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Lillian
Alice McGough
Lillian A. (Soule) McGough, of Malden, died Tuesday, March 3,
2009 at the Glen Ridge Nursing Care Center in Medford, she was
93. Born on September 26, 1915 in Wakefield, she was the
daughter of the late George and Maria (Pendleton) Soule.
Lillian was born and raised in Wakefield. She attended
Wakefield Elementary schools until finishing her schooling at
Melrose High School. She was a graduate with the Class of
1934. After high school, Lillian worked for some time at the
then Malden Mills. In 1942, Lillian married her sweetheart,
Joseph A. McGough in Melrose and the couple moved to Malden to
begin their family. The couple spent over 34 years together,
raising and caring for their family until Joseph’s passing in
April of 1976. Lillian was a dedicated mother and homemaker.
She loved taking care of her family. She enjoyed helping her
family and friends with seam stressing jobs. Lillian was also a
long-time dedicated member of the Good Shepherd Christ United
Methodist Church in Malden as well as a member of the 630 Club
in Malden.
Lillian is survived by her children, Ken McGough and his wife,
Bunny of Malden, Irene Crosby of Malden, Helen Torode of
Everett, and Laura and her husband, John Kupp of British
Columbia, Canada, her grandchildren, Sean, Sharon, and Lisa
McGough, Richard, Kyle, and Todd Crosby, Sarah Torode-Shea, and
Alex and Brett Kupp, and her ten great-grandchildren.
In addition to
her husband and parents, Lillian was preceded in death by her
eight brothers and sisters.
Visitation will be held in the Weir-MacCuish Golden Rule Funeral
Home, 144 Salem Street, Malden on Thursday, March 5, 2009 from 4
to 7:30 PM with a funeral service beginning at 7:30 PM. Rev.
Ruth R. Odour, Pastor of the Good Shepherd Christ United
Methodist Church will be officiating. A graveside service will
be held at a later date in the Wyoming Cemetery, Melrose.
Weir MacCuish Funeral Home
(781) 322-0834
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