Helen B. Thacher

Helen B. Thacher

Helen Thacher Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Aug. 8, 2008.
MARION — Helen B. Thacher, 92, died at her home in Marion, MA on July 25, 2008. She was the widow of Ralph Thacher; and daughter of the late Kathrene S. (Blanchard) and Alden C. Brett.

A graduate of Mount Holyoke College, she was an active member of the Marion and Franconia, NH communities.

She is survived by her children, Joan T. Tiffany and Brett W. Thacher, their spouses, Edwin P. Tiffany and Pamela Thacher; five grandchildren, Thacher and Kathrene Tiffany, Thacher's fiancé, Lily Pollans, and Eben, Charles and Samuel Thacher; nieces and nephews, Dorothy Pitt, Susan Mead, Geofrey Patterson and Christopher Patterson.

Services will be at 11:00 am on Friday, August 22 at Saint Gabriel's Church in Marion.

In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Hospice, the Sippican Lands Trust or Mount Holyoke College.

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