Frances Madeline Cahill Obituary (1923

Frances Madeline Carter was born to Archie and Mary Carter on February 25, 1923 in Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia, Canada. The family immigrated to Wayland, Massachusetts when Fran was about 3 years old. As the oldest child Fran helped take care of the family home and all of her siblings; Kay, Archie, Rita, and Arthur. She graduated from Wayland High School in 1941. After graduation she served as a Nannie for a young man in Wayland, MA. She often accompanied him to Fenway Park and enjoyed watching the Red Sox play. Her love for the Red Sox never diminished. Fran married Willard Cahill in 1944 and they made their home in Framingham, MA. They were blessed with four children; Lynn, Buster, Martha, and Nancy. Throughout the years, Fran assisted in caring for her in-laws and her parents. Together Willard and Fran expanded Cahill's Trucking Service. Fran not only handled the books but also drove the trucks. Quite a trend setter in the 40's! Fran worked as a nurse's aide at Meadowbrook Manner Nursing Home. After Willard's passing in 1972, Fran, along with her brother Arthur, continued to run Cahill's Trucking. She managed the trucking company while serving as business coordinator for her nephew Ken's auto-truck repair business. After the auto shop closed she became Sales Manager for Windsor Button Shop in Shopper's World. Fran officially retired from Windsor and Cahill's Trucking in 1988. Through the years Fran was active in Grange, 4H, Navy Mothers, volunteered at Cushing Hospital, served as a Sunday school teacher at the First United Methodist Church in Framingham, and also raised dogs for the Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind. Fran enjoyed traveling to Stoddard, New Hampshire with Nancy, Bob and the kids to enjoy time at the family camp. Other weekends she would head to Cape Cod to spend family time with Lynn and her clan. In the early 90s Fran took her adventures to Japan for a memory making stay with Martha and her family. Following her stroke in 1998 she moved in with Nancy and Bob. The next year Fran traded her snow boots for cowboy boots as Bob was transferred to Cedar Hill, Texas. She had a long and happy life taking enjoyment from watching the birds, working in the gardens, playing with her animals, listening to the "Preacher Man", and most of all creating memories with her family and friends. Survived By: Children: Carolyn Gale and husband Dan, Martha Kimball, Nancy Hawes and husband Bob; Grandchildren; John Lincoln and wife Kelly, Jim Lincoln, Donna Gale, Brian Gale Christine Mettler and husband Jeremy, Mindy Olin and husband Scott Tammy Vargas and husband Justin, Tim Hawes; Great-Grandchildren: Travis Lincoln, Chris Gale, Hailey Roberts, Abigail Mettler, Mackenzie and Mallorie Olin, Eowyn, Justin, and Rene Vargas; Great-Great-Grandchildren: Emma Bradford and Daniel Trivett; Sister: Rita Hubbard; Many Nieces and Nephews. Preceded in death by: Father and Mother - Archibald and Mary Carter; Husband - Willard A. Cahill Sr.; Son - Willard A. Cahill Jr.; Siblings - Kathleen Hicks, Archibald Carter, and Arthur Carter; Nephew - Ken Carter