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Yvonne Marie Hamilton

     Yvonne M. (Royland) Hamilton died Wednesday morning, May 23, 2007 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, she was 93. Yvonne was born on March 7, 1914 and was the daughter of the late Frank J. & Matilda (Savang) Royland. Yvonne was born in Acushnet, MA and at a young age she moved to Somerville.  She was educated at the Girls Catholic School in Malden and later was a graduate with the Class of 1933 at St. Clement Catholic High School in Somerville.  After her schooling, she met and later married her sweetheart, Robert E. Hamilton in June of 1934.  The couple started a family and stayed in Somerville and later settled in Malden with their three daughters and five sons.

     Yvonne worked many years as a waitress in the Cambridge area and later worked as a secretary at the Malden YMCA for many more years. Yvonne and Bob were married for sixty-seven years, until Bob’s passing in February of 2001. In her spare time, Yvonne enjoyed watching the Boston Red Sox, cooking and caring for her whole family.

     She was survived by her daughter, Shirley A. MacDonald of Chelmsford, her son, Allan F. Hamilton of Malden, her daughters, Geraldine E. Slater of Winchester and Eileen F. Hamilton of Malden and her sister, Irene Harney of Northbridge.  She was also the cherished grandmother of fifteen grandchildren and nineteen great-grandchildren.

     She was preceded in death by her father, Frank Royland, her mother Matilda (Savang) Royland, her spouse Robert E. Hamilton, Sr, her sons, David  K. Hamilton, Leo J. Hamilton, Paul  E. Hamilton and Robert  E. Hamilton, Jr., her brothers, Clarence Royland, Frank Royland, and her sisters, Irene Harney and Matilda Royland.

Relatives and friends may call at the Weir - MacCuish Golden Rule Funeral Home, 144 Salem St. Malden on Thursday, May 24, 2007 from 4 to 8 PM.

     Friends may gather with the family in the Weir-Mac Cuish Funeral Home on Friday morning, May, 25, 2007 at 9:30 AM followed by a graveside service in the Mt. Auburn Cemetery, 580 Mt. Auburn St., Cambridge at 11AM.

 

 

 

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