Ledegang, Ethel M. (Woods) of Dedham & CA, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on August 16, 2008, age 101. She was the wife of the late Daniel Ledegang, mother of Virginia Mucciaccio of Dedham and Carolyn Romaker of Thousand Oaks CA.
She is survived by her grandchildren Nancy (Mucciaccio) & Peter True of Westwood, Daniel Mucciaccio of Dedham, Richard Muccciaccio of Ft. Lauderdale FL, Laurie Brennan of Medford, Stephen Romaker of Simi Valley, CA, Julie (Romaker ) & Sam Palazzola of Apple Valley, CA, and her dearest friend Janet Ford. Ethel was great grandmother to Tara (True) & Gregory Murphy of Dedham, Tracy, Thomas, Travis, and the late Tina True of Westwood, Richard Mucciaccio of Atlanta GA, Erik, Patrick III and Jessica Brennan of Medford, Stephen Michael Romaker and Tessa Palazzola of CA. She was known for the handwork she created for the MA Daughters of the American Revolution, her volunteer hours at Hillside School for Boys in Marlboro, and for the thousands of caps she knitted for newborns and Native-American children. Ethel was a member of Contentment Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, Dedham Women’s Club, Contentment Chapter, DAR, Massachusetts Mayflower Society, many other lineage organizations.
Visitation will be Wednesday from 11 AM to 12 Noon at the George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home at 456 High St, Dedham with services at Milton Cemetery at 12:30 PM.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Ethel’s memory to the Sophia Snow House c/o Cecilia Davlin, 1215 Center St, West Roxbury MA 02132-7710 or to UNH Rowing in memory of Tina True, c/o Rachel Rawlinson, 128 Main St, Durham NH 03824-1950.