Olive Morin Obituary
She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Armand L. Morin; three children, Ann C. Kjellberg and her husband Andy, and Carolyn A. Corey, both of Grafton, and Thomas A. Morin and his wife Gayle Kesler of Fitchburg; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; an aunt, Elizabeth Gauthier of Northbridge; a brother-in-law, Clarence Byrne; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by two sisters, Velma Byrne and Clare Drolet, and granddaughter Kristen Corey.
Born June 8, 1932, in Whitinsville, the daughter of Albert and Alice (Voutour) Drolet, she lived most of her life in South Grafton, moving to South Yarmouth 27 years ago. Mrs. Morin was a 1950 graduate of Grafton High School.
Olive worked as a receptionist and switchboard operator at Tupper Plastics Co. in South Grafton, and she was head librarian at The South Grafton Library. After moving to Cape Cod, she worked at Basketville and The Red Jacket Hotel.
A parishioner of St. Pius X Church in South Yarmouth, Olive was a former parishioner of St. James Church in South Grafton, where she also was a former treasurer of the church's Women's Guild. Mrs. Morin enjoyed knitting, arranging flowers and her family.
The funeral will be held on Wednesday, April 15, from The Roney Funeral Home, 124 Main St., South Grafton. A funeral Mass follows at 11:30 a.m. in St. James Roman Catholic Church, 89 Main St., South Grafton. She will then be laid to rest in Fairview Cemetery. There will be calling hours from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 15, in the funeral home prior to the funeral Mass.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in her name to The Kristen Clare Corey Scholarship Fund, c/o Millbury National Bank, 18 Main St., Millbury, MA 01527; or to VNA Hospice of Cape Cod, 434 Route 134, Suite G-1, South Dennis, MA 02660.
A guest and condolence book may be signed and directions are available at www.roneyfuneralhome.com
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Wanda Bien
April 13, 2009
Ann, Carolyn, and Tom, I'm really sorry to hear about your Mother, my deepest simpathy.
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April 13, 2009
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April 13, 2009
Sorry to read of your mother's death. My thoughts are with you.
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