Mary (Ahern) Higgins, beloved wife of the late Bernard Francis Higgins, died, Tuesday, January 10, 2012. She was born in Hartford daughter of the late Thomas and Helen (Tracy) Ahern and was a longtime resident of Wethersfield. Prior to her retirement, Mary worked for SNET Co. for 23 years. She was a communicant of Corpus Christi Church and a member of its women's club. She was also a member of St. Francis Auxiliary, The Guild of St. Agnes, The Telephone Pioneers, St. Anthony's Guild of New Jersey, and The Democratic Women's Club of Wethersfield. She is survived by her sister, Barbara A. McInerney of Wethersfield, two nieces, Jeanne Ahern Mogayzel and her husband Mark of Storrs and Maureen McInerney Clarke and her husband Brian of West Hartford, special cousins and many friends. She was predeceased by a brother, Thomas "Ned" Ahern and a brother-in-law, James McInerney. The funeral will be Friday, January 13, 2012, 9:15 a.m. from the Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home 1276 Berlin Tpke. Wethersfield, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial, 10 a.m. in Corpus Christi Church, 601 Silas Deane Highway, Wethersfield. Burial will follow in Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield. Visiting hours will be Thursday (TODAY) January 12, 2012, 3-7 p.m. at Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home. Contributions in her memory may be made to: Intensive Education Academy, 840 No. Main St. West Hartford, CT 06117 or Corpus Christi Church. Mary would like the memory of her to be a happy one, she was given to hospitality. To share a memory with the family, please visit, www.dillonbaxter.com.