Sheila E. McLaughlin

Sheila E. (Flaherty) McLaughlin of Brockton passed away on Thursday, July 3, 2025, at the age of 87. Sheila was raised and educated in Quincy, attending Quincy High School, Class of 1955. After graduating she began working for the Boston Gas Company and took the train from Quincy Adams to Copley Square daily to get there. She moved on from the gas company to the Quincy welfare office where she worked her way from taking cases to the accounting department. She left the welfare office after meeting her husband, Wayne, they moved to East Bridgewater and raised their family. Once her children were old enough, she reentered the workforce first in the Veteran's Administration Hospital Brockton cafeteria and a year later in medical records. She worked at the VA Hospital for 30 years until her retirement.

Sheila’s family and faith were cornerstones for her life. She was an active parishioner at Saint John the Evangelist in East Bridgewater teaching CCD classes and she was a member of the Catholic Women’s Guild. She never missed an opportunity to spend time with her children and later her grandchildren and great grandchildren. When she wasn’t giving her time to the church and family she would enjoy tending to her vegetable garden, canning excess to not waste any of her crop, watching the Red Sox and bowling in both candle pin and ten pin leagues. She was even a player on the TV show Candle Pins for Cash.

Sheila was the loving wife of 61 years to the late Wayne S. McLaughlin. She was the loving mother of Eileen McLaughlin of Middleboro, Patricia Bradford and her husband William Sr. of W. Bridgewater, James McLaughlin of Mansfield, Michael McLaughlin and his wife Karen of E. Bridgewater, Thomas McLaughlin and his wife Meg of Raynham and Daniel McLaughlin and his wife Tammy of Middleboro. Sheila was the cherished grandmother of Michael, Angela, Nate, Amethyst, William Jr., Samantha, Taylor, Derek, Jamie, Jacob, Jack, Katelyn, Jonathan and Grace. She also leaves behind her beloved great grandchildren Michael Jr., Melody, Samuel, Alton, Stevie, Tyler, Jayden, Chloe, Eloise, Theo, Liam, Madison, Abigail and Eve. Sheila was aunt to Judy (LoCicero) Dallalis and her husband Paul, and Wayne LoCicero. Sheila was predeceased by her siblings Rita (Flaherty) LoCicero and Edward Flaherty Jr.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend a visitation for Sheila on Friday, July 11, 2025, from 4-7 PM in the MacKinnon Funeral Home, 760 Washington St Whitman. Family and friends are invited to gather in the funeral home Saturday, July 12, 2025, at (tentative 9)AM before the funeral mass at (tentative 10)AM at the St. John the Evangelist Church, E. Bridgewater. Burial will follow at the Central Cemetery in E. Bridgewater. In Lieu of flowers donations may be made in Sheila’s memory to St. Vincent De Paul https://www.svdpboston.org/donate/