1925
Elsie
2012
Elsie L. Robbins
September 18, 1925 — July 12, 2012
Elsie L. (Melanson) Robbins, a resident of Reading for over 65 years, passed away peacefully with her family at her side on July 12, 2012, at the age of 86.
Elsie was born in Cambridge, MA on September 18, 1925. She was the cherished daughter of J. Alphe and Mildred (Williams) Melanson. Elsie was raised in Wakefield, attended St. Joseph's Parochial School as a child and was a graduate of Wakefield High School. As a young girl, Elsie spent countless summers on the beaches of Gloucester with her family and extended family and in her later years she loved the coast of Maine, especially York Beach and her trips to "Nubble Light" Lighthouse.
Elsie married her "sweetheart" Richard J. Robbins in 1945, the couple moved to Reading, where they raised their family, and together shared many wonderful times before his passing in 1995. Family was very important to Elsie; she was a devoted mother to her four children, a wonderful homemaker, and a loving grandmother, there wasn't anything Elsie wouldn't do for her family.
Elsie loved to work out in her yard, she was an avid vegetable gardener and had many beautiful and colorful flowers as well. Always a nature lover, Elsie had a passion for birds, flowers and beautiful things.
Elsie will be fondly remembered as kind, caring, a wonderful friend and neighbor, and a little competitive especially when it came to Bingo. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend who will be greatly missed.
Elsie was the beloved wife of the late Richard J. Robbins, devoted mother of Richard W. Robbins and his companion Mary Ann Sullivan of Reading and Wilmington, Christopher S. Robbins and his wife Wendy of Reading, Barry J. Robbins of Arizona, and the late Deborah A. Perkins. Loving "Grandma" of Alyse, Alison, Jacqueline, Susanna, Ashlee, Jessica, Allie, and great-grandmother of Isabella, Juliana, Alliyah, Hailie, and Ryder, cherished daughter of the late J. Alphe and Mildred (Williams) Melanson, and dear sister of the late Phyllis Dalton. Elsie is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
Funeral from the Doherty - Barile Family Funeral Home, 11 Linden St. READING on Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. followed by a Funeral Mass Celebrating Elsie's Eternal Life in St. Joseph's Church, 173 Albion St., Wakefield at 10:00 a.m. Family and friends are cordially invited to gather and share remembrances with the Family on Monday from 4-8pm in the Funeral Home. Parking attendants will be available. Interment Charles Lawn Cemetery, Reading.
Please honor Elsie by making donations in her memory to the Reading Senior Center, 49 Pleasant St., Reading, MA 01867 or to The Massachusetts Chapter of the Nature Conservancy, 99 Bedford St., 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02111.
Elsie was born in Cambridge, MA on September 18, 1925. She was the cherished daughter of J. Alphe and Mildred (Williams) Melanson. Elsie was raised in Wakefield, attended St. Joseph's Parochial School as a child and was a graduate of Wakefield High School. As a young girl, Elsie spent countless summers on the beaches of Gloucester with her family and extended family and in her later years she loved the coast of Maine, especially York Beach and her trips to "Nubble Light" Lighthouse.
Elsie married her "sweetheart" Richard J. Robbins in 1945, the couple moved to Reading, where they raised their family, and together shared many wonderful times before his passing in 1995. Family was very important to Elsie; she was a devoted mother to her four children, a wonderful homemaker, and a loving grandmother, there wasn't anything Elsie wouldn't do for her family.
Elsie loved to work out in her yard, she was an avid vegetable gardener and had many beautiful and colorful flowers as well. Always a nature lover, Elsie had a passion for birds, flowers and beautiful things.
Elsie will be fondly remembered as kind, caring, a wonderful friend and neighbor, and a little competitive especially when it came to Bingo. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend who will be greatly missed.
Elsie was the beloved wife of the late Richard J. Robbins, devoted mother of Richard W. Robbins and his companion Mary Ann Sullivan of Reading and Wilmington, Christopher S. Robbins and his wife Wendy of Reading, Barry J. Robbins of Arizona, and the late Deborah A. Perkins. Loving "Grandma" of Alyse, Alison, Jacqueline, Susanna, Ashlee, Jessica, Allie, and great-grandmother of Isabella, Juliana, Alliyah, Hailie, and Ryder, cherished daughter of the late J. Alphe and Mildred (Williams) Melanson, and dear sister of the late Phyllis Dalton. Elsie is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
Funeral from the Doherty - Barile Family Funeral Home, 11 Linden St. READING on Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. followed by a Funeral Mass Celebrating Elsie's Eternal Life in St. Joseph's Church, 173 Albion St., Wakefield at 10:00 a.m. Family and friends are cordially invited to gather and share remembrances with the Family on Monday from 4-8pm in the Funeral Home. Parking attendants will be available. Interment Charles Lawn Cemetery, Reading.
Please honor Elsie by making donations in her memory to the Reading Senior Center, 49 Pleasant St., Reading, MA 01867 or to The Massachusetts Chapter of the Nature Conservancy, 99 Bedford St., 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02111.
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