E. Lois (Gould) Reed

E. Lois (Gould) Reed of Kingston, formerly of Quincy, passed away at home on Thursday, August 13, 2009 at age 79. Born in Braintree, she was raised and educated in Weymouth and was a graduate of Weymouth High and Burdette College of Business. For 30 years she worked as a preschool and kindergarten teacher at Jack and Jill Preschool in Quincy. She was a den mother in the Rockland Cub Scouts, the neighborhood “Mom” and enjoyed gardening in her spare time.

The beloved wife of the late Arthur E. Reed, Lois was the loving mother of Arthur Reed, Jr. and his wife Anne Marie of Abington, Mark Reed and his wife Karen of Weymouth, Paul Reed and his wife Laurie of Plymouth and Donna Ignagni of Kingston. She was the dear grandmother of Ashley Tiguy and her husband Igor, Anne Reed, Arthur Reed III, Daniel Reed, Stephen Reed, Paul Reed II, Meghan Reed, Victoria Reed, Michael Ignagni, Christopher Ignagni and Joseph Ignagni and is also survived by her sister Eleanor Henley of Weymouth, her brother George Gould and his wife Mary of Peoria, IL and was the friend of the late Robert E. Gelzinis.

Visiting hours will be held at the Dennis Sweeney Funeral Home 74 Elm St. Quincy Center on Saturday, August 15 from 4:00 to 8:00pm. Family and friends are invited. There will be a gathering at the funeral home on Monday at 9:00am, followed by a Funeral Mass at St. Mary’s Church W. Quincy at 10:00am. Burial is in Blue Hill Cemetery.

Donations in Lois’ name may be made to Cranberry Hospice 36 Cordage Park Cir. Ste 326, Plymouth, MA 02360.