Olive Frances Tolles

F, #4911, b. Nov 24, 1907, d. Oct 31, 2002
Pedigree
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

Merton Arthur Taylor b. May 21, 1909, d. Oct 17, 1954

Family 2

Donald Franklin Robbins b. May 21, 1909, d. Mar 19, 1985

Chronological Events

Birth*Nov 24, 1907 Olive Frances Tolles was born on Nov 24, 1907 at Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. 
 She was the daughter of Willard Proctor Tolles and Nellie Gertrude Anderson. 
Marriage*Aug 15, 1942 Olive Frances Tolles married Merton Arthur Taylor on Aug 15, 1942 at Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.1,2 
Marriage*Jun 22, 1957 Olive Frances Tolles married Donald Franklin Robbins, son of Franklin Edgar Robbins and Cora Maude Swan, on Jun 22, 1957.3 
Death*Oct 31, 2002 Olive Frances Tolles died on Oct 31, 2002, at age 94 at Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. 
ObituaryNov 5, 2002  OBITUARY: Groton, Massachusetts - Olive Frances (Tolles) Robbins, 94, a lifelong resident of Groton, died at her home on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2002.
She was born on Lowell Road in Groton on Nov. 24, 1907, the second of six children of Nellie (Anderson) and Willard Proctor Tolles.
She was predeceased by her husband, Donald Robbins; two sisters, Alice Mercier and Eva Locke; and three brothers, Willard, Raymond and Henry Tolles.
She is survived by a stepson, Ted Robbins and his wife, Mary, and a grandson, Todd Robbins of New Castle, New Hampshire; a granddaughter, Bonnie Vadala and her husband, John, and a great-grandson, Nikolai Vadala of Newmarket, New Hampshire; nieces Gloria Foley, Debbie Locke, Ramona Tolles and Nan Quintin; nephews Willard Tolles, William Locke and Harry Tolles; and many great-nieces and great-nephews.
She graduated from Fitchburg State Teachers College in 1929 and taught school for 42 years. She taught in the North Orange, Mass., school system for almost 30 years. She began her teaching career in a one-room schoolhouse in North Orange and later moved to the new two-room Gale Brook School. She was also a principal in the North Orange schools. She later taught in Littleton, Mass., for 12 years. She retired from teaching in 1972.
She was affectionately known by many as "Teacher."
During her teaching years in North Orange, she boarded there and returned to the family home every weekend. She lived in several places in Groton, including the family farm on Longley Road and, since 1952, at the corner of Blossom Lane and Martin Pond Road.
She was an active member of the Groton Alliance of the First Parish Church of Groton Unitarian Universalist, and sang in the choir there for 30 years. She was also a member of the Groton Historical Society and the Groton Town Republican Committee.
A grave side service was held at on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2002, at the Groton Cemetery, and a memorial gathering took place at the First Parish Church that evening.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Moore-Leland Library Fund, 49 East Main St., Orange, Massachusetts, United States 01364; or to the First Parish Church of Groton Unitarian Universalist Kitchen Renovation Fund, P.O. Box 457, Groton, Massachusetts, United States 01450.

Published in the Groton Landmark (MA) - Tuesday, November 5, 2002.4
 
Burial*Nov 6, 2002 She was buried on Nov 6, 2002 at Groton Cemetery, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 49414643.5

Citations

  1. [S79] Gravestones - Find-A-Grave.com, online at findagrave.com.
  2. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com, online at http://www.ancestry.com
  3. [S930] Book - Tolles in America, by William Marshall Tolles & Alyce Jane Morow.
  4. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  5. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.