Robin Macneil Obituary

Age - 61

September 12, 2023

Whitinsville, MA

Robin E. (Grant) MacNeil died Sunday, September 10, 2023, at the Milford Regional Medical Center. A daughter of the late Joseph J. and Brenda A. (Ballard) Grant, Sr. , she was born in Milford, October 16, 1961, and grew up in Uxbridge. She is survived by two daughters: Jillian Meagher and her husband Sean, of Bellingham and Brenda Jean MacNeil, of Whitinsville; four grandchildren: Elleigh, Kaylee, Aaron and Jaxson; and three siblings: Michael Grant and his wife Nicole; Joseph Grant, Jr. and his wife Cathy; and Kathy Grant, all of Whitinsville. She was predeceased by her siblings Theodore Grant and JoAnn Grant. Robin lived 14 years in Bellingham before returning to Uxbridge. For 20 years she was a school bus driver for the Bellingham schools. More recently she worked locally at the former Corner Pizza restaurant in Whitinsville, the Salvation Army Store in Linwood and Ocean State Job Lot in Whitinsville. She enjoyed watching soap operas, playing BINGO, and was an avid New England Patriots fan. Most of all, she loved spending time with her grandchildren. Calling Hours from 4-6PM, are Sunday, September 17, 2023. Robin's Funeral will be at 10AM, Monday, September 18, 2023, at Carr Funeral Home. Burial will be private.

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