Loving wife and mother who treasured her family
STONEHAM — Gertrude “Trudy” (Mullin) Parece, 83, of Stoneham, passed away August 21, 2021. Trudy was born in Lowell, Massachusetts on November 28, 1937 and was the youngest child of James Joseph Mullin from Manchester England and Gertrude (Mason) Mullin from Old Orchard Beach, Maine.
Trudy is survived by her husband of 62 years, Warren Parece, Sr. Her five sons, Warren Parece Jr. and his wife, Pierina D’Aiello Parece, of North Reading; Andrew Parece and his wife, Mary Splaine, of Wakefield; David Parece and his wife, Patricia Hardway-Parece, of Falmouth; James Parece of Wakefield and Kenneth Parece of Franklin. She is also survived by her pride and joy, 14 grandchildren. Julianne, Michelle, and Jonathan Parece; Kiera and Emma Parece; Erin and Christopher Parece; Averi, Jay, and Mason Parece; and Stephen, Matthew, Taylor, and Corinne Parece. She is also survived by her daughters-in-law Barbara Parece and Kelli Parece.
Trudy is survived by her brother John Mullin of Tyngsboro and Lewis (Andy) Mullin of Lowell. Her sister-in-law Jill Mullin of Lowell and sister-in-law Lorraine Mullin of Pelham, NH. Trudy is also survived by over 50 nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her brothers Peter Mullin, James Mullin, and George Mullin, her sister Lillian (Mullin) Wood, Lillian’s husband John “Teddie” Wood and her sister-in-law Edna Mullin of Tyngsboro.
Trudy was raised in Lowell, attended Saint Michael School and Lowell High School. Warren and Trudy attending many dances in Lowell where they met, engaged, and married in 1959. Trudy worked many jobs, including in the Melrose School System as a head lunch mother at the Roosevelt School where her five boys attended; one year she had all five boys in the same school from grades K-6.
What she loved the most was the loving way she cared and raised her boys – much more than a full time job! She attending countless baseball games, hockey games, track meets, cross-country meets, music concerts, drum and bugle events, to name a few. She was loving it all and tirelessly cheering us all on!
After her job of raising the five boys was complete, her most joyful job came…caring and spending time with her 14 grandkids, or should I say…spoiling the grandkids. She had so much love for these kids. She would frequently take them away for a week at her cape house, take them out for ice cream, mini-golf, bowling, the beach, play cards, games, and just love every minute of it! Her family was the job and life she truly treasured!
Visitation will be held at the Gately Funeral Home 79 W. Foster St. Melrose, on Wednesday August 25, 2021 from 4 – 7 p.m. A mass of Christian burial will be held at St. Joseph Church, 173 Albion St. Wakefield, at 11:30 a.m. with an interment at Lakeside Cemetery to follow. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations in Trudy’s name can be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or at www.stjude.org.
