Pendant de nombreuses années, Mme Goodine était paroissienne active de la paroisse Assomption de Grand-Sault. Avant sa retraite, elle a été enseignante à l'ancienne école élémentaire Sacré-Coeur.

or many years, Marie was an active member of the Assumption Roman Catholic Church. She was also a teacher for several years at the former Sacred Heart Elementary School in Grand Falls.