Mary E. "Mollie" Pendell

HINGHAM — Mary E. "Mollie" (Wilson) Pendell, 90, of Hingham, and formerly of West Dennis and Wakefield, died on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008, at the Harbor House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Hingham.

She was the wife of the late Philip G. Pendell, who died in 1991. They had been married for 53 years.

Born in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, Mrs. Pendell was raised and educated in Eastport, Maine. She was a graduate of Shead Memorial High School.

A longtime resident of Wakefield, Mrs. Pendell worked for American Mutual Insurance Co. in Wakefield. She was very active in the Wakefield Congregational Church, and after moving to West Dennis in 1975, she was active in the West Dennis Community Church. She was a member of the Women's Guild at both churches and served on many boards and committees. She was also a volunteer at the Trash and Treasure Thrift Shop in West Dennis.

Mrs. Pendell was a member of the West Dennis Garden Club and delivered Meals on Wheels in Dennis for many years with her husband. She was also a host for an AFS student from Turkey.

An avid bridge player, Mrs. Pendell also enjoyed gardening and traveling.

Mrs. Pendell is survived by a daughter, Prudence Allen and her husband Kenneth of Hingham; two granddaughters, Katherine Allen of Arlington, Va., and Courtney Allen of Somerville; her exchange student, Zerrin Kutkan of Istanbul, Turkey; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brother, Russell Wilson.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, in the Hallett Funeral Home, 273 Station Ave., South Yarmouth. Interment will follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery, South Dennis.

Visiting hours will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, in the funeral home.

Memorial donations may be made to the West Dennis Community Church, 288 Main St., PO Box 487, West Dennis, MA 02670.