Madeline A. Morse

Madeline “Maddy” A. (Kramer) Morse, 93. of Norwood passed away in her sleep surrounded by her family, Tuesday, January 28, 2014 after a valiant battle with Alzheimer’s. She was the loving wife of Edward Paul Morse for 64 years. Madeline and Edward had 5 children: Jeanne (Morse) Daly and her husband Stephen of Hingham, Paul G. Morse and his wife Carol of Westford MA, the late Kevin E. Morse of Norwood, Kenneth M. Morse of Wilmington, and the late Ann (Morse) Sabatino and her husband Jack of Pennington, NJ. Madeline is also survived by 6 grandchildren, Elizabeth (Daly) Mulcahy and her husband James of Boston, Christine Daly of Montana, Jeffrey Morse of Westford, Audrey (Morse) Gasteier and her husband Matthew of Cambridge and Peter Sabatino and Julia Sabatino of New Jersey. In addition, Madeline has 2 great-grandchildren Calvin Gasteier and John Mulcahy. Madeline was the daughter of the late Marcus J. Kramer and Anna (Dunn) Kramer. She is survived by her sister Irene (Kramer) Frausel. She was the sister of the late Paul J. Kramer and his late wife Patricia, the late Doris Kramer, the late Robert Kramer and his late wife Jean and her brother-in-law the late Edward Frausel. Madeline is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Maddy as she was known to family and friends grew up in South Boston and Dorchester and was proud of her roots. She worked for the Welfare Department and American Airlines before marrying Ed and starting her family. Her family was her priority and she was the rock for everyone. She put the “home” in homemaker. Even though Ed and Maddy traveled extensively (22 countries) and always had their bags packed, Maddy loved Norwood and her home the most. Maddy was always supportive of Ed’s aerobatic flying and could be found flying to contests all over New England. Maddy also loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and could always be found playing with them on the floor and lighting up with their visits. Maddy had a very supportive group of caregivers that made her final journey as soft as possible. We thank them all including Gabriel’s Caring Angels, Compassionate Care and Medical Resources. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, February 1st at 9:00 AM at the Gillooly Funeral Home, 126 Walpole St., NORWOOD, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 AM, at St. Timothy Church, 650 Nichols St., Norwood. Interment will follow at Highland Cemetery, Norwood. Visiting hours will be held on Friday, January 31st, from 4:00 to 8:00 PM at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Maddy’s memory to the Joslin Diabetes Center, One Joslin Place, Boston, MA 02215 or at www.joslin.org or to the Alzheimer's Association, 480 Pleasant Street, Watertown, MA 02472 or at www.alz.org/manh.