Marie Bottomley, 86
Marie L. Bottomley, 86, of Norton, died on Monday, March 22, 2010 at Epoch Senior Health Care Center of Norton. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert C. Bottomley to whom she was wed on June 6, 1947. She had been inseparable with Robert for over 60 years of marriage prior to his passing on August 29, 2007.
She was the daughter of the late George E. Eisenhauer and Lydia Reiser Eisenhauer.
Born in Norwood, Mass., on August 30, 1923 she was educated in the Walpole, Mass. school system and a graduate of Walpole High School. She graduated from Sturdy Memorial School of Nursing, Attleboro, Mass. in 1945 and continued her affiliation with Sturdy Hospital for over 40 years until retirement. She had planned her retirement to coincide with her husbands who worked for the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad also for over 40 years.
In the closing days of World War II she did nursing at Myles Standish Military Camp and Taunton State Hospital working with captured German Soldiers. Her life was one given to helping others whether it be in civic, social or professional capacities.
Active in Norton affairs, she served many years as part of the nurse staffing for the board of health. She had been very active in scouting, serving as a Den Mother for Cub Scouts and assisting her husband who was Scoutmaster of Troop 12, Chartley, Mass. and later as a Scout Commissioner. Always one to go along on family camping trips she relayed to her family after the passing of her husband that she never really liked camping. A cottage at the beach was more her style. Starting in 1949 onward she spent many wonderful summers at West Island in Buzzards Bay. Her life was filed with enjoyment of belonging to the Chartley Garden Club, the Norton Historical Society and the alumni affairs of Sturdy Hospital and the “old girls” who were her retired co-workers.
Mrs. Bottomley and her late husband were active members of and belonged to the Trinitarian Congregational Church in Norton and for over 25 years they were members of the United Church of Marco Island , Florida where they enjoyed their winter retirement.
She is survived by her devoted sons, Fred C. Bottomley and his wife Deborah of North Attleboro, Paul R. Bottomley and his wife Judeth of Falmouth and the late Robert M. Bottomley; and her cherished grandchildren Jessica C. Bottomley, Caitlin Marie Bottomley Poland, Joshua R. Bottomley and Courtney A. Bottomley. She was the loving Great Grand Mother of Margot Marie Poland.
She was the loving sister of the late Fred M. Eisenhauer and Frank V. Eisenhauer and the loving sister in law of the late Marion Bottomley Crowe, Carl Bottomley, Helen Bottomley, and Ruth Bottomley Haskell.
She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews who she cherished all.
Services and burial will be private. Visiting hours have been omitted. Her remains and her late husband’s will be interned together as theirs truly was a life long love affair.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Marie’s memory may be made to the Trinitarian Congregational Church, P.O.Box 2068, Norton, Mass. 02766
Arrangements are under the care and direction of the Norton Memorial Funeral Home, 19 Clapp Street, Norton, Mass.
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