Marilyn L (Forsberg) MacDonald

Marilyn L. MacDonald, 97, passed away on May 30, 2026. She was the daughter of John and Karin Forsberg and was born and raised in the Worcester area of Massachusetts. Marilyn was the beloved wife of John Ross MacDonald, with whom she shared 56 years of marriage until his passing in 2011. Together they lived many years in Malden prior to their retirement to NH. She worked at Liberty Mutual in Boston and completed her associate’s degree from Bunker Hill Community College. She was also a devoted mother to Karin and Lynne. In her free time, she enjoyed reading and studying the Bible, sketching people, and photography.

Marilyn leaves her daughters, Karin Round and her husband, William, of Lynnfield, MA, and Lynne Brenner and her husband, Allen, of Key Largo, FL; her grandchildren, David Brenner and his wife, Lexie, Lisa Puffer and her husband, Tim; Sarah Round; and Ross Round and his wife, Sarah; as well her great-grandchildren, Hannah, Lily and Violet Puffer and Adelaide Round. She also leaves other family members and friends who will miss her dearly.

She was predeceased by her husband John Ross MacDonald and her siblings Richard Forsberg and Karin Joyce Forsberg.

Services for Marilyn will be held at the Weir MacCuish Funeral Home, 144 Salem St., Malden, at 11am on Wednesday, June 3, followed by interment at Puritan Lawn Memorial Park in Peabody. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Calvary Christian Church, 47 Grove St., Lynnfield, MA 01940.

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