Alma P. (Leving) MacIver

Alma Leving MacIver, 86 years old, passed May 17th. Alma was born and raised in Melrose, MA. She was the middle of five siblings raised by their father, Leonard Leving, Jr, following the death of their mother, Teresa Grasse Leving. The Leving homes’ stone “wall” was legend, in that, it served as a gathering spot for many a high schooler over the thirteen years that there was a Leving at the school. After graduation, Alma attended Melrose-Wakefield Hospital School of Nursing, receiving her R.N. in 1949. She practiced at Mass. Eye and Ear and New England Medical Center prior to moving to Chicago to gain a post-graduate certificate at Cook County Medical Center in Surgical Medicine. From Chicago, Alma joined the Air Force, 1st Lt. as a civilian R.N. to serve in Korea. In Korea, she learned that “scotch does not cause hangovers” and a few surgical procedures. Returning to Melrose, she ran the O.R. suites at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital for 27 years. During this time she met and married, Harold N.L. MacIver while a member of the Melrose Hickory Hawks Ski Club. Alma raised three daughters, Mary Beth, Heather and Gail in Lynnfield, MA. Her most cherished moments were with her father, sisters and brothers along with their collective 10 children at 10 Riverfront Rd , the “Camp” on the Parker River, Newbury, MA. Well into her eighties, Alma moved to Fall River to live with Heather, her son-in-law, Dan and their sons Alex and Jon.

She leaves her siblings, Leonard Leving, III of Menlo Park, CA, Ronald Leving of Littleton, MA and Constance Rand of Melrose, MA. Predisposed in death by her oldest sister, who along with their father, helped raise her, Marylen Leving of Melrose, MA. Her grateful and loving daughters, Mary Beth MacIver of Hemet, CA, Heather MacIver Ciullo of Fall River, MA and Gail MacIver Yako of Haddenfield, NJ. Dedicated Grandchildren, Katherine, Robert and Leanne Mason, Bridget and Rachel Yako, Alex and Jonathan Ciullo. Great-grandchildren, Cassian and Rosie Mason, Alice and Eloise Doughty and numerous nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, Alma and her daughters wish is that donations be made in memory of Alma P. MacIver to: BCC Foundation, Bristol Community College, 777 Elsbree Street, Fall River, MA 02720 to support the B.C.C School of Nursing. All donations will financially support tuition needs of students.

A private burial will be held in Newbury, MA.