Marie F. Perrie

Marie “Myette” (Lemineur) Perrie, 87, of Old Saybrook, the loving and attentive wife of the late Robert A. Perrie, passed away on Saturday, November 5, 2011 at her home with her family by her side. Born in Liège, Belgium to the late Joseph and Alice Lemineur, Marie moved to Connecticut in 1960 where she spent her adult life as a homemaker, raising her three children by first husband John Blinn, and indulging her four adoring grandchildren.

She will be remembered for her love of travel and culture, an incomparable sense of humor she could communicate with just a look, that award-winning Bûche de Noël, the pride she took in her family, and the innumerable rich and impeccable Belgian meals she cooked to keep them all full and happy.

Marie is survived by her brother Maurice and his wife Marie Jose of Belgium; children Michael Blinn of Middletown, Phillip Blinn and wife Linda of Hampton, and Myriam Blinn Clarkson of Old Lyme; grandchildren Justin Blinn of Columbia, SC, Courtney Clarkson Farrell and husband Matt of New York City, Thomas Clarkson of St. Petersburg, FL, Allyson Blinn and husband Nicholas Conti of Barre, VT; great-grandsons Alex and Caleb Blinn-Conti; brother-in-law Richard Perrie and wife Helen of Orleans, MA; and her lifelong friend and pen-pal Mary Marques of Spring Hill, FL. She was predeceased by her brother Joseph of Belgium.

It is with grateful hearts that Marie’s family would like to thank Diane Marcolini, Haidara Samssidine and Sharon Swan for their dedicated patience, care and companionship during the final years of her life.

The family will honor Marie with a funeral service at 9:30am on Saturday, November 12 at Swan Funeral Home, 1224 Boston Post Road, Old Saybrook, followed by an 11am mass at St. John’s Church on Main Street where she spent many a Sunday. Marie will then be laid to rest next to her beloved husband at East Lawn Cemetery in East Haven. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090-6011, or online at www.alz.org. Messages of condolence may be made online at www.swanfuneralhomeoldsaybrook.com.