Ida Marie (McLean) Shaw, age 79, of Framingham, Massachusetts passed away, peacefully, on May 16, 2015 at St. Patrick’s Manor, surrounded by her loving family.
She was the daughter of the late Robert and Lydia (Grant) McLean and was born in Charleston, New Brunswick, Canada on March 11, 1936.
Ida is survived by her beloved husband, George Edward Shaw, to whom she was married for 60 years, her children: Susan and James Martis of Pelham, NH, Linda and David Fair of Framingham and Corey and Barbara Shaw of Candia, NH. Her son, Peter, pre-deceased her. She was the grandmother of David, Brian and Lydia Fair, and Matthew Martis and the late Charles Piazza.
She is also survived by her devoted brother and sister-in-law, Arthur and Joyce McLean of Carlsbad, CA, her brother and sister-in-law, Arnold and Norma McLean of Florida, brother in-law, Eldon Caldwell, of New Brunswick, Canada, sister-in-law, Jean McLean, of Oregon and many nieces and nephews. She was also the sister of the late Norman, Clayton and Harold McLean, Etta West, Nellie Caldwell and Evelyn Brooker.
Ida married her childhood sweetheart and moved to the United States. She and her husband lived in Wayland, West Palm Beach, FL, Kansas City, MO, Durand, MI, and Natick before settling in Framingham where they lived for nearly 25 years. Ida was self-employed as a seamstress and tailor before her career at Bose Corporation. When an automobile accident and subsequent stroke left her paralyzed and with limited ability to communicate, she received meticulous care from her adoring husband. She returned to Framingham in 2007.
Family and friends will remember Ida as a hard-working, talented woman with a wonderful sense of humor, who cherished her husband.
Visitations will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 from 4:00 to 6:45 pm followed by her funeral services at 7:00 pm at the John C. Bryant Funeral Home, 56 Pemberton Road (off Rte 30), Wayland. Interment will be private for her family.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to The Wesley Methodist Church Youth Missions Fund, 30 Beacon Street, Framingham, MA 01701.