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Marion Clover, 95

by | Mar 29, 2024 | Obituaries

Marion Clover, 95, died March 23 at Cedarwood Gardens in Franklin. She was the wife of the late George Clover, who died in 2005. Born in Norfolk and raised in Wrentham, she was the daughter of the late Simon and Doris (Ormes) Bennett.

Marion taught kindergarten and preschool in her home in Hopkinton for 39 years. Many people in town fondly remember attending “Mrs. Clover’s” when they were young. When she wasn’t teaching, she enjoyed sewing and arts and crafts.

A graveside service will be held Saturday, April 6, at 11:15 a.m. in Evergreen Cemetery, Hopkinton. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Callanan Cronin Funeral Home in Hopkinton.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association (alz.org).

Obituaries are submissions, typically from funeral homes, that are not subject to the same level of editorial oversight as the rest of the Hopkinton Independent. Obituaries may be edited for grammatical and factual mistakes and clarifications and shortened for space considerations.

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