Ms. Roseanne M. (Teede ) McCawley died Wednesday, January 11, 2012 in the Epoch Senior Healthcare Center in Chestnut Hill. She was 79. Ms. McCawley was born in Waltham on April 6, 1932, a daughter of the late John D. and Josephine (Cusolito) (Teede) Higgins.

Roseanne worked as a secretary and had lived in Plymouth for many years before moving to Chestnut Hill.

She is survived by her dear cousin, Robert F. Knowles of Corpus Christi, TX and her beloved friend, Elaine McCullum.

Family and friends will honor and remember Roseanne's life by gathering in The Joyce Funeral Home, 245 Main Street, (Route 20), Waltham on Tuesday at 9 am before leaving in procession to Sacred Heart Church, 311 River Street, Waltham where her Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 am. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery, Waltham.