Obituary

Moulaison, Geraldine B. (Buckley), of Marblehead, formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully May 20, 2016 at the age of 88. Beloved wife of the late George E. Moulaison. Devoted mother of Noel M. Henrich & her husband Donald of Marblehead, Keith G. Moulaison & his wife Tracey of Newton, NH, and Jay R. Moulaison of Newburyport. Proud grandmother of Christiane Henrich, Ryan Henrich, Alexander Henrich, Amanda Moulaison, and Lauren Moulaison. Caring sister of Hartwell Raymond Buckley of FL. Loving cousin of Maureen Joyce as well as several other loving cousins, nieces, nephews, & friends. Geraldine grew up in Wakefield graduating from Wakefield High School.

She received her bachelor's degree and master's degree from Salem State College and Boston University. She taught for decades at Melrose High School and Endicott College. While at B.U. Geraldine met George Moulaison, whom she would later marry and to whom she would remain married for over 50 loving years until his passing. Geraldine was active in Melrose for many years in the Catholic Women's Club, The Mother's Club, and the Camp Fire Girls. In her later years she moved with her daughter and family to France and Japan and settled in Marblehead MA.

She was involved in the Marblehead Senior Center, enjoyed book clubs, and played mahjong. Education and keeping her brain active were extremely important to her. She was a fierce advocate for education. She was an active member of the Parish Council at Our Lady Star of the Sea for many years. Geraldine was happiest when surrounded by her family. She will be remembered as an extremely intelligent, loving, strong, and graceful woman. Although she aged she never grew old, continuing to embrace all the changes in the world around her.

Visiting Hours will be held on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 from 9 AM to 10:15 AM at Solimine Funeral Home, 67 Ocean St., Lynn, MA 01902. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 AM at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, 80 Atlantic Ave., Marblehead, MA 01945. Relatives & friends are respectfully invited to attend. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Fund at https://secure.massgeneral.org/cancer.