lorida Y. BELAND

LEOMINSTER -- Florida Y. (Beland) Marien, 97, of 9 Church St., died Saturday, Feb. 12, surrounded by her family in the HealthAlliance Hospital, Leominster. She was born in Quebec, Canada on Jan. 31, 1908, the daughter of the late Dallas and the late Alvina (Laduke) Beland. She moved to Leominster at the age of 16. Mrs. Marien was a Seamstress at R & M Manufacturing and prior she worked at the Arrow Shirt Company. She recently was a communicant of St. Leo’s Church and was a communicant of St. Cecilia’s Church for many years. She was a member of the Daughters of Isabella. She enjoyed craft work of all kinds and she cherished time spent with her children and grandchildren. Mrs. Marien leaves two sons, Robert V. Marien and his wife, Sandra, of Leominster and William B. Marien and his wife, Donna, of West Palm Beach, Fla.; three sisters, Rochelle Buja and Germaine Hapgood of Leominster, and Jean Prince of Quebec, Canada; one brother, Armand Beland of Quebec, Canada; three grandchildren, Jason R. Marien and his wife, Sandra, of Leominster, Deidre M. Joyce and her husband, Thomas, of Leominster, Robert C. Marien of Leominster; four great-grandchildren, Thomas, Ethan, Kayleigh and Hannah; and many nephews and nieces. She was predeceased by her husband of 46 years, William Marien, who died in 1966. MARIEN -- On Feb. 12, Florida Y. (Beland) Marien, 97, of Leominster. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Feb. 15, from M.A. Simard & Son Funeral Home, 14 Walker St., Leominster with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Cecilia’s Church, 180 Mechanic St., Leominster. Burial will follow in St. Cecilia’s Cemetery, Leominster. Calling hours are today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. The M.A. Simard & Son Funeral Home, 14 Walker St., Leominster is directing arrangements.Published in the Sentinel & Enterprise on 2/14/2005