Olive M. Hire

Waltham - Mrs. Olive M. ‘Betty’ (Beals) Hire, of Waltham, died Saturday, October 13, 2007 in Chetwynd Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, West Newton. She was 96. Her husband, Arthur C. Hire died May 29, 1995. She leaves her sons, Frederick A. Hire and his wife, Dorothy, of Hudson, David R. Hire, and Kenneth E. Hire and his wife, Cynthia, all of Waltham; a sister, Ruthie Davis of Belfast, Maine; two half-sisters, Thelma Oulet of Hartford and Rita Balcomb of Nova Scotia; her grandchildren, Dean, Stephen, Jason, Donald, Jeremy and Andrew Hire, two great-grandchildren, Alexis and Derek Hire and nieces and nephews. She was born May 27, 1911 in Clarence, Nova Scotia a daughter of the late Orin and Elizabeth (Slocumb) Beals and was a resident of Waltham for over 70 years. She was predeceased by her siblings, Carl and Raymond Beals, Alice Eldridge, and a half-brother, Glenn Beals. Mrs. Hire worked as an attendant nurse’s aide at Fernald State School before raising her family. She was an active member of the First Baptist Church and its ‘Circle 3’. She and her family summered in Liberty, Maine for many years. She was an avid cook and enjoyed sewing. She was a devout Bruins and Red Sox fan. Her favorite past time was spending time on Friday nights years ago shopping on Moody Street with her best friend and sister, Alice. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday at 11:30 a.m. in The First Baptist Church, 400 Lexington Street. Burial will be in Mount Feake Cemetery, Waltham. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday morning in The Joyce Funeral Home, 245 Main Street (Rte.20), Waltham. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The First Baptist Church.