BRISTOL, Conn. – Rita “Blanche” Morin, 83, widow of Wilfred Morin of Bristol, Conn., passed away on Saturday, Feb. 17, at Bristol Hospital.

She was born on March 25, 1923, in Haverhill, Mass., daughter of the late Pierre and Angelina (Bosse) Caron.

She was an avid bingo player, and a devoted and loving mother and grandmother.

She is survived by her two sons, Phillippe Morin, of Auburn, and Emile Morin, of Bristol, Conn.; three daughters, Cecile Michaud, Noella Morin and Louise Hilton, all of Bristol, Conn.; sisters, Cecile Bishop, Theresa Caron, Eva Lebel and Angelina Gauthier, of Auburn, and Lillianne Latouche of Canada; a brother, Arthur Caron; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by a daughter, Yvette Mason; and brothers, Philias, Gerard, Emile and Louis “Jimmy” Caron.