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Millicent "Milly" McDowell
Millicent Lilian 'Milly' McDowell, formerly of Nantucket, died on Monday, March 8, 2004 in Lehigh Acres, Fla. after a long illness. She was 75., br> Prior to her move to Florida, she was a member of the Congregational Church and the Rebekah Lodge on Nantucket, and was a Cub Scout leader.
She is survived by her longtime companion, Douglas Krahn of Lehigh Acres; her daughter Penny Connell of Chandler, Ariz.; and her sons Ted and Mark Godfrey of Nantucket.
A private family service is being planned.
Elizabeth W. Williams
Elizabeth Winston Williams died on Tuesday, July 20, 2004 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She was 97.
Born in New York City on Nov. 22, 1906, she spent most of her childhood in Pasadena, Calif. where her father practiced law and where she attended the Westridge School for Girls.
At 24 she met Donald Rowe Williams of Orange, N.J. They were married
on Feb. 20, 1930 in Pasadena.
The couple settled in Mendham, N.J. and later lived in Guilford, Conn. where Mrs. Williams became active with the Junior League.
In 1946 the couple bought their home on 86 North Liberty St. in Nantucket where Mrs. Williams became an active member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church on Fair Street as well as a member and one-time president of the Nantucket Garden Club. She also was a member of the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
She is survived by her two sons, Donald Rowe Williams Jr. and Frederick Winston Williams; along with eight grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
Interment was in the North cemetery beside her husband.
Audrey D. McRobie
Audrey Doble McRobie, a longtime summer resident of Sconset, died on March 6, 2004 in Montreal, Canada. She was 83.
Mrs. McRobie was born in Traverse City, Mich. on May 13, 1911. She was a 1934 graduate of McGill University and a docent at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts for many years.
She was a summer resident of Sconset for over 50 years, where she established many life-long friendships on the tennis courts at the Casino and at Sankaty. She was also an avid skier, skiing into her late 70s in Canada, the United States and Europe.
Mrs. McRobie will be remembered most for her wit, charm and sense of fairness and will be sadly missed by her many friends and family.
She was predeceased by her husband, Donald Robertson McRobie; and is survived by her children Blair, Fred, Ann and David; and 14 loving grandchildren.
Services have already been held.
Paul H. Huyser
Paul Henry Huyser of Nantucket died on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2004 at home. He was 54.
Born and raised on Nantucket, Paul relished his native existence. He was fiercely protective of Nantucket and loved the notion of sharing 'his island' with visitors; he often regaled those interested with stories of the 'old Nantucket', its legends, charters, and the 'good old days.'
Retiring from the phone company in the late 1980s afforded Paul the opportunity to share his Nantucket: Driving a taxi and a tour bus, making people laugh, and enlightening folks about the history, mystery, and physical metamorphosis of the island. As much as Paul enjoyed visiting new places, he seldom left the security of Nantucket, especially later in life. As a 1968 graduate of Nantucket High School, Paul served in the Navy and with an honorable discharge he returned to Nantucket to raise a family. Later in life he spend a few years in California, only to return to the security of his island roots.
Those who knew Paul would marvel over his good heart, loyalty, tireless energy and generous capacity for forgiveness. While Paul's hobbies and interests included scalloping, arrowhead and game hunting, golf and country music, none compared to the heartfelt love he held for his three grandchildren: Curren, Troy and Kirra Huyser; his son Kevin and his wife Rhonda Huyser.
Paul was predeceased by his mother CeCe Huyser; his brother Pieter Huyser; and his father Henry Huyser. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law Kevin and Rhonda Huyser and their three children, Curran, Troy and Kirra Huyser of Nantucket; his son and daughter Paul Dalton Huyser and Kezia Huyser of North Grafton and Worcester, Mass.; and his fiancée Stacy Horowtiz of Nantucket.
Funeral services were held at St. Mary's Our Lady of the Isle on Oct. 4. In lieu of flowers, donations in Paul's memory may be made to the Marla Lamb Fund c/o Nantucket Cottage Hospital or Hospice Care of Nantucket c/o Nantucket Cottage Hospital, 57 Prospect St., Nantucket, MA 02554.
Nancy M. Gares
Nancy Marsh Gares of Bloomfield, Conn. died Monday, Sept. 13, 2004 at the Caleb-Hitchcock Health Center in Duncaster, Conn. She was 87.
Mrs. Gares was born Nancy Pope Marsh, the daughter of Jasper Marsh and Anna H. Peabody of Danvers, Mass. on May 2, 1917.
She graduated from Abbot Academy in Andover, Mass. in 1934 and from Smith College in Northampton, Mass. in 1938. She attended the University of Bordeaux in France where she received a master's degree in French.
Upon her return to the United States, she received a teaching appointment at a private school in Charleston, S.C., where she remained for two years. She returned to her family home in Danvers in 1939 where she was employed in the family business, Champion Lamp Works of Lynn, Mass.
During World War II, Mrs. Gares worked for the Office of War Information, Far East Division, in San Francisco, Calif. where she monitored radio broadcasts.
Following the war, Mrs. Gares returned to France to marry Victor Andre Gares, whom she had met in Bordeaux prior to the war.
