Madelyn (DeRose) Groton

Madelyn (DeRose) Groton, of Westwood, MA, formerly of Rye, NY, died Sept. 11, 2012 of cancer. Beloved wife of Calvert C. Groton, Jr. for 24 years. Maddi was the loving mother of Edward "Teddy", Elizabeth "Betsy", Katherine "Kate" and Abigail "Abby" of Westwood. Beloved daughter of James and the late Barbara(Glavin)DeRose of Ponte Vedra, FL, sister of Paul DeRose, Naperville, IL, James DeRose, Ponte Vedra, FL, Leslie (DeRose) Welhoelter, Rye NY and Kristine (DeRose) O'Shea, Ponte Vedra, FL. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. Graduate of Hartwick College and she received a Master's in Education from Manhattanville College. She taught at Greenwich Country Day School, Meadowbrook School, Westwood Elementary Schools and was an Assistant Librarian at Westwood Islington Branch Library. Relatives and friends are invited to meet with Madelyn's family in the Holden, Dunn and Lawler Funeral Home, 55 High Rock St.(off Route 109) Westwood on Sunday Sept. 16th from 2-6pm. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated in St. Margaret Mary Church, 845 High St., (Route 109) Westwood on Monday Sept. 17th at 10am. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Madelyn's memory to BIDMC Melanoma Research Fund, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215.