THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, January 10, 2025 Page 21 OBITS | FROM PAGE 18 to his wife and three children. Steve’s pastimes were spent enjoying New England sports, antiquing projects with his wife, and refinishing old furniture. Steve was predeceased in death by his dear mother Patricia J. Murray, and six brothers, all of Malden. Devoted husband of Sherri Murray of Wakefield. Beloved father of Johnathon MacNeill and Trevor MacNeill both of Malden, and Caroline Murray of Wakefield. Survived by his brother Eugene S. Murray of Somerville and nephew Leo LaVallee of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. At Steve's wishes there will be no funeral services. He believed strongly that people be allowed to grieve in their own way and in their own time. The family is choosing to honor his value system in this way. The next time you perform a random act of kindness, please smile and think of him. The MacNeill-Murray Family wish to thank their friends and family for the outpouring of love and support shown to them throughout the course of Steve’s illness over the past six months. The care received by their community has held the family up in strength. That kindness will never be forgotten. Please consider helping the family take off some of the pressure during this time Clean-Outs! We take and dispose from cellars, attics, garages, yards, etc. Call Robert at: 781-844-0472 of loss. In lieu of funeral flowers, please donate any small amount you can to benefit Caroline's continuing educational expenses at https://gofund. me/00cbe3a2. The Kid Does Clean Outs From 1 item to 1,000 * Basements * Homes * Backyards * Commercial Buildings The cheapest prices around! Call Eric: (857) 322-2854 1. On Jan. 10, 1984, the United States and what tiny nation-state established diplomatic relations? 2. What was marshmallow used for originally? 3. What is skijoring? 4. On Jan. 11, 1964, the U.S. Surgeon General announced that what is related to lung cancer? 5. Who wrote in the play “The Winter’s Tale,” You’d be so lean, that blasts of January / Would blow you through and through”? 6. Which country has a parrot on its flag: Cayman Islands, Dominica or Sri Lanka? 7. Which does fortnight mean: 14 days, half-month or vacation? 8. On Jan. 12, 1856, what painter of “Madame X” and “Isabella Stewart Gardner” was born? 9. In which year did the Panama Canal open: 1866, 1889 or 1914? 10. How does the World’s Ugliest Lawn contest relate to conservation? 11. On Jan. 13, 1886, what singer billed as “The Last of the RedHot Mamas” was born? 12. In what state is the route El Camino Real? 13. How are Babyface, Machine Gun and Pretty Boy similar? 14. On Jan. 14, 1970, what female trio performed their last concert together? 15. What is an LLC? 16. According to Guinness World Records, Neil Scallan of the UK has the largest collection of what board game with iterations (4,379)? 17. On Jan. 15, 1919, what substance created a flood in the North End of Boston? 18. What animals of the same species were named “Peach” and “Blossom”? 19. In what sport would you find a sitzmark? 20. On Jan. 16, 1964, what musical debuted on Broadway that was adapted from the play “The Matchmaker”? ANSWERS 1. The Vatican 2. Healing sore throats, etc. (marshmallow root sap combined with sugar and egg white) 3. A sport where a skier is drawn over ice or snow by a vehicle or horse 4. Cigarette smoking 5. William Shakespeare 6. Dominica (Cayman Islands has a turtle; Ski Lanka has a lion) 7. 14 days (half-month is an astronomical term) 8. John Singer Sargent 9. 1914 10. The contest “celebrates lawn owners who conserve water during drought” 11. Sofia Kalish (aka Sophie Tucker; her family immigrated to Boston from what is now Ukraine) 12. California 13. They are nicknames of U.S. gangsters. 14. The Supremes 15. Limited Liability Company 16. Monopoly 17. Molasses (known as the Great Molasses Flood) 18. Turkeys that received a presidential pardon on Thanksgiving 19. Skiing (meaning a dent in the snow left after a skier falls backward) 20. “Hello, Dolly!”
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