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Kathleen MacLennan, 99

by | Aug 15, 2022 | Obituaries

Kathleen L. MacLennan, 99, of Hopkinton, passed away at her home on Aug. 14. Born in Enid, Oklahoma, she was the daughter of the late Maybelle (Lee) Smith and Donald King. She was the wife of the late Norman Murray MacLennan and her first husband, the late C. Richard Mansfield.

Kathleen had a passion for quilting. She was a member of the Hopkinton Senior Center’s quilting club and the Marathon Quilters Guild. She also was a member of the Eastern Star.

Kathleen is survived by her son, Richard L. Mansfield and wife Marylou of North Eastham; her brother, Edwin Smith of Ohio; two grandchildren, Richard and Jeffrey Mansfield; and four great-grandchildren, Joshua, David, Michael and Brody; as well as her son-in-law, Vascen Bogigian of Hopkinton. She is predeceased by her daughter, Pamela Kay Bogigian, who passed away in December 2021.

A funeral service will be held sometime in September and will be announced. Interment will be held privately at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Hopkinton Senior Center, 28 Mayhew Street, Hopkinton, MA 01748. Arrangements are under the care of the Chesmore Funeral Home of Hopkinton.

Obituaries are submissions, typically from funeral homes, that are not subject to the same level of editorial oversight as the rest of the Hopkinton Independent. Obituaries may be edited for grammatical and factual mistakes and clarifications and shortened for space considerations.

1 Comment

  1. Lee Kane Zucker

    Such a lovely lady and a wonderful neighbor.

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