeceased by her brothers Hugh Jr, Dennis & Brian Mulhern. Mary was the Manager of Human Resources for American Payment Systems and formerly of Shady Knoll Health Center. She was a Past President of the Oxford Womans Club. Friends may visit with her family on Friday, Dec. 12th from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM at Beecher & Bennett Funeral Home, 2300 Whitney Ave, Hamden. Her Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00 AM in Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Hamden. Interment will take place in St. Mary's Cemetery. Contributions in Mary's memory may be made to Disabled American Veterans, 80 Hall Ave, Meriden, CT 06450 (dav.org). or to Veterans of Foreign Wars, 1038 Middletown Ave, Northford, CT 06472.