Obituary of Barbara Virginia (Muise) MacLean

Barbara V. (Muise) MacLean, 83, of Peabody, and formerly of Gloucester, died Saturday afternoon at the Rosewood Nursing Home in Peabody following a brief illness. She was the devoted wife of the late Donald MacLean. Born in Somerville, she was the daughter of the late Melvin Muise and Margaret (Melonson) (Muise) Doucette. She was raised and educated in Gloucester and has lived in Peabody for over 60 years. Family was everything to Barbara and she enjoyed raising her children and later enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren in all of their endeavors. She also enjoyed playing bingo as well. Barbara is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, D. James and Susan Maclean of Peabody and by four daughters and two sons-in-law, Linda Lee and Darrell Haskell, Dawn Frances Mercier, Susan Jean and Steven Marc-Aurele, and Barbara Ann Debruyckere, all of Peabody, a brother, John “Sunny” Muise of Gloucester, and a sister, Dorothy McGregor of Malden and is also survived by 10 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Wilfred “Tootie” Muise, Muriel Meuse and Pauline Thompson. Her funeral mass will be celebrated on Wednesday at 8:00 AM at the Conway, Cahill-Brodeur Funeral Home, 82 Lynn St., Peabody, followed by a Funeral Mass at 9:00 AM at St. John’s Church, Peabody to which relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend. Visiting hours will be held on Tuesday from 4:00 until 8:00 PM. Burial will be in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Peabody. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her name to North Shore Elder Services, 152 Sylvan Street, Danvers, MA 01923.