Mary Harrison

August 6, 1929 - December 4, 2017

Mary Harrison, 88 of Holly Springs, NC passed away on Monday, December 4, 2017 at WakeMed Hospital, Raleigh, NC. Born Tuesday, August 6, 1929 in Newark, New Jersey to the late Arthur and Mary Reed. She attended Verona High School, graduating class of 1947. She would meet the love of her life Eugene Harrison and they would marry in 1953. The couple moved to Sayreville to continue to raise their family. In 1971, after 17 years of marriage Mary's beloved husband Eugene passed away. After Eugene passed she would take over as Owner and President of Harrison Realty in Sayreville and Old Bridge until 1981. Mary then worked at various local real estate firms before her retirement in 1996. In 1985 Mary had moved to Society Hill Old Bridge and was a parishioner of St. Ambrose Parish, she would stay in Old Bridge for more than 20 years before moving to Holly Springs, North Carolina. Mary enjoyed traveling and reading a good book. Nothing brought her more joy then spending time with her grandchildren. Mary will be missed by all who loved her. Mary is survived by her son Frank Harrison, her son Bill Harrison and his wife Jackie, her daughter Jeannie Reilly and her husband Dave, her grandchildren Brendan Harrison, Danielle Harrison, Sean Harrison, Chelsea Harrison, Brittany Harrison, Ryan Granaghan, Brennan Reilly and Tricia Reilly. Mary is predeceased by her husband Eugene Harrison (1971) and her daughter Patti Granaghan (1998) A Funeral service will be at 10:30 AM on Saturday at St. Ambrose Church located at 81 Throckmorton Lane Old Bridge, New Jersey 08857. Interment to follow at Washington Monumental Cemetery, South River, NJ. The family will receive friends from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Friday, December 8, 2017, at Michael Hegarty & John Vincent Scalia Home for Funerals and Cremation Service, 3377 US Highway 9, Old Bridge, New Jersey.