Doris E. Lund, 106, a 68-year resident of Canton, passed away on Sunday, May 21, at the Life Care Center of West Bridgewater.
Doris was born on July 10, 1916, in Brockton, MA, the daughter of the late Leon and Harriet (Fairbanks) Edmonston of West Bridgewater. She was predeceased by her sister Kathleen Zion Simmons and brother Leon Bud Edmonston.
Doris was married to her beloved husband Philip A. Lund, who also predeceased her. Together, they enjoyed 44 years of marriage.
Doris was the devoted mother of Philip and his wife Clare of Foxborough and North Falmouth; Cheryl Hughes and her late husband Owen of Fort Myers, Florida; and Scott and his wife Claire of West Falmouth. In addition, Doris leaves her adored grandchildren, Audrey Spillane (Sean), Eric Lund, Timothy Lund (Aly), Lindsay Turransky (Dana), Christopher Lund (Samantha), Michael Lund (Audrey), Michelle Hughes (Michelle), Kimberly Young (Steve), Nicole Waid (Bryan), and Owen Hughes (Stephanie).
In addition, she leaves a cherished niece, Linda Matrisciano, and nephews Peter and Paul Zion.
Doris also leaves 20 great-grandchildren.
During her early married life, spent in Mamaroneck, NY, Doris was an active parent and community volunteer, serving as a local PTA member, garden club member, volunteer nurse during the polio epidemic, and as a member of the Red Cross. In later life, she was an active member of the Canton Community Club. During her working career, her compassion and empathy for others brought her to the Massachusetts Hospital School, where she spent many years caring for disabled children as a nurse’s aide.
Doris was actively involved in helping care for her growing family. All her grandchildren have fond memories of her kindness and culinary skills. Having spent her childhood summers on Point Independence in Onset, she had a lifelong love for sandy white beaches, warm waters, and blue skies with puffy white clouds. She mesmerized three generations of children with tales of her one-room schoolhouse, her Civil War veteran neighbor, silent movies at the Onset Theatre, her grandmother’s homemade donuts and baked beans, and her first-hand accounts of Prohibition, the Great Depression, and World War II.
Doris lived independently in her home in Canton until the age of 104, thanks to the support of her family and a devoted group of beloved neighbors and friends who regularly dropped in to bring her a homemade meal, nurse a wound, read the Bible with her, care for her yard, or join her in the warmth of her sunporch just to enjoy her company. For decades, Doris spent summer months in North Falmouth and winters in Florida. She touched the lives of five generations of family and friends and will be missed dearly.
There will be a family graveside service with arrangements by Dockray & Thomas Funeral Home. A celebration of life for family and friends is being planned for the near future.