Alice Leonora Tolles

F, #4910, b. Jul 18, 1905, d. Mar 11, 2002
ChartsTolles Descendants Chart
Father*Willard Proctor Tolles b. Feb 2, 1878, d. May 27, 1951
Mother*Nellie Gertrude Anderson b. Jul 10, 1877, d. Nov 22, 1935

Family 1

Raymond James Caniglia b. Sep 4, 1903, d. Aug 30, 1977

Family 2

Romeo S. Mercier b. Apr 20, 1910, d. Jun 23, 1975

Chronological Events

Birth*Jul 18, 1905 Alice Leonora Tolles was born on Jul 18, 1905 at Dunstable, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.1 
 She was the daughter of Willard Proctor Tolles and Nellie Gertrude Anderson
Marriage*Jun 5, 1924 Alice Leonora Tolles married Raymond James Caniglia on Jun 5, 1924 at Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.2 
Occupation*circa 1935 Alice Leonora Tolles was a registered nurse (RN) circa 1935. 
Marriage*circa 1955 She married Romeo S. Mercier, son of David Mercier and Anna Lamothe, circa 1955.3 
Death*Mar 11, 2002 Alice Leonora Tolles died on Mar 11, 2002, at age 96 at Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.1 
ObituaryMar 14, 2002  OBITUARY: GROTON -- Alice Tolles Mercier, 96, of 115 Blossom Lane, died at her residence on March 11. She was the wife of the late Romeo Mercier, who died in 1975.

Mrs. Tolles was born in Groton on July 18, 1905, daughter of the late Willard and Nellie Anderson Tolles. She grew up in Groton and was a graduate of the Groton Butler High School in 1923. She trained as a registered nurse at Rhode Island Hospital and graduated in 1926.

Mrs. Tolles worked for the State of Rhode Island for 33 years at General Hospital in Cranston, RI, in private and hospital duty, retiring in 1965.

She was married in 1955 and made her home in Cranston until 1966, then lived in Florida from 1966 to 1995, when she returrned to Groton.

She was a life member of the D.A.V., Chapter 91 Auxiliary and a member of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Ayer.

Mrs. Mercier is survived by a brother, Willard Tolles of Syracuse, NY; a sister, Olive Robbins of Groton; nieces Debbie Locke of Woolwich, ME, Gloria Foley of Long Beach, NY, Ramona Tolles of Groton, and Nan Quintin of Pepperell; nephews Bill Locke of Bozeman, MT, Willard Tolles of Syracuse, NY, and Harry Tolles of Reno, NV; and many grand-nieces and grand-nephews.

She was the sister of the late Raymond Tolles, Henry Tolles and Eva Locke.

Funeral services will be held at the Badger Funeral Home, 45 School St., Groton, at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 16. Burial will be in Groton Cemetery. Visiting hours will be on Friday, March 15, from 2 to 4 and from 7 to 9.

For those who wish, contributions may be made to Nashoba Hospice, c/o Nashoba Nursing Service, P.O. Box 319, Harvard, MA, or to St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Faulkner Street, Ayer, MA 01432.

Published in the Groton Landmark (MA) - Thursday, March 14, 2002.4
 
Burial*Mar 16, 2002 She was buried on Mar 16, 2002 at Groton Cemetery, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 49392954.5

Citations

  1. [S51] Social Security Death Index (SSDI).
  2. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com, online at http://www.ancestry.com
  3. [S79] Gravestones - Find-A-Grave.com, online at findagrave.com.
  4. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  5. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.