SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - The community will come together on Friday to remember the life of Maureen Neal. Libertas Academy Charter School enters brand new facility in Springfield Maureen P. Neal, the wife of U.S. Representative Richard E. Neal, passed away on March 19th at the age of 74 years old. She leaves her husband, and four children, Rory, Brendan, Maura Fitzpatrick, and Sean, as well as ten grandchildren, two sisters, and two brothers. Mrs. Neal was born and raised in Holyoke, graduating from Holyoke High School and the University of Massachusetts. She first worked in the Hampden County District Attorney’s office and then became a teacher at St. Joseph’s Grammar School and Our Lady of Hope Grammar School. Later in her professional career, she worked for the State Auditor’s office and the Springfield Parks Department. The funeral is scheduled for Friday with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in Sacred Heart Church, 395 Chestnut Street, Springfield and burial immediately following at Saint Michael’s Cemetery on 1601 State Street in Springfield. The City of Springfield Department of Public Works (DPW) announced that drivers should expect traffic disruption/road closures in and around Sacred Heart Church on Chestnut Street, Stafford Street, Congress Street and Everett Street. Local News Headlines ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Boston honor D.C. plane crash victims Community to honor Maureen Neal, wife of Congressman Richard Neal, during funeral service Pittsfield police warn of fake YouTube CEO email scheme Exit 10A on I-91 North in West Springfield closed following crash WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com. ...read more read less