Marblehead……

Margaret E. (Downey) Chadwick, age 93, wife of the late Lester Chadwick of Marblehead died at home on Monday evening April 4, 2011 at home surrounded by her family.

A lifelong resident of Marblehead she was born in Marblehead, the daughter of the late Thomas R. and Helen E. (Mullen) Downey, Mrs. Chadwick took great pride in her family and being a "Header".

Shortly after graduating Marblehead High School, she married her late husband and began her family which was at the center of her life. Everything she did was about family. Mrs. Chadwick loved to have slumber parties for her grandchildren on any occasion. She had a certain way of making New Year's Eve overnights extra special. A super nana she loved the kids, their sporting events and fishing on the boat. She enjoyed watching the Red Sox on T.V. ,was always willing to try her luck at Cribbage , and had a way of taking the ordinary and making it special. Mrs. Chadwick will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.

The mother of three children she was predeceased by a son Lester Chadwick Jr.,with whom she did a lot of travelling., and is survived by two daughters Pat Peach and her husband Ted of Marblehead and Kay Monahan and her life Partner Pete Dorney of Marblehead; a daughter in law Melanie Chadwick of West Chester, PA; and a former son in law Marblehead Fire Department Acting Lieutenant Frank "Frankie Darlin" Monahan of Marblehead; seven grandchildren Julie Sullivan and her husband Bob of Marblehead, Pam "My Doll" LaPone and her husband Earl of Centerton, AK, Elizabeth Full and her husband Jimmy of Nashville, TN, Frank T. Monahan Jr. "My Frankie Darlin" and Christopher Monahan and his wife Stephanie all of Marblehead, Kirsten Chadwick and her husband Marc Zwillenger of Bethesda, MD and John Chadwick and his wife Marcy of Wexford, PA; and 10 great grandchildren Courtney, Mikey, Christopher, Reilley, Shayla, David, Madison, Jonah, Gabriel and Emily; and three nephews, Tom, Cal and Roy, "My Love" Hamson

She was predeceased by her identical twin sister, Helen Hamson.
Private funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Murphy Funeral Home, 85 Federal St., Salem. Those who wish may make memorial contributions to the Boston Children's Hospital Cardiac Unit, 300 Longwood Ave. Boston, MA 02115 For online guest book or additional information please call 781 631 8885.