Obituaries

Sally Mary Bolstridge

September 30, 1954 - October 22, 2019

Burial Date November 4, 2019

GROTON – Sally Mary Bolstridge, 65, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital. Born in Ashland, Maine, daughter of the late Sumner Bolstridge and Jeanette Burby, she grew up in Middletown, CT and was a 1972 graduate of Mercy High School. She lived in Groton for the last ten years and previously lived in Westbrook and Clinton. Sally was a rural letter carrier for the United States Postal Service and a school bus driver for local schools. After her retirement she became a real estate agent and an UBER driver. She was a member of the Letter Carriers’ Union, the Westbrook Elks Lodge, and the Groton Senior Center. She enjoyed crocheting, sewing, baking, camping, traveling, helping other people, and sharing laughs and smiles. She was loving, kind, and compassionate; a hero and a light to many, and beloved by all. She was a communicant of St. Mary, Mother of the Redeemer Church. She leaves two sons, Jonathan Hallisey of Westbrook, CT; Justin Thomas and his wife Beth Gannon of Woodbury, CT; a daughter, Ashley Thomas and her husband Billy French and granddaughter Maple Thomas-French of Midvale, UT; a sister, Susan Chambers of Groton, CT; and a fiancee, Tom Firgeleski of Mystic, CT. Relatives and friends are invited to a Funeral Mass on Monday, November 4, 2019 at 1pm at St. Mary, Mother of the Redeemer Church, 69 Groton Long Point Road, Groton, CT. The burial is private. Impellitteri-Malia Funeral Home is assisting the family. For online condolences, please visit www.impellitterimalia.com