Key Takeaways
- Marion Clover taught kindergarten and preschool in her home for 39 years.
- A graveside service will be held Saturday, April 6 at Evergreen Cemetery.
Marion Clover, 95, died Saturday, March 23, 2024 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. Clovers” when they were young. When she wasn’t teaching, she enjoyed sewing, arts and crafts.
She is survived by three children, Kathleen, Janet and David, her grandchildren, Brad, Pamela, Kathie, Jeremy and Emily, and six great grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she is predeceased by her son George.
A graveside service will be held Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 11:15 a.m. in Evergreen Cemetery, Hopkinton. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Callanan Cronin Funeral Home, 34 Church Street, Hopkinton.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Oh Mrs. Clover! With motherly patience and understanding, mixed just right with structure and firmness, she prepared generations of Hopkinton’s little ones to enter grade school, giving them the needed social and academic skills. As I understand it, she began the Twin Spruce Kindergarten back when Hopkinton did not offer kindergarten, later switching to pre-school. Both of our daughters went to “Mrs. Clover’s”, with happy memories of her warm welcome and her sun-filled classroom. Our youngest was in her last class (1998) and parents held a farewell party at St. John’s. They gathered school photos from many years of her Twin Spruce students, and when the photos were displayed on a paper roll, the roll stretched completely across St. John’s hall! In the library you will find the Clover Collection of books, donated to honor her 40 years of dedication to the children of Hopkinton. May she rest in peace, with our gratitude for a job well done.