COLEMAN, Connie Marie Elliott Freeman, 98, passed away At Bear Mountain at Andover in Andover, MA on May 2, 2020. She was born to the late William and Marie Elliott (Davis) on October 21, 1921 in Boston, MA.
Connie grew up in Cambridge, MA. When she was a child she had Scarlett fever. Also loved to climb trees and be outdoors. She grew up and was a hard worker started babysitting when she was 12. She was a camp counselor, she had many other jobs, during WW11 she worked at what is now called Logan airport, then it was East Boston airport where she flagged in planes then took a course and learned some of the mechanics. Also during WW11 she worked at the Shipyard where she was an electrician helper. She volunteered at Mt. Auburn hospital during WW11 worked at the Ammunition dump as well. Later she had a camp for inner city kids, camp Hiawatha.
For 10 years she did custodial work for Fernald State hospital, then was encouraged to take a course and became a physical therapist for mentally and physically challenged children where she retired
She enjoyed playing tennis, Cross country skiing, traveling, camping, square dancing loved to play the lottery and go to the casino on special occasions and until recently was on a bowling league called coffee and donuts where she was highly regarded.
She felt it was God"s will to help her family and friends. We just want to say something about how much she loved her family, they were her life.
She survived her first husband the late Ward Freeman and her second husband the late Benjamin Coleman. She also survived 3 of her late children Ward (buzzy) Freeman, William Freeman and Catherine Barrett. She has 2 remaining children the oldest Constance Marie Conner and The youngest Brian Freeman. She had a step daughter Linda Coleman. She has 10 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren and 3 Great Great grandchildren she had many nieces and nephews. She was the oldest of 5 children her siblings; William Elliott, Raymond Elliott, Emily Denize’ and Jean Moore who is the only living sibling.
Please send flowers to Nickerson-Bourne Funeral Home, Bourne, MA, 40 MacArthur Blvd. or in Connie’s name please donate to: For Love of a child. Inc. us 501 (c) nonprofit organization at https://loveachild.com/make-a-contribution.
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