Mrs. Magda M. MacIver

January 2, 1933 - September 10, 2018

Magda M. MacIver, 85, passed away on September 10, 2018, at Lowell General Hospital, following a brief illness. She is survived by her two daughters, Katherine M. MacIver (Kathy) of Lowell, and Elizabeth A. Almarode (Lisa) and her husband James of Lebanon, Oregon; a granddaughter Lindsey Almarode; and by her beloved cat, Sunshine; also, nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, and caring friends and neighbors. Her former husband, Bruce MacIver, passed away in 2017, and her sister Else passed away in 2014. Magda was born in Landau/Isar, Germany on January 2, 1933, and as a child suffered hardships and hunger during and after World War II. As a young woman she came to the United States, where she married Bruce in 1961. She spent many years making a home in California, Nebraska and Mississipi, as she supported Bruce's career, finally settling in Chelmsford to raise her family and be near Bruce's parents. She and her disabled daughter Kathy moved to Lowell in 1996. Among her many diverse interests over the years were Esperanto, opera, jewelry making, and weaving. For the last decades of her life, her daughter Kathy lived with her and they provided mutual support and companionship; this gave her great joy and purpose in life. She gave of herself selflessly and tirelessly, and she had unmatched perseverance and determination to do what is right and what needs to be done. She is deeply missed. Family and friends may call at the FAY McCABE FUNRAL HOME, 105 MOORE STREET, LOWELL on MONDAY, September 17 from 4pm to 6pm. As an expression of sympathy or in memory of Magda, in lieu of flowers, a fund has been setup for benefit of Kathy MacIver. www.gofundme.com/ux64v-funeralexpenses ARRANGEMENTS BY THE FAY McCABE FUNERAL DIRECTORS 978-459-9222 www.faymccabe.com