Mary E. (Topsy) McCormick (née Glennon) passed away March 1, 2020.
Topsy was born in Newark, NJ in 1933, the daughter of Joseph A. Glennon, Jr. and Catherine Donahue Glennon. Raised in East Orange, she graduated from Immaculate Conception High School in Montclair, NJ in 1951. She earned her RN at St. Michael’s School of Nursing, where she was class president, graduating in 1955.
In 1956, she married Thomas J. McCormick and they settled in Livingston in 1961. There she and her husband were among the founding members of St. Raphael’s parish. She was active in many parish activities including the Rosary Altar Society and was one of the founders of its Girl Scout troop.
Topsy spent many hours volunteering with the Livingston National Little League and was a past president of the St. Raphael’s Seniors’ Group. She was an avid traveler and proud of her Irish heritage, traveling many times to Ireland where she visited friends and family.