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Marie A. (Viger) Bartlett, 87.

UPTON Marie A. (Viger) Bartlett, 87, of Upton, died in her home on Sunday morning Sunday Morning may refer to:
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, August 10, after an illness. She was the wife of Roger I. Bartlett and had the distinction of being the first female elected town official in Upton.

Mrs. Bartlett was born in Bonsecour, Quebec, the daughter of the late Nazaire and Rose (Berthelette) Viger. She came to the U.S. at the age of 14 months, living first in Newport, NH, and then in Worcester before coming to Upton in 1925. She was a 1939 graduate of Upton High School and attended the Worcester School of Business Science. She was a communicant of Holy Angels Parish, where she was president of the Altar Sodality so·dal·i·ty  
n. pl. so·dal·i·ties
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2. Fellowship.
 for nine years, taught Sunday school Sunday school, institution for instruction in religion and morals, usually conducted in churches as part of the church organization but sometimes maintained by other religious or philanthropic bodies.

In England during the 18th cent.
 for many years, and took part in the Bishop's Fund Drive.

She worked as a secretary at Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School is a trade/high school in Upton, Massachusetts serving the Blackstone Valley (13 towns). The school contains seventeen shops that students can enroll in to learn about a trade of their choice.  for 15 years, starting two weeks before the school's opening in 1966, and then worked at Data General for seven years until retiring in 1988. She was elected to the Upton Board of Assessors for three terms and served as chairman of the board for two terms. She was well liked by elders and teenagers, as she opened her home and time to them on many occasions.

In addition to her husband of 62 years, she leaves two sons, Robert P. Bartlett and his wife Kathleen of Bellingham and David R. Bartlett and his wife Mary of Upton; five grandchildren, Tracy, Amy, and Timothy Bartlett Timothy Bartlett is a New Zealand actor who is best known for presenting TVNZ's Playschool in the 1980s, and playing Bernie Leach in Shortland Street in the mid 1990s.  of Bellingham, and twins Tyler and Matthew Bartlett Matthew Bartlett (born November 3 1983 in Wingham, Australia) is a professional rugby league player currently playing for the North Queensland Cowboys. Statistics
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 of Upton; her dog Ruby; and a longtime close family friend, Jeannie Hale of Upton.

Funeral services will be held Thursday from the Williams-Pedersen Funeral Home, 45 Main Street, with a funeral Mass at 10 a.m. in Holy Angels Church, Milford Street, Upton. Burial will follow in Lakeview Cemetery.

Calling hours at the funeral home are Wednesday from 5 to 8 pm.

www.uptonfunerals.com

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