Mary J. Weiss, 94, of Ashland, beloved wife of the late Edmund A. Weiss passed away Mon. Nov. 27th. Born and raised in Framingham, she was the daughter of the late James V. and Mary (Cardeleen) Casella.

Mary's greatest joy was being a wife, mother and grandmother. Mary was generous, caring and had a talent for listening, making friends and talking with others. In addition to her family, she enjoyed the outdoors, vacations on Cape Cod, a good cup of coffee and backyard bird watching.   Mary was active with Ed in FARA – the Framingham Amateur Radio Club, earned her amateur and technician radio license and volunteered for many years at the Boston Marathon as part of the Amateur Radio emergency relay league.  Before her marriage to Ed in 1956, Mary was active in the 4-H and worked at GM in Framingham for 10 years, Loewe's Theater and Lombard Governor. She was also part of her neighborhood civil defense during WWII.

Mary is survived by four daughters Gretchen (Greg Pelnar) Weiss of Chicago, IL, Heidi (Carl) Silkey of Massachusetts, Marietta (Thomas) Kulp of Sutton, MA and Franziska (John) Lorey of Corning, NY, brother James (Ghislaine) Casella of South Yarmouth, MA, sister-in-law Mrs. William R. (Elizabeth) Weiss Jr. of Lexington, MA, several nieces and nephews, and 13 grandchildren – Brendan, Ryan (Hayley), Conor, Johanna, Evan, Emily, Justin, Kyle, Louisa, Nathan, Greta, Henry and Daniar.

Mary was predeceased by her sisters Rosalie (Anthony) Alluzio, Pauline (Ferintino) Tureio, Josephine (John) Cupak and brother Carmen Casella.

Mary had a strong faith and believed in the power of prayer.   A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday, Dec. 4th at 10:00am in St. Matthews Parish, 105 Southville Rd. in Southboro with burial to follow in Wildwood Cemetery in Ashland. There are no calling hours.