Marilyn P. (Steede) Eagan

Waltham - Marilyn P. (Steede) Eagan, of Waltham, died Friday, September 26, 2025 in Waltham Crossings after an illness. She was 93.

Marilyn was born June 7, 1932 in Waltham a daughter of the late Irish immigrants John and Catherine (Cullen) Steede. Raised and educated in Waltham she graduated from Saint Mary’s High School with the class of 1950. She married Waltham Deputy Fire Chief Charles R. Eagan on November 25, 1951 in Saint Mary’s Church.

There is no love like that of a mother and Marilyn stayed at home to raise her six children and later returned to work part-time after the kids were grown.

She kept her mind and body active as she always had a book at hand to read and would walk daily. She and her husband spent many winters in Acapulco and later made their home in Fort Myers, Florida.

In addition to her husband, Charles, (†2001) she was predeceased by her sons, Sean E. and Timothy M. Eagan; her siblings, Jean French, Kevin, Joseph and David Steede; daughter-in-law, Mary F. (Murphy) Eagan. She leaves her children, Kevin C. Eagan (Beth) of Fort Meyers, Florida, Terence J. Eagan, Marilyn C. Lefort (Wayne) and Mary P. Eagan, all of Waltham; her grandchildren, Erica Ruggles (Andrew), Julie Eagan, Kevin Eagan (Debbie), Timothy Lefort (Elizabeth) and Stacey Jones (Michael); her step-grandchildren, Jaime Evans. Daniel Martel (Chrissy) and Carolyn Martel; her great-grandchildren, Teagan, Brynley, Ashlyn, Chase, Maddy, Lily, Alyssa, Cailey, Emmett, Austin and Ethan, Ben and Jake; her brother, John Steede (Nancy) of Otis Field, Maine; nieces and nephews.

Family and friends will honor and remember Marilyn's life by gathering in The Joyce Funeral Home, 245 Main Street (Rt. 20), Waltham on Saturday, October 4th for a Morning Wake from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. before leaving in procession to Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Church, 880 Trapelo Road where her Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in Mount Feake Cemetery, Waltham.