Miriam Diamond

SAUGUS -- Mrs. Miriam (Urquhart) Diamond , age 82, died on Sunday, Aug. 14, at Port Healthcare in Newburyport . She was the wife of the late William L. Diamond. Born, raised and a lifelong resident of Saugus, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Miriam (Metcalf). Miriam was a 1951 graduate of Saugus High School . She worked at the former Jordan Marsh in Malden until the store closed, then worked at Macy's in Somerville for over 20 years. She loved to garden and above all, she enjoyed spending time with her family. Mrs. Diamond leaves four sons, Paul Diamond and his wife, Cindy, of N. Billerica, Bill Diamond and his wife, Denise, of Lynn, Richard Diamond and his wife, Joanne, of W. Newbury, Donald Diamond of Limerick, Maine, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, one brother, Fred Urquhart of Maine, one sister, Doris Nelson of Lynnfield. Also survived by her son-in-law, Steven Johnson of Saugus. She was predeceased by her daughter, Deborah Johnson. Service information: Relatives and friends are invited to attend visitation in the Bisbee-Porcella Funeral Home , 549 Lincoln Ave., Saugus, on Thursday, 11 a.m. to Noon, followed by a funeral service in the funeral home at Noon. Interment at Puritan Lawn Memorial Park in Peabody. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Alzheimer's Association of MA, 480 Pleasant St., Watertown, MA 02472. For directions and condolences BisbeePorcella.com .