Evelyn M. Giardino, age 103, of Bourne formerly of Bridgewater and Brockton, died Wednesday October 30, 2013 at the Royal Cape Cod Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Bourne after a period of failing health. Born and raised in Brockton, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Mary E. (McDonald) Giardino. She was a resident of Brockton for most of her life before moving to Bridgewater in 1973. Evelyn attended Brockton schools and was a 1927 graduate of Brockton High School. Her father owned Giardino’s where she worked from 1927 to 1941. After 1941 she worked for the Brockton Post Office in the War Bond Division and later transferred to the US Postal Inspection Service, retiring in 1972 after 30 years.
Evelyn was a member of the 20th Century Catholic Club, the Brockton Garden Club, National Association Retired Federal Employees, the Ousamequin Club and the Golden Ages both in Bridgewater, Friends of Bridgewater Public Library and was a former member of the National Secretary Association. After her retirement she traveled worldwide and also enjoyed summers in West Dennis for over 40 years.
Evelyn is the aunt to eleven nieces and nephews, twenty nine grand nieces and nephews and twenty one great grand nieces and nephews. Her brother Edward A. Giardino and her sisters Alice Batson and Hazel Donovan predeceased her.
Visiting hours will be held in the Conley Funeral Home, 138 Belmont Street (Rte 123) Brockton on Monday 4-7 pm. The funeral procession will gather at the funeral home on Tuesday at 9am for a Funeral Mass in St. Ann Church, West Bridgewater at 10am. Burial in Calvary Cemetery, Brockton. Please consider donations in Evelyn’s name to the American Heart Association, 20 Speen Street Framingham, MA 01701.