A native of Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Euclide and Mathilda (Madore) Boivin.  She was one of four daughters who entered religious life: Sister Gabrielle Boivin, SSJ; Sister Anna Imelda, SUSC; and Sister Lucille Therese, SUSC. They predeceased her as well as her sisters Ida Boivin and Alma Pelletier; and brothers Joseph and Euclide.

Besides her priest brother, she leaves two other sisters, Maria Donnelly and Rita Bedard; and nieces and nephews.

Sister Boivin graduated from St. Mary High School in Taunton. She entered the Holy Union Sisters in Fall River, on Sept. 8, 1940 and professed her final vows July 26, 1948. She studied at the Sacred Heart School of Education in Fall River, Sacred Heart Teacher Training School in Groton, and received a bachelor’s degree in education from Catholic Teacher’s College in Providence, R.I.   She studied at Newton College of Liturgical Music and participated in professional courses in math and science.

Her teaching career in elementary and secondary grades spanned almost 40 years. She taught in parish schools in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and in the home missions in Alabama. When she retired from teaching in 1981, she became secretary for the Religious Education program at Sacred Heart Parish in North Attleboro. She served as sacristan at St. Mark’s Parish in Attleboro and secretary at St. Mary Parish in North Attleboro.

She joined the Holy Union retirement community at The Landmark in Fall River in 2000 and moved to Catholic Memorial Home in 2005, where she remained until her death. She would have celebrated 70 years as a Holy Union Sister in September.

Her funeral Mass was celebrated January 4 in St. Jude the Apostle Church in Taunton. Burial was in St. Francis Cemetery in Taunton.

The Riendeau-Mulvey Funeral Home in Taunton was in charge of arrangements.