West Bridgewater – Ellen F. (Sawtelle) Grimmett 69 died surrounded by her loving family in her home on Thursday December 4. She was the beloved wife of James Grimmett.
Born and raised in Boston she was the daughter of the late Simon and Ruth (Cunningham) Sawtelle and a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School in the Dorchester section of Boston, Class of 1961.
She had been a longtime resident of Weymouth before her move to West Bridgewater where she had resided for the past 15 years.
She had worked for 14 years for the Boston Gas Company where she was one of the first of four women to become company “meter readers”. She later worked over 14 years as a unit coordinator for the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth.
She loved gardening and creating floral arrangements, and enjoyed arts and crafts of all types, but her greatest joy came from the time spent with her family.
In addition to her husband Jim she is survived by her children Paul Dunn and his wife Barbara of West Bridgewater, Gail Joyce and her husband Billie of Quincy and Patricia Cobb and her husband Wayne of West Bridgewater, her brother Robert Sawtelle of NH and her sisters Eleanor Costa of Swansea and Martha Scheffer of Shrewsbury. She is also survived by 6 grandchildren as well as many nieces and nephews. She was the mother of the late Michael Wilson and James Grimmett.
Her services will be held Wednesday December 10 at 8:00 AM from the Blanchard Funeral Chapel, Plymouth Street (Rte. 58 @ the rotary) Whitman, followed by a funeral mass at 9:00 AM in Saint Ann Church, West Bridgewater. Burial will follow in the Pine Hill Cemetery, West Bridgewater. Visiting hour will be held Tuesday December 9 from 4:00-8:00 PM.