Sally Mae Dike

1931 - 2022  (90 years)

• Name	Sally Mae Dike
  Birth	19 Oct 1931	Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3]
  Graduation	1949 (Age 18)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [3]
  She graduated in 1949 from Orange High School.
  History	Sally graduated from Orange High School, Orange, Massachusetts in 1949. She graduated from Salter Secretarial School in 1950.  [2]
  Residence	1960 (Age 29)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts
  Retired	1991 (Age 60)  [3]
  She retired in 1991 from the Shawmut Bank
  Residence	1996 (Age 65)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Death	10 Jun 2022	Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [3]
  	She died at the Baystate Franklin Medical Center [3]
  Obituary	12 Jun 2022  [3]
  ORANGE - Sally M. (Dike) Ballou, 90, of Orange, died Friday, June 10, 2022 in Baystate Franklin Medical Center, Greenfield, Massachusetts. She was born in Gardner, Massachusetts on October 19, 1931, the daughter of Garold and Gladys (Johnson) Dike. Sally grew up in Orange and graduated from Orange High School in 1949. She attended Salter Secretarial School in Worcester and worked for the Orange National Bank as secretary to the president. She returned to banking after raising her children, retiring in 1991 from Shawmut Bank. She married Richard Ballou in 1960, and they built the home they love on Warwick Road in West Orange. She was a member of the Orange High School Alumni Association, serving terms as president and treasurer; the Orange Scholarship Foundation, serving terms as treasurer and trustee, and a member of the Orange Historical Society. She was a skilled baker, seamstress, and balancer of checkbooks. She was a friend of the New Salem Central Congregational Church. She leaves her husband of 61 years, Richard C. Ballou, a son, Craig C. Ballou and his wife Caralyn of Northfield, MA; a daughter, Catherine A. Mealey and her husband John of Lynnfield, MA; four grandchildren, Liam Mealey, Grace Mealey, Elizabeth Ballou, and Eric Ballou. She was predeceased by her brother, James E. Dike. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 on Thursday, June 16th, at the New Salem Central Congregational Church, 24 South Main Street, New Salem. Burial will follow in Warwick Cemetery, Warwick. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial contributions be made in her memory to OHS Alumni Fund - The Orange Scholarship Foundation, P.O. Box 298, Orange, MA 01364. Published by the Fiske-Murphy Funeral Home
  Burial	16 Jun 2022	Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. USA   [3]
  Person ID	I2399	| Spouse of a Delvee
  Last Modified	13 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Garold Washburn Dike,   b. 02 Jul 1898   d. 24 Aug 1980 (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Gladys Belle Johnson,   b. 21 Jun 1899   d. 10 Apr 1985 (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1437	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Richard Cecil Ballou
  Children	+ 1. Craig Cecil Ballou + 2. Catherine Ann Ballou
  Family ID	F1403	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2014

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 19 Oct 1931 - Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts Graduation - 1949 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Residence - 1960 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Residence - 1996 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Death - 10 Jun 2022 - Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts Burial - 16 Jun 2022 - Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Sources

  [S130] Town Clerk of Orange. Street List, Orange, Mass. - 1996, ( Orange, Massachusetts: Town of Orange, 1997), Primary Source. [S214] , Ballou, Richard C. email: 2000-03-30, ( E-mail to Robert Roy, 30 March 2000). [S1632] Obituary of Sally M. Ballou, (Athol, Massachusetts: Fiske-Murphy Funeral Home, 11 June 2022).