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Elizabeth
Louise Durgin
Elizabeth
Louise Durgin, 76, of Medford, formerly a longtime resident of
Malden, passed away on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at the
Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Medford.
She was born
June 22, 1935 in Malden, Massachusetts the daughter of Leroy R.
and Beatrice M. (Phelps) Blake. Betty was raised and educated in
Malden, graduating from Malden High with the Class of 1953.
After high school she attended Malden Business School. She was
a long time member of the Maplewood Baptist Church in Malden,
and had lived in Malden most of her life before moving to
Medford almost 15 years ago. Betty had worked for many years at
the Malden Taxi Company, where she did general office work
including payroll and data entry in the computer systems.
She is
survived by her sons, Daniel L. Durgin of Waltham, and David
V. Durgin of Medford,.
Betty was
preceded in death by her father Leroy R. Blake; her mother
Beatrice M. Blake; her 3 brothers George E. Blake, her Raymond
C. Blake, her Roy R. Blake; and her sister Mabel B. Burns
Visitation
will be at Weir - MacCuish Funeral Home, 144 Salem Street,
Malden, on Sunday from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM, and from 7:00
to 9:00 PM.
Funeral
services will be held Monday, October 3rd, at 10:00
AM, at the Weir MacCuish Golden Rule Funeral Home. Burial will
follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Medford.
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