Obituary of Marguerite Macdonald

Marguerite (Milne) Macdonald of Pembroke, October 25, 2009 at Renaissance Gardens in Hingham, at the age of 82 following a brief illness. Born in Kansas City, MO to the late Dr. Lindsay S. Milne and Marian (Young) Milne. Beloved wife of the late Robert B. Macdonald. She lived, and worked as a medical assistant, in New York City and Dobbs Ferry, NY for several years before moving to Pembroke, where she resided for 48 years. She was well respected in her 40 year real estate career with Jack Conway Co., where she worked as a sales associate, manager of the Duxbury office for 13 years and company headquarters office manager for the last19 years. She retired in December of 2008. During her career she held numerous professional designations, including Graduate Realtor Institute, Certified Residential Broker Manager and Conway Degree of Excellence. She was a member of the Plymouth Association of Realtors, the Massachusetts Association of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors for the past 40 years. Marguerite is survived by her son, Robert L. Macdonald and his wife Wendy of Duxbury; her daughter Laurie (Macdonald) Litchfield and her husband Peter of Plymouth; and her dear granddaughter Sarah of Duxbury. She was the twin sister of the late Mary Ann (Milne) Moseley of Kansas City, MO, and sister of the late Stephen Milne of Denver, CO. Also survived by many beloved friends, cousins, nieces and nephews. In addition to her dedication to her career and family, Marguerite also was an excellent cook who enjoyed making holidays special for her family, attending the theater with her friends, vacationing in Cancun and Aruba and watching the Red Sox. In lieu of flowers, her family requests that donations be made in her memory to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 120 Wall St., New York, NY 10005-4001, or the charity of your choice. Visiting hours from the Shepherd Funeral Home, 216 Main St, (Rt 106) Kingston on Friday, October 30 from 4 to 8 p.m., with funeral services following at the funeral home on Saturday, October 31 at 10:00 a.m. Interment will be private at Mayflower Cemetery in Duxbury.