Audrey Howard (Smith) MacDonald, 84

Audrey Howard (Smith) MacDonald, 84, of Marion, MA, died peacefully on January 19, 2026 after a long courageous battle with Alzheimer's. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary (MacKenzie) Smith of Cambridge, MA. Audrey was predeceased by her loving husband of 61 years, Ronald F. MacDonald; and her late sister Joan Smith.

Audrey was a graduate of Cambridge, Rindge and Latin High School and Burdette College School of Secretarial Science. She worked at New England Gas and Electric Company in Cambridge where she met her dear husband. Ron and Audrey were fortunate to relocate to their beloved Marion where they raised their family. Audrey was an active member of the First Congregational Church and loved working at local employers Eames Insurance Company and American Research & Management Company.

She is lovingly survived by her two children Ronald F MacDonald, Jr. of Arlington and Chatham, and Janice (MacDonald) Koss and L.Brian Koss of Woburn (formerly Winchester) and Chatham, two granddaughters, MacKenzie Koss of Dorchester and Abigail (Koss) Gravallese of Marshfield; sister Gwen Washburn of Kennebunk, ME; nephew Andrew Washburn of Kennebunk, ME; nieces, Lauren Walier of Keene, NH; Paige Wilner of Old Greenwich, CT; Lindsay Brancaleone of Eliot, ME; and Elizabeth Smith of Sarasota, FL. She was affectionately known by her family as Gammy, and will always be remembered for her loving and comforting demeanor, generous spirit, wise words, and unwavering strength and determination.

Thank you to the wonderful caregivers at Sunrise of Arlington.

A Celebration of Life will be held at the First Congregational Church in Marion in May.

Arrangements are with the Saunders-Dwyer Mattapoisett Home for Funerals, 50 County Rd. (Rt. 6), Mattapoisett. For online guestbook, visit www.saundersdwyer.com.