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Theresa
Cecilia Woolley - Locke
Theresa
Cecilia Woolley – Locke(Greer) , 90, a longtime resident of
Malden, passed away Monday, October 18, 2010 the at Golden
Living Center, Dexter House of Malden.. She was born in Fr.
Wayne, Indiana , in1920, the daughter of Alfred and Edith C.
(Costa) Greer. She moved to Malden at an early age where she
was raised and educated. After graduating from Malden High
School she attended the nursing program at Holy Ghost Hospital
in Cambridge, where she received her degree in Nursing. She
also studied at Mt. Auburn hospital which helped her become an
O.R. Technician. Theresa worked for over 50 years as a nurse,
starting at at Malden Hospital for around 20 years, and then at
Melrose Wakefield Hospital for about the next 30 years.
Theresa loved dancing and was fond of attending dance clubs, and
she also used to dance at the Wonderland Dance Hall. She was an
avid bowler, and had been a member of many bowling leagues.
Theresa also enjoyed traveling, and had been around the world.
She is
survived by her daughter, Rayanne Conway of Medford, her
brothers, Alfred Greer Jr, of Hookset and Alvaro Greer of
Framingham, her sister, Edith Smith of Lynnfield, her
grandchildren, James, Theresa, Deborah, Rayanne, Raymond,
Llorraine, Jennifer and Stephanie, as well as 22 great
grandchildren.
She was
preceded in death by her daughter, Llorraine D. Turk her
brothers George Greer, Matthew Greer, and Ralph Greer, her
sister Alfreda Heath
and her
granddaughter Danielle.
Visitation
will be at Weir - MacCuish Funeral Home, 144 Salem Street,
Malden on Sunday, Oct 24th, from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
A memorial
Mass will be held Monday, Oct 25, 2010 at 9:00 AM at St.
Joseph's Church, 770 Salem Street, Malden. Burial will be in
the Oak Grove Cemetery in Medford.
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