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Florence M. “Flo” Wheeler Mrs. Wheeler was a communicant of St. Josephs Church for many years and was an avid bingo player. She was a longtime resident of Malden, formerly residing in Peace Dale, RI for twenty years. In her younger years she and her sister Mary performed at the USO Club in Boston as tap dancers during WWII. They were know as the Olson sister and performed on the Major Bowes Radio station in Boston, before television came along. Flo is survived by, her sons, Edgar F. Wheeler and Ronald C. Wheeler both of Malden, Robert A. Wheeler of FL, her daughter Francis Miekoski of FL, her brothers, Allen Olson of NH, Frederick Olson of Billerica, Frank Olson of Littleton, her sisters, Mary Dupont of Melrose, Ruth Paradise of Malden, Rose Van Ness of NY, and her cherished, eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her father Allen Olsen, her mother Francis Heathe, her husband Edgar Wheeler, and her brother George Olson. She was born September 27, 1923 in Malden, MA the daughter of the late Allen and Francis (Heathe) Olsen. Visitation will be held at Weir MacCuish Funeral Home on Friday from 4-8PM PM . Contributions in Florence’s memory may be made to the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, P.O. Box 1947 Quantico, VA 22134. (Please note Florence’s name and use for Massachusetts Children.) Funeral from the Weir-Mac Cuish Golden Rule Funeral Home,144 Salem St., Malden, on Saturday, Dec. 4th. at 9AM followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Josephs Church, 770 Salem St., Malden at 10AM. The Rev. Richard T. Bakker will be the celebrant. Burial will be in the Mount Prospect Cemetery in Stockton Springs, Maine Saturday afternoon. |
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