Obituary of Mary E. Merlet

Mary Elizabeth Merlet (Drummey) of Duxbury. December 23, 2009. She graduated from Braintree High School and Bridgewater State Teachers College. Upon graduation she spent two years teaching in a one-room schoolhouse in Presque Isle, Maine, before settling in Duxbury with her husband, Paul. After her children entered school, Mae returned to teaching and spent six years in the Duxbury School System. She and a colleague brought the Spalding Method of teaching reading first to Duxbury and then to Norwell. During her seventeen year career in the Norwell Public Schools, she earned her M.A. in reading, became coordinator of reading, and led a team of educators to bring reading scores in Norwell to the number one position in the state by the time of her retirement. She also taught college level courses and in her later years was on the board of Trustees at Bridgewater State College. Mae was known for her high energy and had many interests, which included sewing, gardening, and walking up to five miles per day. Mae was pre-deceased by her husband of 59 years, Eugene P. Merlet, and her siblings, Catherine Clark, Jean Boyle, Robert, Christopher, and David Drummey. She is survived by her children, Patricia Abroff (David), Eugene P. Merlet Jr. (Janet), and Constance Merlet (John Kowalko), grandchildren, Aaron, Daniel, and Sarah Abroff; Jaclyn, Melissa, and Leslie Merlet; Johanna and John Kowalko, and great-granddaughter Nina Abroff. Sister of Florence Grant, Richard Drummey, and John Drummey, as well as many nieces and nephews. Visiting hours will be held on Tuesday, December 29th from 4-7:00PM at the Shepherd Funeral Home, 216 Main St (rt. 106) Kingston. A funeral mass will be held at Holy Family Church, 601 Tremont St, Duxbury, on Wednesday, December 30th at 10:00AM. Family and friends are welcome to gather at the funeral home at 9:00AM prior to the mass. Internment will be private.