Margaret Foley

Margaret M . Foley , née Marsden, of Wakefield died on Sunday, January 24 at the Wingate in Reading at the great age of 101.

Born in Boston on November 11, 1914, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Walsh) Marsden.

Mrs. Foley grew up in Charlestown where she was an outstanding athlete and champion swimmer while attending Charlestown High School. She had been a Wakefield resident since 1963 and was a member of St. Florence Parish in Wakefield. She was highly devoted to her family throughout her lifetime.

Mrs. Foley was the wife of the late William L. Kilduff and the late George E. Foley . She is survived by her daughter, Maureen O'Keeffe and her husband Paul Ashby of Greensboro, NC; her two sons, Michael Kilduff and his wife Claudette and Robert Foley all of Bedford, NH; and her six grandchildren, Joanne O'Keeffe, Michelle Foley , Daniel Kilduff, Laurie Horne, Lisa Bazil and Jeffrey Sargent. Mrs. Foley is also survived by ten great grandchildren and seven great great grandchildren. She was predeceased by three sisters, Mary Collins, Sarah Taylor and Estelle Feeney, two brothers, John Marsden and Joseph Marsden, and one grandchild, Corinne Foley .

Visitation for relatives and friends will be held at the McDonald Funeral Home, 19 Yale Ave., Wakefield on Thursday, January 28 from 4-8pm. Funeral services will be private.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Beacon Hospice, 100 Cummings Center, Suite 222C, Beverly MA 01915.

January 28, 2016
4:00 PM to 8:00 PM

McDonald Funeral Home
19 Yale Ave
Wakefield, MA 01880
(781) 245-3550