Mrs. Lillian F. (Hewson) Hodge, of Methuen and formerly a longtime resident of Melrose, died at home after a lengthy illness on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 with her loving family at her bedside.She was 68 years of age.
Lillian was born in Boston on April 13, 1941, one of three children to the late Henry O. Hewson and Lillian F. (Waterhouse) Hewson. She leaves her children, Dolly Fogg of Union, NH, Tina Blanchette and her husband Robert of Methuen, David M. Hodge and his wife Cristina of Methuen; her grandchildren, Hayley Watt, Sarah Hodge, Joshua Hodge, Nicholas Hodge, Lillina Hodge, Nicholas Inglese, Paige Inglese, and Kody Fogg; one great-grandson, Seth Madden.
Lillian was predeceased by two sons, the late Ronald F. Hodge, Jr. and Stephen T. Hodge; two brothers, the late Joseph Ogonowski and Leonard Ogonowski.
Funeral Service at the Robinson Funeral Home, 809 Main St., Melrose on Friday, January 8 at 10 AM.Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend.Interment will follow in Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden.Gifts in honor of Lillian may be made to Autism Speaks, 5455 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2250, Los Angles, CA 90036 or visit www.autismspeaks.org.