Eileen Engdahl

Hingham Eileen (Meaney) Engdahl, a Hingham resident for over 50 years, died Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008, at the Queen Anne Nursing Home in Hingham. She was 86. Mrs. Engdahl was born in Braintree and was a graduate of Braintree High School. During World War II, she served with the U.S. Coast Guard and was also a member of the Naval Auxiliary. Mrs. Engdahl was an active volunteer in Hingham Civic affairs and at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth. Since coming to Hingham, she was a devoted communicant and eucharistic minister at the Church of the Resurrection. She was the wife of the late George E. Engdahl Sr. and mother of Rick Engdahl of Hingham, Christine Tennihan and her husband Robert of West Bridgewater, Gary Engdahl and his wife Gwen of Weymouth, Jon Engdahl of San Francisco, Patti Leonard and her husband Robert of Greensboro, N.C., and the late George Engdahl Jr.; sister of Francis X. Meaney of Chatham, John Meaney of Santa Barbara, Calif., and the late Daniel, Edward, Robert Meaney and Mary Bizzazero. Also survived by 12 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews. A funeral Mass will be celebrated Thursday, Aug. 21, at 10 a.m. at the Church of the Resurrection, 1057 Main St. (Rte. 228), Hingham. Friends may visit at the Downing Cottage Funeral Chapel, 21 Pond St., Hingham, Wednesday from 4-8 p.m. The interment is to be private. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the American Heart Assoc., 20 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701, or to the Neely House at Tufts Medical Center, 750 Washington St., NEMC No. 0716, Boston, MA 02111. For directions and online guest book, please visit www.downingchapel.com.