Obituary of Maura C. Desmond

Maura C. Desmond, age 73, of Orchard Park, died Sunday, March 8, 2020 at Roswell Park Cancer Institute of Buffalo, NY. Mrs. Desmond was born January 16, 1947 in Buffalo, NY. She is the daughter of the late Edward J. and the late Doris (Campbell) Desmond. Beloved wife of the late David E. Isbell; loving mother of Julia D. (Kevin) Walsh and Celeste D. Isbell; grandmother "Mimi" of Harper R. and Hailey M. Walsh; sister of Michael (Shari Kamholtz) Desmond, Brenda Desmond, Robert C. (Joan Mahan) Desmond and Stewart E. Desmond; also survived by several nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews. Maura retired as a lawyer in the Regional Office of the State Department of Environmental Conservation. Prior to her graduation from SUNY Buffalo Law School in 1984, she was an elementary school teacher and Child Social Services worker for Erie County Social Services Department. A graduate of Canisius College, she also held a M.Ed. in Elementary Education. The funeral will be held 11:00 am on Sunday, March 15, 2020 at the former New Oregon St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, (Marienthal Country Inn), North Collins, NY. Calling hours will be Saturday, March 14 from 12:00pm - 2:00pm and 4:00pm - 6:00pm at F. E. Brown Sons Funeral Home, Inc., 6575 East Quaker Street, Orchard Park, NY. Memorials may be made to: Lawyers for Learning, Inc. keyre@gmail.com .