Marilyn McGarity.

CLINTON/STERLING - Marilyn Frances (O'Brien) McGarity, 75, formerly of Clinton and Sterling, died Monday, Dec. 17, in Sterling Healthcare, Sterling, after an illness.

She leaves three daughters, Lynne Perry and her husband Jeffrey of Sterling, Denise DeMauro and her husband Vinny of Palm Bay, Fla., and Christine Mackenzie and her husband Donald of Cape Elizabeth, Maine; a brother, William O'Brien of Plymouth; a sister, Frances Schulmerick of Rochester, N.Y.; eight grandchildren, Sam and Julia Perry, Cara DeMauro, George, Lilly and Michael Mackenzie, and Elyse and Joshua McGarity; her daughter-in-law, Anette McGarity of Glen Rock, N.J.; and her beloved dog, Lacey. She was predeceased by her son, Michael McGarity, and four older siblings.

She was born and raised in Cambridge, the daughter of Dennis and Julia (Murphy) O'Brien, and was a...