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Edna Alberta Saville
Edna Alberta (Knight) Saville, 93, a longtime resident of
Malden, died Wednesday, November 28, 2007 in Tewksbury. Edna was
born & educated in the Roxbury section of Boston. She graduated
from Roxbury High School with the Class of 1930. At one time she
worked for the B & M Railroad in Charlestown for 14 years. Edna
worked for the Angel Memorial Veterinary Hospital in Boston for
15 years. She also worked for the M.B.T.A. on the Greenline as a
Toll Collector for 12 years, and was a member of the Carmen's
Local 589. She finally retired at the age of 70.
Edna was a member of the DAV in Boston Chapter # 10,a member of
the Senior center in Malden. She was also a past member of the
St. Francis of Assisi Club, Medford, the MBTA Pension Club Boston,
the YMCA in Malden and 2 bowling leagues in Malden. Mrs. Saville
lived in Malden, Massachusetts for 45 years and was previously
from the Roxbury section of Boston.
She is survived by her son, Francis J. Walsh of Lawrence, and
her grandchildren, Brian Walsh of MDerry, NH, Kevin Walsh of
Groveland and Laura Ann Walsh of Haverhill, as well as 5 great
grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband Thomas E. Saville, her
parents, Edwin and Catherine (Murphy) Knight, her brother Edward
Knight, and her sister Gertrude Sullivan.
Visitation will be held at Weir MacCuish Funeral Home, 144 Salem
Street, Malden, on Sunday, Dec 2 from 2-4 PM and 7-9 PM
Funeral services will be held from the Weir-MacCuish Golden Rule
Funeral Home, 144 Salem Street, Malden on Monday, Dec 3rd, at
9AM for a Mass of Christian Burial in Sacred Hearts Church, 279
Main Street, Malden, at 10AM. Interment to follow in Puritan
Lawn Cemetery, Peabody. Fr. Daniel J. Hickey of Sacred Hearts
Church will be officiating.
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