A Funeral Service will be held Friday July 2, 2010 in the Newton Cemetery Chapel, 791 Walnut St. Newton, MA 02459 at 10 AM for Lucille B. (LaPlant) McMahon, who passed away June 29 in the South Shore Hospital, Weymouth. Age 82.

Mrs. McMahon was a daughter of the late John & Frances (Libby) LaPlant. She was born in Greenville, Maine and graduated with high honors from Brunswick High School, Brunswick, Maine. She attended Bates College in Maine, took time off to travel across the country, moved to Boston, and enrolled at Boston University and graduated with a BA. She received a Masters Degree in Education (specializing in reading) from Northeastern University. She was a retired teacher in the Boston Public Schools.

She also served in the Women’s Army Corp (WAC)

She was Passionate about politics, loved great literature – Mark Twain & Jane Austin were among her favorites. She had an incessant intellectual curiosity and was genuinely interested in the rest of the world, and was very well informed about current events. She could talk (knowledgably) about many subjects – science, politics, religion and world affairs.

A wonderful cook, celebrated for her apple pie.

She loved the beach and the ocean, and spent many a summer at Rexhame Beach in Marshfield, MA.

She loved to travel, Europe, Hawaii, French Polynesia, Cuba (in the 1950’s) and Mexico were among some of the places she visited.

She loved her Azalea bush and appreciated all beautiful flowers . She was a member of the Garden Club.  Lucille loved music. From Mozart to the Boston Pops, Nat King Cole to Sarah Brightman.

She was the beloved wife of the late William J., Jr. Loving mother of William J. and his wife Susan of Scituate & Kimberly J. of Norwood. Dear sister of Charline Oelfke of Shirley and John LaPlant of Harwich Port. Loving grandmother of Devin, Conor & Katy.

A Funeral will be held in the Newton Cemetery Chapel, 791 Walnut St., Newton, MA 02459 Friday at 10 AM, followed by interment in the family lot. Relatives & friends kindly invited. Visiting hours in the MacDonald, Rockwell & MacDonald Funeral Home in WATERTOWN SQUARE at 6 Riverside St. (cnr. of No. Beacon St.) Watertown on Thursday from 4-8 PM.

Contributions may be made in Lucille’s memory to Reach out and Read, 56 Roland St., Suite 100D, Boston, MA 02129.