MAURICE W

The Kirby Family has been providing funeral service for over 100 years. Richard C. Kirby Sr. opened up an undertaking "store front" office, in East Boston, MA, in 1906. He ran the funeral business from the store front for many years, with his sons, since wakes were held from the home in those days. With the early passing of Richard C. Kirby Sr. in 1928, the business was passed on to his eldest son Richard C. Kirby Jr. Richard Jr. built and opened a funeral home in East Boston, MA, which is still in operation today, but in name only. Richard's brothers, Maurice, Robert, and John, decided to move to Winthrop, MA, and bought an estate and turned it into a funeral home under the name of Kirby Brothers. As time went on, Maurice bought out his brothers Robert and John, and changed the name of the funeral home to the Maurice W. Kirby Funeral Home, which it still is today. Thru the early years, Maurice worked hard at promoting the business, while at the same time working as a trade embalmer..

Also known as: Maurice

Primary location: Winthrop United States