1922
Marian
2013
Marian Ruth (Bradford) Macgregor
August 12, 1922 — July 21, 2013
HOLDEN - Marian Ruth (Bradford) MacGregor, 90, of Holden, died on July 21, 2013 at Sterling Village. She was born in Martinsburg, WV on August 12, 1922 to Russell and Ethel (Teller) Bradford. Her husband of 67 years, Woodrow “Woody” MacGregor died in 2010.
Marian worked for the Gale Free Library in Holden for 27 years, retiring in 1984. During her time at the library, she drove the town bookmobile. Because of her experience as a bookmobile driver, she was grand-mothered in for commercial driver’s licenses in the 1970s. She previously worked for the Boston and Maine Railroad and Harvard College (where she met Woody). She attended Burdett College.
Marian and Woody retired to their home in Cardigan, Prince Edward Island, Canada, wintering in Holden. In Cardigan, Marian was an active participant in local crafts and community groups, as well as hosting family and friends. She was an accomplished pianist, retaining her fine touch and ear until the last weeks of her life. Marian was a member of the Chaffin Congregational Church where she played the piano and organ, sang in the choir and was a member of the Christian Service Circle.
She is survived by Sandra Hakkarainen and her husband Karl, John MacGregor and his wife Suanne of Bridgewater, Barbara Ball and husband Craig of South Yarmouth and Scott MacGregor and his wife Valeria of Las Vegas, NV. She is survived by her grandchildren, Michael Hakkarainen and his wife Lynn, Adam Hakkarainen and his wife Jennifer, Lori MacGregor, Timothy and Matthew Ball and Russell, Phillip, and Scott MacGregor; and great-grandchildren Michael, Matthew, Joseph, Krista, Tess, Lily and Cassie. She was predeceased by her siblings, William, Leonard, Robert, Helen and Mary Ethel.
The family thanks the staff at Sterling Village and JHC Hospice for their wonderful, personal and professional care.
Services will be held at the Chaffin Congregational Church, 146 Shrewsbury Street, Holden, on Friday, July 26, with a calling hour at 9:30 a.m. followed by the funeral at 11:00 a.m. Burial services will be private. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the Friends of the Gale Free Library, 23 Highland Street, Holden, MA 01520. Arrangements are under the care of Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main Street, Holden. To share a memory or offer an online condolence, please sign the guestbook on this page.
Marian worked for the Gale Free Library in Holden for 27 years, retiring in 1984. During her time at the library, she drove the town bookmobile. Because of her experience as a bookmobile driver, she was grand-mothered in for commercial driver’s licenses in the 1970s. She previously worked for the Boston and Maine Railroad and Harvard College (where she met Woody). She attended Burdett College.
Marian and Woody retired to their home in Cardigan, Prince Edward Island, Canada, wintering in Holden. In Cardigan, Marian was an active participant in local crafts and community groups, as well as hosting family and friends. She was an accomplished pianist, retaining her fine touch and ear until the last weeks of her life. Marian was a member of the Chaffin Congregational Church where she played the piano and organ, sang in the choir and was a member of the Christian Service Circle.
She is survived by Sandra Hakkarainen and her husband Karl, John MacGregor and his wife Suanne of Bridgewater, Barbara Ball and husband Craig of South Yarmouth and Scott MacGregor and his wife Valeria of Las Vegas, NV. She is survived by her grandchildren, Michael Hakkarainen and his wife Lynn, Adam Hakkarainen and his wife Jennifer, Lori MacGregor, Timothy and Matthew Ball and Russell, Phillip, and Scott MacGregor; and great-grandchildren Michael, Matthew, Joseph, Krista, Tess, Lily and Cassie. She was predeceased by her siblings, William, Leonard, Robert, Helen and Mary Ethel.
The family thanks the staff at Sterling Village and JHC Hospice for their wonderful, personal and professional care.
Services will be held at the Chaffin Congregational Church, 146 Shrewsbury Street, Holden, on Friday, July 26, with a calling hour at 9:30 a.m. followed by the funeral at 11:00 a.m. Burial services will be private. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the Friends of the Gale Free Library, 23 Highland Street, Holden, MA 01520. Arrangements are under the care of Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main Street, Holden. To share a memory or offer an online condolence, please sign the guestbook on this page.
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