Jeanette (Selib) Bolan

Jeanette (Selib) Bolan

At age 105, of Newton, on September 18, 2017. Beloved wife of the late Samuel Bolan, MD. Mother of Henry & Barbara Bolan, Eliot Bolan & Susan Korn and James Bolan & Lynne Lieberman. Grandmother of Marc Bolan, Geoffrey Bolan, step-grandmother of Rebecca Parker & Joshua Korn. Great-grandmother of Eli Bolan, Ella Bolan, Benjamin Bolan, Caleb Bolan and Nathanial Parker-Blake. Loving sister of Charlotte Frank, the late Anne Rothstein and the late Herbert Selib. Jeanette was one of the earliest graduates of the Mass. College of Art. She was an accomplished portrait artist, lifelong bridge player, avid reader, skilled master of handcrafts, exceptional cook and lifelong fan of the Boston Red Sox. Graveside service was held on Wednesday September 20, 2017 at Congregation Mishkan Tefila Cemetery, West Roxbury, MA. A celebration of Jeanette’s life will be held in the Spring of 2018. Contributions may be made in her memory to the Mass College of Art Foundation, c/o Marjorie O’Malley, 621 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115.