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Geraldine "Freda" LeBlanc Geraldine "Freda" (Winters) LeBlanc, 91, a retired owner of the Holden Rest Home, where she worked for 20 years, died Tuesday, August 07, 2001 at Melrose Nursing and Rehab Center in Melrose. Geraldine was born in Norton, and moved to Everett at an early age. She was educated in the Everett School Systems. After High School, she went to work at the Naval Yard in Charlestown, assisting in the home front war effort in WWII. There she was involved in the production of ropes. Following the war, she worked for a short time at Revere Knitting Mills, before going to work at the Holden Rest Home. Starting as an employee, she eventually purchased the business in 1954. She ran the rest home until 1967, when she sold it so she could dedicate her time to raising her family. She was a long time member of the First Baptist Church in Malden. She was involved with the church and assisted in various functions. In 1990, at the age of 80, she transferred to the Green Street Baptist Church in Melrose, and remained a dedicated member there as well. She also attended a local knitting club at the Milano Senoir Center. Other hobbies included crocheting and reading. Freda lived in Melrose, Massachusetts for the past 13 years and was previously had lived in Malden for 50 years. She is survived by son Ernest LeBlanc of Malden, daughter Rosalie J. D'Agostino of Melrose, sister Edith Morse of Melrose, her grandchildren Debbie, Billy, Russell, Steven, Brian, and Sandy, and also 10 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Ernest, her father Angus Winters, and her mother Evalina Bretten, and several brothers and sisters. She was born October 05, 1909 in Norton, Massachusetts the daughter of Angus and Evalina (Bretten) Winters. Funeral services will be held Friday, August 10, 2001 at 8:00 P.M. at Weir MacCuish Funeral Home. Pastor Larry Starr of Green Street Baptist Church will be officiating Visitation will be held at Weir MacCuish Funeral Home. 144 Salem Street, Malden on Friday from 6-8 PM . Donations in Freda's memory may be made to the Green Street Baptist Church, 179 Green Street, Melrose, MA 02176. Weir MacCuish Funeral Home (781) 322-0834
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