Jeanne Marie Gear

Jeanne M. (Donahue) Gear, 87, of Malden, passed away peacefully on August 26, 2021. She was born in Boston and grew up in Medford, a daughter of the late Peter B. and Marie (Babin) Donahue. She was the beloved wife of the late Jerome J. Gear. Loving Mother of Maureen Hogan and her husband Kerry of Londonderry, NH, Tara Gear of Boston & Palm Beach, FL, Kevin Gear and his wife Aurora of Malden, Michael P. Gear of Anchorage, AK, Shawn P. and his late wife, Rosanne Gear of Saugus, Brian M. Gear of Lynnfield, and the late Kerry J. Gear, two sisters and three brothers, Mary Lou DeBenedictis and her husband Carl, Debora Falco and her husband Michael and Joseph Donahue and his wife Angela all of Medford, Thomas Donahue of North Carolina and Leo P. Donahue and his wife Deborah of Brimfield. Four treasured grandchildren, Erin Whitten and her husband Ted and Courtney Loux and her husband Steve all of Derry, NH, Kerry J. Gear II and Charlotte of Tewksbury, and Brittany Gear of Lynn, nine cherished great-grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and friends. In addition to her husband, parents, and son she was predeceased by her sisters Ann Marie Balian and Joyce McGahey, and her brother Edward Donahue. Jeanne was fiercely independent, had good judgement and always seemed to have the right words to comfort all. She was generous, charitable and kind. Her appearance was always impeccable. Before starting a family, Jeanne worked at The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. When her children were grown, she returned to work at BayBank. She retired from Bank of America at 76 years old. She was an avid reader, loved music, travel and her Irish heritage. She had a passion for shopping and always loved a great Sale! “Nana G.” will remain forever in our hearts. Funeral services will be Friday September 3, 2021, beginning with an hour of visitation from 8:30AM-9:30AM at the J.S. Waterman-Langone Chapel, 580 Commercial St., followed by the Liturgy of Christian Burial 10:00AM at St. Leonard Church, 320 Hanover St., both in Boston. Burial will follow in Holy Cross Cemetery, 175 Broadway, Malden. In lieu of flowers, gifts in memory of Jeanne M. Gear may be made in support of the Mass General Hospital. Checks can be mailed to Massachusetts General Hospital c/o Development Office, Attn: Lauren Dello Russo, 125 Nashua Street, Suite 540, Boston, MA 02114. Donors should make checks payable to the “Multiple Myeloma Research Fund” and include the name of the deceased on the memo line. Online donations may be made at giving.massgeneral.org. The mask mandate will be followed at the funeral home.