NEWBURYPORT: Florina G. “Flo” (Normand) Basiliere, 100, a former resident of Bradford, passed away on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 in the Brigham Manor Nursing Home in Newburyport. She was the wife of the late Edward J. Basiliere who died in 1978.
Born in Berwick, Maine on November 10, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Mathias “Henry” and Laura (Leclerc) Normand. Flo worked as an assembler for the former Western Electric in North Andover for twenty-five years until her retirement in 1980. She was a former member of Sacred Hearts Church and the Telephone Pioneers of America.
Flo loved all outdoor activities, was an avid gardener and loved to hike and ski. She enjoyed traveling and was able to visit many interesting destinations over the years. Flo’s family would like to thank all the staff at Brigham Manor for their wonderful and compassionate care that she received while there.
She is survived by her son, Norman Mailhot and his wife, Carol of Bradford; three grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews.
A funeral Mass for Flo will be celebrated on Tuesday, September 8th in the Sacred Hearts Church, 165 S. Main Street in Bradford at 10 a.m. Visiting hours will be held on Monday, September 7th in the Linnehan-Grondin Funeral Home, 129 Kenoza Avenue in Haverhill from 4 – 6 p.m. Relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend.