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Patricia McLucas Obituary
Patricia (Ward) McLucas, 86, of Stoneham, formerly of Wakefield, died on Tuesday, January 7 at the Sawtelle Hospice House in Reading.
Born in Melton Mowbray, England on May 14, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Horace and Mabel (Kiddel) Ward.
Mrs. McLucas was raised and educated in England and moved to the United States in 1964. She was a retired maternity nurse and had worked at Malden and Winchester Hospitals. Mrs. McLucas was an active member of the Greenwood Union Church, before its closing and most recently the First Baptist Church in Wakefield. She enjoyed spending her winters at Riverwood in Estero, Florida.
She was the wife of the late Hugh McLucas. She was the mother of Jane McLucas of Waterville, Maine and the late Craig McLucas, of Cape Coral FL. She is also survived by her brother Christopher Ward of Melton Mowbray, England.
A memorial service will be held at the First Baptist Church, 8 Lafayette St., Wakefield on Sunday, January 12th at 12:30pm. Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
Arrangements are in the care of the McDonald Funeral Home in Wakefield.
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