In Taunton, July 28, 2008 Madeline L.(Johnson) Raymond, age 87, died in Morton Hospital after a period of failing health. Madeline is the wife of the late George Raymond. She was born in Taunton to her late parents Henry & Madeline (Hanrahan) Johnson. Madeline has lived all her life in Taunton where she was also educated at Taunton High School class of 1940. She was a member of the THS Reunion Committee, Red Hat Society, Taunton Garden Club, Queens Daughters, Gaelic Society and the St. Mary’s Women’s Guild. Madeline also enjoyed gardening, Cape Cod and its beaches and especially her family & grandchildren. Madeline leaves her children June Ellen Arruda and her husband David of East Taunton and Elizabeth “Betsy” Mitchell and her husband Dale of East Taunton. Her grandchildren Nicholas Mitchell & his companion Teresa, Christopher Mitchell & his wife Hanna, Hayley Arruda and her great grandchildren Mia, Bella, Amora Mitchell and Mikayla Elizabeth Beech. She also is survived by her sister Eleanor Tracy of N.H. and her late brother Jones Johnson. Funeral from the O’Keefe-Wade Funeral Home, 70 Washington St. in Taunton on Sat., August 1st at 9am. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Mary’s Church at 10am. Relatives and friends are invited to visiting hours on Friday from 4-7pm. Interment in Mayflower Hill Cemetery in Taunton. Donations in Madeline’s memory may be made to either the American Diabetes Assoc., P.O.Box 31160, Hartford CT. 06150-1160 or the American Heart Assoc., 20 Speen St., Framingham, MA. 01701-4688