Arlene M. McLean Devoted and Loving daughter, wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother Arlene M. McLean (Perrella), 84 passed away peacefully at her home in Peabody on August 22nd 2020. Arlene was born in Everett, MA, to the late Louis and Mary (Cafarella) Perrella. Arlene graduated from Everett High School in 1954 and she married her high school sweetheart, Robert McLean They enjoyed 63 years of marriage and had 8 children together. While raising their family in Melrose, MA Arlene also worked for Dr. Bruce Devon for many years before retiring in 1995. To know Arlene was to understand that nothing in life matter more to her than her family and especially her children and grandchildren. Arlene never missed an opportunity to make a holiday, birthday, anniversary or celebration memorable for everyone. Her willingness to make personal sacrifices and always put her family first was the defining quality that made her the rock in her family's lives. During Arlene's later years she enjoyed watching her children grow and start families of their own where she relished the time spent with her grandchildren. Arlene is survived by her son Robert J McLean Jr and his wife Barbara of North Andover, her son Kenneth J McLean and his wife Pilar of Miami, FL., her daughter Laura Lee LaCob and her husband Mark of Coconut Creek, FL., her son Michael McLean (deceased), her son Brian D. McLean and his wife Pamela of Groveland MA., her daughter Arlene M. Semiao and her husband Jack of Peabody, MA., her daughter Valerie Capanna and her husband Rolando of Okatie, SC., and her son Gregory J McLean and his wife Elizabeth of Melrose, MA as well as 10 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. Loving sister of Geraldine Dunne, Dewey Parrella and Charlie Perrella Arlene will be deeply missed by her family and friends but her courage, strength and character will live on forever. Visitation will be private. A Mass of Christian Burial at St. Adelaide's Church, 708 Lowell St. Peabody on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 10:30am. Interment will take place at Puritan Lawn Cemetery in Peabody following the funeral Mass. In Lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place Memphis, TN, 38105 or www.stjude.org