YONKERS, N.Y. - Margaret P. Wright, a longtime Yonkers resident, died Tuesday March 19. She was 89.
Wright was born March 21, 1923 to Leslie and Margaret McGuiness Wright in Liverpool, England. She was raised and educated in Yonkers.
Wright was an accounting clerk at Otis Elevator Co. in Yonkers for 40 years until her retirement in 1982. She was a parishioner of Christ the King Church and volunteered at the Food Pantry in Getty Square.
Wright is survived by sisters, Jean and Irene; several nieces and nephews; and great nieces and great nephews. She was predeceased by a brother, Kenneth.
Calling hours are Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. at Whalen & Ball Funeral Home in Yonkers. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. in Christ the King Church. Interment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
Donations in Wright’s memory may be made to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
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