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Muriel Bernice Tuck
Muriel B. (McLean) Tuck of Billerica, formerly a long-time resident of Melrose, died Monday, July 20, 2009 in the Life Care Center of Merrimack Valley in Billerica, she was 98. Born in the Roslindale section of Boston on September 9, 1910, she was the daughter of the late James A. and Elizabeth E. (Russell) McLean. Muriel moved to Melrose at an early age with her parents and siblings. She was raised and educated in Melrose and was a graduate of Melrose High School with the Class of 1926. On June 13, 1936, Muriel married her sweetheart, George R. Tuck in the Maplewood Methodist Church of Malden. Once the couple was married, they settled briefly in Malden before moving to Wakefield for a short while. Eventually, Muriel and George settled in Melrose and spent over 63 years together in marriage, raising and caring for their family, until George’s passing in August of 1999. In addition to being a dedicated mother, wife, and homemaker, Muriel was a dedicated and devoted member of the Christ United Methodist Church in Malden, having been a member since she was nine years old. Muriel was a former member of the OTT Club and she helped out the sewing club along with the arts and crafts. Making and selling their craft designs helped out in the church funding. Muriel had lived in Billerica for the past thirteen years but was previously a resident of Melrose for over fifty years. Muriel is survived by her sons, James R. Tuck and his wife, Anne of Florida and Richard K. Tuck and his wife, Sharon J. of Billerica, her nine grandchildren, Rick Tuck, Sherrie and her husband, John Ahern, and Jay Tuck, all of Billerica, Cyndie Barnes, Brenda and her husband Steve Fredericks, John Tuck and his wife Kate, Loretta and her husband, Peter Nagy, Mary Nieman, and Matthew Tuck and his fiancée, Caitlyn, all of Florida, sixteen great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren, as well as her nieces, Beth Carmody of Maine and Barbara Anderson of Medford. In addition to her husband and parents, Muriel was preceded in death by her, siblings, Donald W. McLean, James L. McLean, and Thelma Johnson. A funeral service for Muriel will be held in the Weir-MacCuish Golden Rule Funeral Home, 144 Salem Street, Malden on Thursday, July 23, 2009 at 11AM. Rev. Ruth R. Oduor, Pastor of Good Shepherd United Methodist Church will be officiating. Burial will follow in the Wyoming Cemetery, Melrose. Visitation will be held in the funeral home on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 from 7 to 9 PM.
Weir MacCuish Funeral Home (781) 322-0834
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