Greta Landles Wright

WRIGHT, Greta Landles Mrs. Greta Landles Wright passed peacefully on March 14, 2026. She was the beloved wife of Andrew Wright (deceased); mother of Mairi Mashburn and Fiona Ostermayer; grandmother of Nicholas Hall, Catriona Mashburn, Calum Mashburn and Ian Ostermayer; and mother-in-law of David Mashburn and Paul Ostermayer. Greta was born in the small border town of Hawick, Scotland, July 12, 1936, to Edith and Andrew Landles. She grew up in Hawick and attended the local schools. She excelled in her studies and was at the top of her class academically. She was the first person in her family to attend college, completing her bachelor's degree at Edinburgh University, where she met and married Andrew Wright. In 1960, she and Andrew immigrated to the United States, where their daughters were born. They eventually settled in Newton, Massachusetts to raise their children and their beloved dogs. Greta completed a Master's Degree in special education at Tufts University, and taught in the resource room for 25 years at the Josiah Haynes Elementary School in Sudbury, Massachusetts. She was an enthusiastic Scottish country dancer, and a longstanding member of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society of Boston. Her other interests included writing and painting, fashion, literature, and traveling. Greta was known for her intelligence, grace, and charm. She was devoted to her family and to the community of found family and friends that she and Andrew developed over the years. A Celebration of Life service will be held for Greta on Friday, May 8, 2026, at the Colonial Inn in Concord MA, starting at 11:30. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to The Andrew and Greta Wright Fellowship by sending a check payable to "Trustees of Tufts College" with a note to direct the gift to the "Andrew and Greta Wright Fund" to Tufts University, P.O. Box 3306, Boston, MA 02241-3306. Your gift also may be made online. Please visit www.DeeFuneralHome.com for instructions on making an online gift in her memory, or to share a condolence on Greta's tribute page. Dee Funeral Home of Concord 978-369-2030 Caring for families since 1868