Liliana (Medaglia) Magee

Liliana (Medaglia) Magee of Stoneham passed Sunday, July 26th, 2026 at home with her husband and daughter by her side after an almost 3 year battle with ovarian cancer.

Born August 25, 1955 in Rome, Italy, Liliana is the loving adopted daughter of the late Alfred J. Medaglia and Laura (Piccirilli) Medaglia. She grew up in Somerville and graduated Merrimack College class of 78. She spent the last 20 years working alongside her husband at their shop Ruff N Ready Dog Grooming in Reading. 

Liliana was always warm, kind and generous. She brought her sense of humor to every situation and faced each day with hope. She was deeply loved not only by her family but also by the community of friends and customers she and Paul created over their 20 years in business. She will be  missed by many. 

Liliana was preceded in death by her adoptive parents Alfred J Medaglia who passed November, 4, 1992 at age 85; Laura Medaglia who passed away December 7, 2012 at age 91 and her beloved son Brian M. Dennis who passed away June 12, 1999 at age 15.

Liliana is lovingly survived by her beloved husband Paul Magee, her devoted daughter Andrea Ireland, son in law Mark and her cherished grandchildren, Trenton 15, Layla 13 & Wyatt 7.

Family and friends are cordially invited to gather and share memories with Liliana's Family on Thursday, August 6th, 2026 from 4-7pm in the Barile Family Funeral Home, 482 Main Street (RT 28).  A Funeral Service will be held at 6:30pm in the Funeral Home.  Parking attendants and elevator are available.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making donations in Liliana's memory to any of the following which were all near and dear causes to her:

The National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, The Epilepsy Foundation (links below) or to the  Cortical Visual Impairment Center at Perkins by referring to:  Perkins School for The Blind

A celebration of life will be held in her home Sunday August 9th. Please reach out to the family for information. 

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