Mrs. Elizabeth (Betty/Mimi) Mary (Stevenson) Saunders, of Turlock, Calif., formerly of Lynn and Swampscott, passed away peacefully at the age 88 on October 19, 2018 at the Community Hospice in Hughson, Calif.
Mimi was born in Lynn on April 23, 1930, daughter of the late Robert and Antoinette Stevenson, and attended St. John’s grammar school in Swampscott, St. Mary’s High School in Lynn, and Burdett College, and was employed at EssexBank in Lynn.
Mimi was married to the late William P. Saunders for 62 years prior to his death in 2012.
She is survived by her sons, Kevin Saunders of Salinas, Calif. and David Saunders of Lynn and his wife Nancy; daughters, Karen Cassidy of Hampton, N.H., and her husband Edward, Janet Sanchez of Turlock, Calif., and her husband Felix, Margaret Phillips of Lynn, and her husband John, and Lisa Saunders of Turlock, Calif.; and daughter-in-law H. Sandra Shupe of Muenster, Ind.; brother, Robert Stevenson of San Diego, Calif.; grandchildren, Michelle Siden, Meghan Sanchez, Ryan Sanchez, Samantha Saunders, Michael Saunders, Steven (Casey) Saunders, Nicole Bencal, Christopher Saunders, and Brett Shupe; great-grandchildren, Maia Siden and Maelyn Siden; and nieces Karla Coombes and Liane Futch, and nephew Glen Stevenson.
She was preceded in death by her son William Peter Saunders Jr., her grandson Michael Cassidy, and her sister Annette Stevenson.
Mimi loved sewing and traveling, including the numerous world-wide cruises she took with her husband, family, and friends, and volunteering for the local hospice program in Turlock.
Service information: There will be no funeral services.
Donations in Mimi’s memory can be made to: EMC Health Hospice Program 2881 Geer Road Suite A Turlock, CA 95382; or The Michael Cassidy Scholarship Fund 18 Heritage Drive Hampton, NH 038424388.
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