Marion Louise (Basilesco) Maher

Marion Louise (Basilesco) Maher, 95, of Stoneham, Massachusetts passed away on July 30, 2025.  She has been united in heaven with her beloved husband and best friend, Joseph P. Maher.

Marion was born in Everett, Massachusetts on February 18, 1930, and was a proud native Bostonian through and through.  Joseph and Marion met there, married in 1956, and settled in Stoneham.  Smart, kind, beautiful, generous, caring, protective and fiercely loyal, Marion loved her family with all her heart.

Marion was predeceased by her beloved husband Joseph, parents Vela and Aquilino Basilesco, and siblings, Joseph Basilesco and Eva Silva.

Marion is survived by five daughters, Karen (Peter), Joan, Susan, Patricia (Thomas), and Kathleen (Gary).  Mimi, as she was affectionately called, has twelve grandchildren, Kara, Kathleen, Joseph (Lindsey), Paul, Lauren, Julia, Rachel, Haley, Thomas, Ryan (Andrea), Nicole and Jillian; and three great granddaughters, Sydney, Emerson, and Eloise.

Family and friends are cordially invited to attend a Funeral Mass Celebrating Mimi's Eternal Life on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, at 10am in Saint Patrick Church, 71 Central Street STONEHAM.  Burial will be next to her husband Joseph in Lindenwood Cemetery, Stoneham.

In memory of Mimi, please consider donations to your favorite charity.

The family would like to thank the team at The Arbors in Stoneham for caring for and supporting Mimi for the last 10 months, and the staff at Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln for their care and support during her final days.

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