Marilyn L. (Gray) Persson, age 92, formerly of Hebron, CT, Brockton, MA and East Bridgewater, MA, died peacefully, March 9, 2016 at St. Elizabeth Manor in Bristol, RI. Marilyn was the wife of the late Roger E. Persson. Born, raised and educated in Brockton, she was the daughter of the late Wilton L. and Katherine H. (Brady) Gray. She served in the Army’s WAC division during WWII, and following her discharge, returned to Brockton, where she attended the Williams Business School. Employed as a secretary for many years, she worked for a Boston law firm, for Dr. Anthony DeFeo, and for the Brockton Hospital, retiring in 1989. Marilyn was an avid golfer and a member of various golf courses. She was also a voracious reader who enjoyed crossword puzzles, poetry, music, theatre, art museums, all things Irish, the ocean, and Frank Sinatra. She was always interested in staying current on events, politics, and fashion. Most of all, she was devoted to her family and friends.
Marilyn was the mother of Janice Williams and her husband Donald of Little Compton, RI, Jody Macrina and her husband Richard of Hebron, CT, Kathleen Costello and her husband Michael of Mattapoisett, MA and the late Roger E. Persson, Jr.; and grandmother of Jonathan Williams, Lauren and Leigh Costello, and Tiffany Macrina. She was the sister of Shirley Murphy, Ronald, Russell, and David Gray and the late Wilton, Norman, John “Jack”, Wallace Gray and Lorraine Litchfield. She is also survived by a sister in law Donna Persson and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held in the Conley Funeral Home, 138 Belmont Street (Rte 123) Brockton, Saturday, March 19 at 11am followed by a Funeral Service at 12pm. Burial will be at a later date in Melrose Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations in Marilyn’s name may be made to Friends of the Douglas Library, 22 Main St., Hebron, CT 06248 or the American Women Veterans Foundation, PO Box 1776, Sun Valley, ID 83353.