Obituaries 11-07-2024

Marcia (“Ma”) Head

Of Boston

Marcia (“Ma”) Head of Boston died on October 27, 2024 at the age of 85.

She was born on August 1, 1939 in Winthrop to Rose Barron and Joseph Stimato, Jr. Marcia earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Education from Boston State College. She taught in the Boston Public Schools for over 40 years, including at the Abraham Lincoln School, the Josiah Quincy School, Charlestown High and East Boston High. Her specialty was teaching reading to students with learning disabilities and she was honored to be chosen for a city-wide task force to train other Boston school teachers in literacy teaching.

Marcia loved both teaching and her students, and was thrilled when she came across former students when out and about. Marcia was devoted to the City of Boston and took advantage of all it had to offer: swimming, ice skating, language studies, public concerts and most especially, her beloved North End Branch of the Boston Public Library. She was an avid reader, a frequent traveler and an enthusiastic photographer. She was known for her delicious pumpkin bread and chocolate bark and for her gorgeous hand-knitted children’s sweaters, hats and mittens. Ever curious, no detail in a shop or museum was too small to escape her close examination.

Marcia is survived by her son, David M. Head (Brooke Schooley), and her sister, Helen Barron. She was predeceased by her husband, David W. Head.

Funeral Services will be private. For guest book please visit www.lehmanreen.com