Published in the August 10, 2018 edition
MELROSE — Maureen T. Nevin, 74, died July 29, 2018, following a long illness.
Born in Melrose on December 1, 1943, she was the daughter of the late John J. Nevin and Delia (Sheridan) Nevin. Family members include her sisters Patricia Barrett and her husband Richard Barrett of North Reading, Sheila Nevin of Harwich, and brother John Nevin and his wife Colleen Nevin of Kodiak, Alaska. She was the loving aunt to Sean Barrett of Tampa, Florida, Jennifer Jablonski of McFarland, Wisconsin, and Denise Talty of Methuen, and Maggie, Aaron and Anthony Nevin of Kodiak, Alaska
Maureen graduated from St. Mary’s High School, Melrose, Class of 1961 and received a B.A. degree in English from Merrimack College, North Andover, Class of 1965. She worked as a Medical Librarian at Mass. General Hospital and at McGill University Medical School in Montreal, Canada. She was also a Librarian at the Malden and Wakefield Public Libraries. She was the Branch Librarian at Montrose Library in Wakefield and the reference Librarian at Wakefield Library.
She enjoyed worldwide travels and was always an avid reader and dog lover. Her family and friends will miss her forever. Funeral arrangements will be private, and there will be no calling hours. Arrangements are by Croswell Funeral Home, 19 Bow Street, North Reading, MA. www.croswellfuneralhome.com
