White, Martha (Cloutier)
Martha Cloutier White, 91, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 5th, surrounded by the love of her family. While we are saddened by her passing, there is great comfort in knowing that she lived a full and meaningful life.
Born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island on June 26, 1932, she spent her early childhood being raised by both her mom and loving aunts. She then moved to New Britain to attend Mary Immaculate Academy where she made lifelong friends. After graduating she was employed at General Electric as editor of their newspaper. She married Everett White and then put her heart into raising her 3 young children. When she was ready to return to work she was employed as an administrative assistant at Connecticut Transit until her retirement. She then had the opportunity to pursue her love of traveling and hiking through the English countryside, many National Parks in the U.S. and Canada, and hiking trails close to home often with her best friend Lois. She was an avid reader and enjoyed painting, spending time at the beach, watching Uconn basketball, and ice cream. She was known for her ice cream “surprises”. Throughout her life she advocated for those less fortunate, and instilled in her children the values of equality, compassion, and social justice. Martha achieved 46 years of sobriety and was an inspiration to many, many people. She truly believed that there is always hope.
She had the good fortune to live at Middlewoods in Farmington before she became ill where she thrived with wonderful new friends. We are sincerely grateful to the staff at Middlewoods, Uconn Hospital, and Avon Health Center, for their care and compassion.
Her greatest happiness was being with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. It is impossible to capture in words the love she had for her family. She will continue to live on in those she leaves behind; her children; Susan (Jim), Jonathan, and Nancy, her grandchildren; Nick (Rachel), Kaitlin (Jazz), Abbey (Greg), Becca, and Ethan, and her great-grandchildren; Henry, Liam, Sadie, Zaylee, Zyan, Elliot, and Bodhi.
She was predeceased by her granddaughter Sarah. Friends and family may call at The Ahern Funeral Home, 111 Main St., Rt. 4, Unionville on Saturday, April 13th from 9:00 – 11:00 am
In lieu of flowers donations can be made in Martha's memory to Highwatch Recovery Center at https://highwatchrecovery.org/donate/
To send online condolences to the family, please visit www.ahernfuneralhome.com.