M. Lorraine Tobias

Mae Lorraine (Laramee) Tobias, wife of the late Saul Tobias, died Friday, January 7, 2011 at the Blue Hills Alzheimer’s Care Center  in Stoughton after a long illness.  She was 87.  Lorraine was born May 1, 1923 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the final surviving child of the seven children of Wilfred and Emelia (DePatti) Laramee.  She worked as a licensed practical nurse and administrator for Catholic nursing homes for about 20 years until her retirement in 1988.  She was a former resident of Weymouth and Haines City, Florida.  Lorraine is survived by her daughter, Sharlene Bender, and her husband John, of Westwood; three grandchildren, Carla Dobrow of Arlington, Kerry Bender of Norwood, and Joseph Bender of Norwood; and two great grandchilden, Ava and Nathan Dobrow.  Relatives and friends will gather at the Folsom Funeral Home, 649 High Street, Westwood at 11 am Tuesday, and proceed to St. Margaret Mary Church, 485 High Street, Westwood for her Mass of Christian Burial at Noon.  Interment will follow in Blue Hill Cemetery in Braintree.