Elizabeth B. “Gram” Florindo, 96, of Rochester, passed away on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at Tobey Hospital. She was the wife of the late Joseph Florindo.
Born in Rochester, daughter of the late Edward and Melissa (Jenkins) Bowen, she had resided in Rochester for most of her life.
After graduating from Wareham High School in 1936, she was then the first woman to attend Bristol County Agricultural School.
Mrs. Florindo had worked as a telephone operator in Wareham and Middleboro for 20 years, retiring in 1983.
She loved the town of Rochester and was a very active member of the Rochester Council on Aging and the Rochester Grange Hall. Gram cherished the time spent with her loving family, especially her great-grandchildren.
Her family includes two daughters, Christine E. Florindo and Mary M. Bessey and her husband Edward; two grandchildren, Melissa A. Weigel and her husband Greg and Kelly Bertrand and her husband Rick; five great-grandchildren, Angela, Joseph and Owen Weigel, Daniel and Leah Bertrand all of Rochester; a special niece, Rebecca McAloney of Wareham; and many nieces and nephews. She was the grandmother of the late Paul F. Bessey and sister of the late Frances Florindo.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 10, 2015 from 10:00-11:00am with a Funeral Service at 11am in the Waring-Sullivan Home of Memorial Tribute at Fairlawn, 180 Washington St., Fairhaven. Burial will follow in Rochester Center Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the Rochester Council on Aging, 67 Dexter Lane, Rochester, MA 02770. For online tributes please visit: www.waring-sullivan.com