Maureen Bates, 86, of Scituate, MA passed away peacefully at home on September 18, 2024 after a short illness.

Born in Medford, MA, Maureen was a graduate of Medford High School and upon graduation in 1956 began working at Medford City Hall as the secretary for the mayor. After moving to Scituate in 1962 and raising four children, Maureen worked for many years as a receptionist for a local pediatrician, Dr. John B. Joseph. She later worked as a customer service representative for Gragil Associates.

Maureen was the former wife of the late Donald E. Bates, and was the sister of Kathleen (Lyons) Zaslaw and her husband Jeffrey Zaslaw, and the late John L. Lyons. A devoted mother, Maureen is survived by her four children, Kevin Bates and his wife Lisa of Sandwich, MA, Karen (Bates) Macedo of Marshfield, MA, Kenneth Bates and his wife Lisa of Marshfield,  and Kristin Podufaly and her husband Mitchell of Waban, MA. She was also mother in law and partner in crime to the late Michael Macedo of Marshfield.

Family was the primary focus of Maureen's life and she took great joy in her 10 grandchildren, Ashley (Macedo) Hearn, Charlie Macedo, Mathew Macedo, Abigail Bates, Maxwell Bates, Jake Bates, Samuel Bates, Hannah Bates, Sara Podufaly and Annie Podufaly, and her six great-grandchildren, Gavin, Colin, Kiera, RJ, Lucy, and Grayson.

Family and friends are invited to attend visiting hours on Monday, September 23rd at the McNamara-Sparrell Funeral Home, 1 Summer Street, Cohasset, MA from 4-7 p.m.  A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, September 24th at 10 a.m. at St. Anthony Catholic Church, 10 Summer St., Cohasset, MA. Burial will be private at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Maureen's memory can be made to the Joslin Diabetes Center, Office of Philanthropy, 529 Main Street, 4th Floor, Charlestown, MA 02129 or to the Ellie Fund, 200 Reservoir Street, Suite 300, Needham, MA 02494.