Mr. Olin Olie L. Dwire

Groton- Olin L. Dwire, 81, of Buddington Rd and formerly of Niantic, died Friday, January 22, 2010 at the Groton Regency with his family by his side.Mr. Dwire was born on March 12, 1928 in in Hooksett, NH the son of Carroll and Rose Dwire. He served in the US Navy in WWII. He married Ethelyn Howard on June 24, 1950 in Niantic. He was employed for over 29 years by Montsanto/Silgan Plastics until his retirement in 1989. Mr. Dwire was a former member of the Niantic Fire Department. Olin loved watching birds from out his window, which gave him much pleasure on a daily basis. Mr. Dwire is survived by his loving wife, his four sons, Roy and his late wife Loretta Dwire of FL, James and his spouse John Toomey of Bolton, Edward and his wife Nancy Dwire of NC, and John (Jack) and his wife Darlene Dwire of Niantic, his two daughters JoAnn and her husband Woodland Scott of Glastonbury and Patricia and her husband Roger Sabourin of Middlefield, 13 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a brother Leonard Dwire. He is also survived by his sister-n-law Patricia Howard of Niantic and 2 nieces and a nephew.A Memorial service will be held on Wednesday, January 29, 2010 at 2:00pm in Fulton-Theroux Funeral Home, 13 Lake Ave., Niantic, CT 06357. Interment will be private. The family will receive guests one hour prior to the service at 1:00pm on Wednesday. In leiu of flowers, donations may be in his memory to Hospice of SECT, 227 Dunham St., Norwich, CT 06360 or the Groton Animal Control c/o the Groton Police Dept. 68 Groton Long Point Rd., Groton.