Therese M. McMahon, 81 of Malden, passed away at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Medford on November 18th, 2007. She was born in Dorchester on May 19th, 1926 to her parents Michael and Margaret (McEntee) McMahon. Therese was raised and educated in the Savin Hill section of Dorchester. She is a graduate of St. Gregory High School. For several years she worked as a Sales Clerk at the Atlas Oil Company in Hyde Park. She has been a resident of the Monsignor Neagle Apartment building in Malden for the past 11 years where she was a member and past president of the Residents Association. Therese has been an active volunteer all of her life. She spent many years teaching English to area residents in Malden and volunteered her time helping at the polling stations during elections. She is survived by her sister; Anna Johnson of Falls Church, VA; her nephew Michael Foley of Nevada; and her godson Edward F. McGrath of North Reading. She is also survived by several cousins in the U.S. and Ireland. Therese was predeceased by her parents and her sister the late Rita Foley. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Sacred Hearts Church in Malden on Wednesday November 21st at 10 AM. Visiting hours will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday from 4-7 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the Monsignor Neagle Apartments Residents Association, % MNRA, 350 Charles St., Malden, MA 02148.