Obituary for H. Marie P. Close
East Providence:  H. Marie P. Close , after a long and productive life at 95,  died on 9/18/14 at Orchard View Manor in East Providence. Marie was born in Bridgeport, CT and moved to RI in 1951 where she lived until her death.
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Marie became a school teacher after graduating from Western Connecticut State College. She taught elementary school in Newtown, Ct., and East Providence and had a profound love of learning.
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Marie earned her MA in Education at Northeastern University.
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She was active in East Providence Library, attended Hope Congregational Church, Brown University Community for Learning in Retirement, and was an incorporator of the East Providence Teachers Credit Union.
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She was married to Everett R. Close, Fr., who predeceased her in 1976.
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She leaves 3 daughters: Lucinda Holden of Riverside, Carolyn Hallin of Worcester, and Virginia Bacon and her husband Lyle, in Portola Valley, CA. She has 2 grand children, Jonathan Holden and Jennifer Hallin, 4 great-grandchildren and 2 great- great-grandchildren.
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To honor her memory, consider giving a book to a child or volunteering a few hours at your local library. She requested that no services be held and will be interred in Swan Pont Cemetery in Providence.
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Marie became a school teacher after graduating from Western Connecticut State College. She taught elementary school in Newtown, Ct., and East Providence and had a profound love of learning.
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Marie earned her MA in Education at Northeastern University.
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She was active in East Providence Library, attended Hope Congregational Church, Brown University Community for Learning in Retirement, and was an incorporator of the East Providence Teachers Credit Union.
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She was married to Everett R. Close, Fr., who predeceased her in 1976.
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She leaves 3 daughters: Lucinda Holden of Riverside, Carolyn Hallin of Worcester, and Virginia Bacon and her husband Lyle, in Portola Valley, CA. She has 2 grand children, Jonathan Holden and Jennifer Hallin, 4 great-grandchildren and 2 great- great-grandchildren.
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To honor her memory, consider giving a book to a child or volunteering a few hours at your local library. She requested that no services be held and will be interred in Swan Pont Cemetery in Providence.
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