Martha E. Macdonald

ATKINSON, NH:  Martha E. MacDonald, 79, died July 10, 2012 at home, with her children by her side, following a spirited four-year battle with cancer.  She was predeceased by her husband Allister F. "Fred"' MacDonald on July 24, 2011.
  
Martha was born October 5, 1932 in Haverhill, Mass., the youngest child of Mayor Albert W. Glynn and Rosetta (McDonald) Glynn. She graduated from Haverhill High School in 1951 and worked at the Hale Hospital as a nurse's aide until her marriage on June 20, 1954.

Martha leaves three children, Ann O'sullivan and husband Terry of West Newbury, Mass., Bill and wife Janice of Kittery Point, Maine, and Jeannie and husband John of Portsmouth, NH, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.  She was predeceased by brothers William, Richard and Thomas Glynn and sisters Natalie McIntosh and Rose Derwin.

Martha was a warm, generous and loving wife, mother, homemaker and friend, with an irrepressible spirit and positive outlook. She loved spending time with family, summers on Prince Edward Island, and sports, especially the Boston Red Sox, the New England Patriots and the Boston College Eagles.  She had the great fortune to attend a number of World Series games and the 1999 All'star game at Fenway Park.

Martha served as Atkinson's Supervisor of the Checklist from 1970 until her death, was a past president of the Atkinson Fire Department Auxiliary, sang in the Holy Angels and Interfaith Choirs for several years, was a longtime member of the Atkinson Historical Society and Rotary Anns, and volunteered for countless activities in her town and parish.

Martha and Fred were named Citizens of the Year in Atkinson in 2005.

Calling hours will be held from  4 to 8 p.m. on Monday, July 16th, at Brookside Chapel & Funeral Home, 116 Main Street, Plaistow, NH. Her Funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday, July 17th, at10 a.m. at St. Luke the Evangelist Parish at Holy Angels Church, 8 Atkinson Depot Road, Plaistow, NH.  Interment will be at the Atkinson cemetery. In lieu of Flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to the Atkinson Historical Society, PO Box 863, Atkinson, NH  03811 or to Martha's church, St. Luke the Evangelist Parish.