Theresa Marie Moriarty, 89, Tiverton

Posted 6/20/19

Theresa Marie (Joyce) Moriarty,  89, of Tiverton, and formerly of Fir Avenue, Tiverton, passed away on June 18, 2019.  She was the wife of John Robert Moriarty.  Born in Boston, Mass., she grew up …

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Theresa Marie Moriarty, 89, Tiverton

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Theresa Marie (Joyce) Moriarty,  89, of Tiverton, and formerly of Fir Avenue, Tiverton, passed away on June 18, 2019.  She was the wife of John Robert Moriarty.  Born in Boston, Mass., she grew up in Milton, Mass., and was the daughter of the late Mary (Connolly) and Coleman Joyce. 

She had attended Bryant Stratton Business College.  A homemaker for most of her lifetime, she was a member of Holy Ghost Parish and had taught CCD there. 

In addition to her husband, she leaves her children, John R. Moriarty Jr. (Alison), Daniel F. Moriarty (Sandra), Thomas J. Moriarty (Veronica), Michael P. Moriarty (Sandra) and Neil Moriarty.  She also leaves 11 grandchildren, one great grandson, and her sister-in-law, Marguerite A. Love.

She was the sister of the late Martin Joyce, Thomas Joyce, Mary Galvin and Coleman Joyce.  She was predeceased by her aunts Sister Veronia and Sister Joseph of the Carmelite Order.  She was the sister-in-law of the late Daniel F. Moriarty and Marie Wallace.

Her visitation will be held prior to her funeral on Saturday from  9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Pocasset Memorial Funeral Home, 462 Main Road, Tiverton.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Holy Ghost Church on Judson Steet, Tiverton at 11 a.m.  Burial will be at Pocasset Hill Cemetery.  www.almeida-pocasset.com for on line guest book.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Carmelite Monastery, 61 Mount Pleasant Ave., Roxbury, MA 02119 in her memory.

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