Violet M. Sayer, 85, of Methuen, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston on January 10, 2017.
Violet was born October 5, 1931 in Biddeford, Maine. She was the cherished daughter of the late Norman L. and Rose (Blais) Cartier. Violet graduated with the Class of 1949 from St. Andre High School in Biddeford. Not long after high school, she married the love of her life, the late Norman A. Sayer. Violet and her husband eventually settled in Lawrence to raise a family. She worked for many years for the Internal Revenue Service in Andover as a data entry specialist. Violet had a very creative flair in which she enjoyed doing a multitude of crafts and knitting. She enjoyed many summers with her loving family at Hills Beach in Biddeford, ME. Later in life, Violet enjoyed staying fit and healthy by swimming and participating in water aerobics. Violet was the matriarch of her family and she touched many lives.
Violet was the devoted mother to her children; her son Robert Sayer and his wife Claudia of Chester, NH, her son Donald M. Sayer of New York, New York, her daughter Diane P. Carrier and her husband Gilles of Methuen, MA and her daughter Nancy A. Ataide and her husband Edwin of Plaistow, NH. She was the loving grandmother to Heather and Chris, Stacy and Steve, Nicole, Melanie and Jody, and Rachael. Violet was the cherished great-grandmother to Ella, Joseph, Ian, Abram, Joey, and Mila. She was the cherished sister to Patricia Bolduc of California, Rose Helene Fecteau of Maryland and Betty Garand of Biddeford, ME. Additionally, Violet is also missed by many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased in death by her son Michael L. Sayer and her siblings Roland Cartier, Joe Cartier, Phillip Cartier and Estelle (Cartier) Gagnon.
In lieu of flowers, please make a contribution in Violet’s name, which can be made to the American Diabetes Association, 2451 Crystal Drive, Suite 900, Arlington, VA 22202 or at the following link (https://donations.diabetes.org/site/Donation2?df_id=19105&19105.donation=form1&mfc_pref=T&s_src=ppc&s_subsrc=AdWords_Tree_Tribute_sitelink&gclid=CMXp9rHYutECFdGCswod5N8PkA) or to the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Office of Development, 330 Brookline Avenue (OV), Boston, MA 02215 or at the following link (https://secure3.convio.net/bidmc/site/Donation2?df_id=1240&1240.donation=form1). At the request of the family, when making a donation to Beth Israel, please note the donation is for the Trauma SICU. Please note to access the hyperlinks please copy and paste the link to a separate browser.
Visitation for Violet will be held Friday, January 13, 2017 from 10-11 AM at the Kenneth H. Pollard Funeral Home, 233 Lawrence Street, Methuen, MA. Friends and relatives are cordially invited. A funeral service will immediately follow visitation. Interment to follow at Elmwood Cemetery, 130 North Lowell Street, Methuen, MA. Online condolences can be given at http://www.pollardfuneralhome.com. The Kenneth H. Pollard Funeral Home is honored to serve the Sayer Family.