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Rita Azalea (Grant) Poirier (abt. 1908 - 2011)

Rita Azalea Poirier formerly Grant aka Nealley
Born about in Nova Scotia, Canadamap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married about 1936 [location unknown]
Wife of — married after 1946 [location unknown]
Mother of [private daughter (1930s - unknown)], , and [private daughter (1940s - unknown)]
Died at about age 103 in Malden, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of Americamap
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Biography

Rita Azalea Grant was born on in March 1908 in Nova Scotia, Canada. She was the daughter of Robert G Grant and Ada Lewis.[1]


Obituary of Rita Azalea Poirier

"Rita Azalea Poirier

Rita Azalea Poirier, 103, a longtime resident of Malden, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at the Golden Living Center, Dexter House in Malden, Massachusetts.

She was born in 1908 in Canada, the daughter of Robert and Ada A. (Lewis) Grant, one of nine children. Rita was raised and educated in Canada. At the age of 26, she moved to Massachusetts and settled in Reading. In 1952, Rita married Yvon A. Poirier, and the two soon moved to Malden to raise their family. They shared nearly 50 years together until Yvon's passing in 1999. Rita was an avid card player, and enjoyed playing cribbage, bridge, and "45". She also loved baseball and was thrilled to be able to see the Red Sox win the World Series twice. Her greatest joy though, was being Gramma to all of the grandchildren.

She is survived by her children, Ann A. Brett of N. Weymouth, Eileen M. Poirier of Middleton, Gail W. Parent of Andover, Joyce I. Berlan of Stoneham, Paul J. Poirier of Hamilton, Patricia A. Sheehan of Malden, and Elizabeth A. Heller of Chelmsford, her sister Olney MacDonald of Canada, as well as 30 grandchildren, 57 Great Grandchildren, and 6 great-great-granchildren.

In addition to her parents, Rita was preceded in death by her husband Yvon A. Poirier, and her son Robert J. Poirier.

Visitation will be at Weir - MacCuish Funeral Home on Friday, May 6th, from 2-4 and 7-9 PM.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 7th, 2011 at 10:00 AM in the Weir MacCuish Golden Rule Funeral Home, with Pastor Ruth Oduor of the Good Shepherd United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be follow in Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden.

Donations in Rita's memory may be made to Mystic Valley Elder Services, 300 Commercial Street, #19 ,Malden, MA 02148"[2]

Sources

  1. "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:276X-TK4 : 15 August 2022), Irene Grant in entry for Robert G Grant, 1911; citing Census, Cape Breton, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm .
  2. https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/22212520/rita-azalea-poirier

"United States Index to Alien Case Files, 1940-2003," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK8J-8LNM : 16 December 2022), Rita Nealley, 29 Aug 1933; citing Immigration, Alien Registration Number , "Index to Alien Case Files at the National Archives at Kansas City, ca. 1975 - 2012," NAID 5821836, Records of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 2003 - 2004, RG 566, National Archives at Kansas City.

"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4F2-YZ5 : accessed 23 February 2018), Rita G Nealley in household of Mary W Nealley, Ward 6, Medford, Medford City, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 9-341, sheet 7B, line 66, family 144, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1612.

"United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKP2-BD6S : 26 October 2016), Rita A Poirier, Massachusetts, United States, 05 May 2011; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing bostonherald.com, born-digital text.

"Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZTK-WF7 : 4 December 2014), Rita A Grant in entry for Yvon A Poirier, 12 Aug 1999; from "Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Saugus, Massachusetts, death certificate number 042114, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, Boston.

Rita Poirier mentioned in the obituary of Gail Parent. http://www.dewhirstfuneral.com/notices/Gail-Parent





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