Michael “Pugs” Conneely

Michael “Pugs” Conneely, of Dedham, died Sunday, November 2nd, 2008 at the Boston University Medical Center in Boston.  He was 56.  Michael was born in Boston August 28, 1952 a son of Barbara B. (O’Loughlin) and the late Patrick J. Conneely.  He worked in the construction trades doing carpentry and siding, and was an avid motorcyclist.  In addition to his mother, he is survived by his two brothers, Thomas Conneely of Norwood and John Conneely of Milford; his two sisters, Maureen Connolly of Dedham, and Barbara Jean Conneely of Hyde Park; his niece, Jennifer Conneely of Norwood; and his two nephews, Donald Payne Jr. of Dedham, and Aidan Conneely of Norwood.  Visiting hours will be held Tuesday from 4-8 PM at the Folsom Funeral Home, 87 Milton Street, Dedham.  Relatives and friends will gather at the funeral home Wednesday at 8 AM and proceed to St. Mary’s Church, 420 High Street, Dedham for his Mass of Christian Burial at 9 o clock.  Pugs requested that he be cremated and that his ashes be scattered at Castle Island in South Boston.