Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Morris and Jennie (Helford) Blistein.
She was the loving mother of Robbie (Morgan) Burke and her husband John A. III, of Somerset and Michael J. Morgan and his wife Nancy F. Rothschild of Amherst, MA; loving grandmother of Julie Reitzas Butler and her husband TJ, Morgan Reitzas, Amelia Morgan-Rothschild and Kevin P. Morgan–Rothschild; great grandmother of Nolan, Liam, and Ellery.
Her private services are in the care of the Waring-Sullivan Home at Birchcrest. Memorial contributions in her honor may be to Southcoast VNA & Hospice, 200 Mill Rd., Fairhaven, MA 02719.