Mrs. Hope H. Worrall Obituary (1922

ATTLEBORO - Hope H. Worrall, 94, formerly of Attleboro, died peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, March 25. She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas B. Worrall and beloved mother of the late Andrea J. Worrall. Born on September 10, 1922 in Attleboro, she was the daughter of the late Pauline (Hall) and Lester Picken. Hope lived most of her life in Attleboro until moving to Brightview Danvers, an independent living community in 2013 when she was 90. She had recently relocated to the Kaplan Estates, an assisted living community in Peabody, Ma. Hope was a very active member of the Second Congregational Church of Attleboro where she served with love on multiple committees and on church fairs. Hope attended Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School after graduation from Attleboro High School in 1940. She also worked for the City of Attleboro as a teacher's aide at the Thacher Elementary School. She was an avid lover of sports, biking, hiking, camping, mountain climbing, tennis and skiing. She and Tom also enjoyed several weeks each summer at their little sea side cottage in Dennisport. Hope loved “dogs” and in her later years depended on and got to love son Tom's Highland Terrier, Casey and daughter Ellen's family's pit bulls, Brie, Champ & Diesel. Some of her best moments of the last four years were spent with her great granddaughter, Jayla. “Nanna” and Jayla had a very special bond and love. In addition to her husband, Hope is survived by two children, Ellen J. Worrall and her husband, Michael M. McArdle of Boxford, MA, Thomas B. Worrall Jr. and his wife, Lori Holiff, of Shelburne, VT.; three grandchildren, Stephanie, Luke and Lindsey, from Lynn, Lawrence and Boxford, MA respectively; one great granddaughter, Jayla Mae Dicks, of Boxford, MA; sister of the late Lester Picken Jr., she is also survived by three nieces, Sandra, Karen and Christina. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a memorial service on Sunday, April 2nd at 1 pm at the Second Congregational Church, 50 Park Street, Attleboro, MA. A collation will follow at the Church in Fellowship Hall immediately after the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Outreach and Missions Committee of the Second Congregational Church of Attleboro, 50 Park Street, Attleboro, MA 02703.