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Ruth Lillias McDermod Ruth Lillias McDermod
80, a housewife,
died Friday, April 13, 2001 at Elmhurst Nursing Home in Melrose, MA
Mrs. McDermod was born in Somerville and at an early age moved to Malden.
She had been
a resident of Wakefield for the last 4 years, and was
formerly from Malden were
she lived most of her life. She was educated in the Malden School system and
after completing school she worked at
the Larson Tool &
Die Co. in Malden during
WWII. Ruth was a very devoted homemaker and
a great cook. She was a loving wife, mother,
grandmother and great-grandmother to all. She loved to do crafts and
would later give them
as gifts to her loving family. She
was known as a great organizer and was an active supporter of the American Lung
Association. She is survived by her husband Retired Malden Fire Fighter
James M. Mc Dermod of Wakefield. Two daughters, Barbara Jean Sweezey of
Londonderry, NH and Nancy
L. Bruno of Boca Raton, FL, one son,
Stephen J. McDermod
of Wakefield, MA, two
sisters, Esther Orcutt of New Market,
NH & Audrey Kimpton of South
Easton, MA, She was also survived by six grandchildren,
Joseph D. Bruno of Natick,
MA, Christopher D. Sweezey
of Windham, NH, Lauri
A. Casey of Needham, MA,
Michael J. Sweezey of Lowell, MA,
Vicki M. Bruno of Needham, MA, and
Douglas M. Sweezey
of Wakefield, MA and 7 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her father Carl Potter, and
her mother Lillias Durning. She was born August 14, 1920 in Somerville, MA the daughter of the late Carl and Lillias (Durning) Potter. Visitation will be held at Weir -MacCuish Funeral Home, 144
Salem St., Malden, on Tuesday from
2-4 & 7-9PM Contributions in Ruth's memory maybe made to the American Lung Assoc. of Middlesex County, 5 Mountain Rd. Burlington, MA 01803. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 18, 2001 at 11:00 A.M. at Weir MacCuish Funeral Home. Pastor Joseph DeCosta of Maplewood Baptist Church will be officiating. Burial will be in the Forest Dale Cemetery in Malden.
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