1946
Kathleen
2012
Kathleen M. (Meegan) Goodhue
October 29, 1946 — November 24, 2012
SPENCER/CHELMSFORD – Kathleen M. (Meegan) Goodhue, 66, of Jameson Lane, Spencer, died peacefully at home under the loving care of her family on Saturday, November 24, 2012. Born in Waltham and raised in Stoneham, Kathy was the daughter of Jeremiah J. and Theresa (McDonald) Meegan and lived 36 years in Chelmsford before recently moving to Spencer.
Kathy was a graduate of Stoneham High School and Boston State College. She taught French and Spanish for several years at both Chelmsford High School and McFarland Middle School. While attending graduate school at UMass Amherst, Kathy met a fellow graduate student by the name of William D. Goodhue., Jr. Within a year, they married and moved to Chelmsford where they would raise their family. Kathy put her teaching career on hold to stay home to raise two daughters and two sons. In 1994 she returned to teaching and taught briefly at Lowell Catholic High School before spending over ten years at Bartlett Middle School and Lowell High School. She was devoted to her faith and was a former member of St. Mary’s Church in Chelmsford.
Kathy loved working with children and taught them an appreciation of other cultures as well as to be kind and compassionate. She cherished time spent with her family whether vacationing at their summer home in Eastham, helping with homework or preparing a special home-cooked dinner. In her spare time, Kathy enjoyed working in her garden, painting with her watercolors or planning the next family adventure. She will be remembered by her family and close friends for her quick wit and zinging one-liners.
She is survived and will be lovingly missed by her husband of 39 years, William D. Goodhue, Jr.; two sons, William D. Goodhue III and his wife Susan and Brian D. Goodhue and Gina Young of Townsend; two daughters, Erin K. Meyer and her husband Jason of Atlanta, GA and Tara M. Alcorn and her husband Paul of Groton; two brothers, Thomas Meegan and Robert Meegan; five sisters, Theresa Freeman, Elizabeth Martelli, Helen Meegan, Maryellen Meegan and Rose Lerer; six grandchildren, Zack, Devan, Audrey, Elijah, Natalie and Evangeline; a sister-in-law, Janice Goodhue of Yonkers, NY; nephews and nieces.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend calling hours from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, November 28, at the Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main Street (Rte. 122A), Holden. A Mass of Christian Burial celebrating Kathy’s life will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, November 29, at St. Patrick’s Church, 258 Main Street (Rte. 122A), Rutland. Interment will follow at All Faith’s Cemetery, 7 Island Road, Worcester. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Kathy’s memory to the Alzheimer’s Association, Massachusetts/New Hampshire Chapter, 480 Pleasant Street, Watertown, MA 02472, or www.alzmass.org .
To share a memory or offer a condolence, please visit www.milesfuneralhome.com
Kathy was a graduate of Stoneham High School and Boston State College. She taught French and Spanish for several years at both Chelmsford High School and McFarland Middle School. While attending graduate school at UMass Amherst, Kathy met a fellow graduate student by the name of William D. Goodhue., Jr. Within a year, they married and moved to Chelmsford where they would raise their family. Kathy put her teaching career on hold to stay home to raise two daughters and two sons. In 1994 she returned to teaching and taught briefly at Lowell Catholic High School before spending over ten years at Bartlett Middle School and Lowell High School. She was devoted to her faith and was a former member of St. Mary’s Church in Chelmsford.
Kathy loved working with children and taught them an appreciation of other cultures as well as to be kind and compassionate. She cherished time spent with her family whether vacationing at their summer home in Eastham, helping with homework or preparing a special home-cooked dinner. In her spare time, Kathy enjoyed working in her garden, painting with her watercolors or planning the next family adventure. She will be remembered by her family and close friends for her quick wit and zinging one-liners.
She is survived and will be lovingly missed by her husband of 39 years, William D. Goodhue, Jr.; two sons, William D. Goodhue III and his wife Susan and Brian D. Goodhue and Gina Young of Townsend; two daughters, Erin K. Meyer and her husband Jason of Atlanta, GA and Tara M. Alcorn and her husband Paul of Groton; two brothers, Thomas Meegan and Robert Meegan; five sisters, Theresa Freeman, Elizabeth Martelli, Helen Meegan, Maryellen Meegan and Rose Lerer; six grandchildren, Zack, Devan, Audrey, Elijah, Natalie and Evangeline; a sister-in-law, Janice Goodhue of Yonkers, NY; nephews and nieces.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend calling hours from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, November 28, at the Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main Street (Rte. 122A), Holden. A Mass of Christian Burial celebrating Kathy’s life will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, November 29, at St. Patrick’s Church, 258 Main Street (Rte. 122A), Rutland. Interment will follow at All Faith’s Cemetery, 7 Island Road, Worcester. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Kathy’s memory to the Alzheimer’s Association, Massachusetts/New Hampshire Chapter, 480 Pleasant Street, Watertown, MA 02472, or www.alzmass.org .
To share a memory or offer a condolence, please visit www.milesfuneralhome.com
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