Madelyn A. (Flynn) Pineau

Madelyn A. (Flynn) PINEAU – of Woburn, Sunday February 7th. Beloved wife of the late Joseph A. Pineau. Devoted mother of Stephen Pineau and his wife Natalie of FL, Diane Malone and her husband Steven of Woburn, Patrick Pineau and his wife Susan of IL, Timothy Pineau and his wife Jean of Woburn, and the late Kathleen A. Gibbons and an infant son, and mother-in-law of Ronald P. Gibbons of Woburn. Dear sister of Carolyn Brady and her husband Edward, Diane Raftery and her late husband Buddy, John Flynn, and Kevin Flynn and his wife Mary. Cherished grandmother of Christy and her husband Paul, Joseph and his wife Michelle, Cara and her husband Tom, Brandon and his wife Catherine, Julie and her husband Rob, Steven, Nicholas, and Dillon, and great-grandmother of Connor, Aiden, Norah, and Madelyn. Also survived by her lifelong friends Jackie Maguire and Barbara Rafferty. Funeral from the Lynch-Cantillon Funeral Home, 263 Main Street, Woburn on Friday, February 12th at 9:15 a.m. followed by a Funeral Mass in St. Anthony Church, 851 Main Street, Woburn at 10. Interment is private. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to call at the Funeral Home on Thursday, February 11th from 4 to 8 p.m. Remembrances may be made in Madelyn’s memory to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Dept 142, Memphis, TN 38101-9908 or the American Cancer Society,P.O. Box 22478,Oklahoma City, OK 73123.

OBITUARY:

Madelyn A. (Flynn) Pineau passed away peacefully at the Woburn Nursing Center on Sunday, February 7th. The beloved wife of the late Joseph “Joe” Pineau she was eighty two years of age.

Born in Boston she was the daughter of John and Margaret Flynn. One of five children she was raised in Boston and a graduate of Notre Dame Academy with the Class of 1950. Madelyn continued her educational persuit at Boston Clerical for two years following high school. Early in the fifties Madelyn was introduced to Joe Pineau, a young man from North Woburn. In 1953 they married and shared sixty one years together, nestled in North Woburn just up until seven months ago when Joe passed away.

Six children kept Madelyn quite busy. Tending to the home, children’s activities, schooling and all that encompasses, their home was always a “hub” of activity!

Summers were always spent at their home in Belmont, NH, on Lake Winnisquam. It was there that the family would gather, all throughout the years, and that Madelyn taught all of her grandchildren to swim. Madelyn enjoyed big cookouts and parties as much as the quiet times playing cards with Joe on the porch. She loved to knit and made many wonderfully warm hats, mittens, sweaters, and scarfs for the Pineau family and friends. When it came to baking, well no one could ever compare to Madelyn, and anything and everything she baked, it was fabulous!

After the children were grown and left the nest, Madelyn returned to work at St Anthony Parish, as the Secretary. She remained there for twenty years, tending to the needs of the Parish, and volunteered many hours on the side for festivals and church gatherings. Madelyn and Joe loved to travel. Together they visited many places including, Cape Cod, Alaska, and Bermuda. One of Madelyn’s most beloved trips was taken with her sisters and brothers. The Flynn children traveled together to Ireland to visit family and see the country their ancestors loved so much.

Sadly, Madelyn was predeceased by her parents, husband Joe, infant son, and her daughter Kathleen Gibbons. Madelyn was the devoted mother of Stephen Pineau and his wife Natalie of FL, Diane Malone and her husband Steven of Woburn, Patrick Pineau and his wife Susan of IL, Timothy Pineau and his wife Jean of Woburn, and the dear mother-in-law of Ronald P. Gibbons of Woburn. Dear sister of Carolyn Brady and her husband Edward, Diane Raftery and John Flynn, and Kevin Flynn and his wife Mary. Cherished “Nana” of Christy Nickerson and her husband Paul, Joseph Pineau and his wife Michelle, Cara Oulton and her husband Tom, Brandon Malone and his wife Catherine, Julie Schell and her husband Rob, Steven Malone, Nicholas, and Dillon Pineau, and “Nana Boo” of Connor, Aiden, Norah, and Madelyn. Also survived by her lifelong friends Jackie Maguire and Barbara Rafferty. Funeral from the Lynch-Cantillon Funeral Home, 263 Main Street, Woburn on Friday, February 12th at 9:15 a.m. followed by a Funeral Mass in St. Anthony Church, 851 Main Street, Woburn at 10. Interment is private. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to call at the Funeral Home on Thursday, February 11th from 4 to 8 p.m. Remembrances may be made in Madelyn’s memory to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Dept 142, Memphis, TN 38101-9908 or the American Cancer Society,P.O. Box 22478,Oklahoma City, OK 73123.