Mary S. Chard, 88, bookkeeper and volunteer

Marie Scully Chard of Mapleshade Road, formerly of Greenwich, died on Tuesday morning, April 1, at the Danbury Hospital.She was 88. She was the wife of Howard T. Chard who died Nov. 20, 2001.

Mrs. Chard was born in Greenwich, Jan. 9, 1915, a daughter of Thomas E. and Susan Sweeney Scully. She attended Greenwich schools and was a private bookkeeper and personal secretary retiring two years ago. Active in the Greenwich community until moving to Ridgefield three years ago, Mrs. Chard was a member of the Greenwich chapter of the American Red Cross, a past secretary and an instructor of first aid to the Greenwich public school system, the Greenwich Fire Department and Greenwich Police Department. A former member of the Greenwich PTA, she served as a member of the board of its Safety Council. In 1943, Mrs. Chard joined the Greenwich Woman’s Exchange as a volunteer, later became a staff member, a position she held for 50 years and later served as a member of its board.

A Ridgefield resident, she attended St. Mary’s Church. She is survived by a son, Howard T. Chard Jr., of Solana Beach, Calif., two daughters, Susan C. Silver of Southbury and Judith C. Knapp of Ridgefield; three sisters, Dorothy Scully and Madeleine Scully, both of Greenwich and Leona Reynolds of Wallingford; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. A son, Peter S. Chard, a brother, Francis Scully and a sister, Helen Barnes predeceased her.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, April 3 at 10:30 a.m. in St. Mary’s Church. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery. The Kane Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Memorial contirubitons may be made to St. Mary’s Church Building & Development Fund, 55 Catoonah Street, Ridgefield, CT 06877.