Mr. Gares entered the French diplomatic corps in 1949 and was appointed to the French Consulate in Accra, Ghana. Mrs. Gares then devoted herself to her role as a diplomat's wife. Their diplomatic career took the Gares family from Ghana to Nigeria, Denver, Colo. and London, England. Eventually they lived in Jamaica and Sierra Leone, where Mr. Gares was the French Ambassador. Over the years, Mrs. Gares was active in the Alliance Francaise, Reading for the Blind, the Smith College Alumni Association in Europe, several artist and music associations and was an officer on the board of the AAWE and other women's clubs.
Mrs. Gares was a lifetime member of the General Israel Putnam chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolutions.
The Gares were longtime summer residents of Nantucket, first visiting the island in 1955 and then buying their Monomoy home in 1957. Mrs. Gares was a member of the Artists' Association, and exhibited her artwork in several one-woman shows, as well as in shows sponsored by the association.
Mr. and Mrs. Gares also had residences in Paris and Carbonne, France, as well as West Palm Beach, Fla.
Mrs. Gares was predeceased by her husband Victor and her daughter Gabrielle. She is survived by her son Paul Andre Gares of Greenville, N.C.; and daughter Anne Marguerite Gares of Windsor, Conn.; her brothers John Marsh of Yarmouthport, Mass. and James Marsh of Marblehead, Mass.; as well as six grandchildren.
A memorial service was held on Saturday, Sept. 18 in Duncaster, Conn. Mrs. Gares will be buried in the family plot in Nantucket in spring 2005.
Memorials in Mrs. Gares' name can be made to the Nantucket Conservation Foundation, Inc., 118 Cliff Road, Nantucket, MA 02554
Dorothy Fredland
Dorothy Fredland of Sconset, Punta Gorda, Fla. and Annapolis, Md. died of congestive heart failure on Saturday, Sept. 18 at Nantucket Cottage Hospital. She was 89.
A native of Belmont, Mass., Mrs. Fredland graduated from Bates College in 1936 and earned a master's degree from the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University in 1937.
She worked as a feature writer and personal advice columnist for the Boston Herald prior to her marriage to the late Roger Fredland in 1941.
The Fredlands were long-time residents of Annapolis, where Mr. Fredland was professor and chairman of the economics department at the U. S. Naval Academy. Mrs. Fredland was involved in a variety of volunteer activities, particularly with the American Field Service, while she raised her five sons. The family summered in Nantucket beginning in 1955.
Following Professor Fredland's retirement in 1974, they extended their time on the island well into the fall each year. The Fredland home was a village meeting place, always open to bridge games, musical concerts, political debates, lacrosse on the lawn and late-night conversation.
There were always enough seats at the dinner table and room at the inn. For many Mrs. Fredland symbolized the unity of the Sconset community.
She was an enthusiastic swimmer and cyclist most of her life. In her later years she became an avid walker and she could often be seen enjoying her daily walk around Sconset.
She is survived by her sons Eric of Annapolis, Peter and Mark, both of Sconset, Kurt of Houston, Texas, Robert of Centerville, Md.; three daughters-in-law; seven grandchildren and numerous 'sixth' sons and daughters.
A memorial service will be held Oct. 10 at the Sconset Chapel. In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to the Nantucket Cottage Hospital or to a charity of choice.
A. Ethel Anastos
A. Ethel Anastos of Nantucket, and formerly of Wellesley, Mass., died on Nov. 19, 2004 at the Elliot Hospital in Manchester, N.H. after a long illness. She was 74.
Born in Boston on Jan. 2, 1930 to Rose and Peter Gonis, she grew up in Winthrop, Mass., attending local schools, before going on to Boston University, where she earned a degree in education. Following her graduation she taught first grade, first in Connecticut and then in Nantucket, before she stopped to raise her family.
In 1959 she married
C. George Anastos and moved to Nantucket where he was a presiding judge in Nantucket District Court.
Mrs. Anastos was active in the community, serving on several boards including the Friends of the Nantucket Atheneum library, the Nantucket Tree Fund, volunteering at St. Paul's Episcopal Church on Nantucket and St. Andrew's Church in Wellesley.
She was predeceased by her husband, the Honorable C. George Anastos in 1993, and by her daughter, Alexandra R. 'Lexi' Anastos, in 2000.
She is survived by four sons, George of Belmont, Mass., Peter of Concord, Mass., Jonathan of Nantucket and Andrew of Manchester, N.H.; six grandchildren, Nicholas and Alexander Anastos of Belmont and Alexandra, Michael, Peter and Benjamin Anastos of Concord. She also leaves a sister, Mary Pegg, of Scarsdale, N.Y.
A private family service was held Tuesday at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to either of the following two organizations: The Lexi Fund, 28 Lockwood Drive, Old Greenwich, Conn., 06870, which was established in memory of Mrs. Anastos late daughter Lexi, and which funds tutorial programs in the Cyrus Peirce Middle School, or to Hospice Care of Nantucket Foundation, 57 Prospect St., Nantucket, MA 02554.
Mary A. Mallon
Mary A. Mallon, a long-time summer resident of Nantucket, died Thursday, Nov. 18, 2004 at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington, Mass. She was 55.
A Massachusetts native, she was an adopted daughter of Dr. James F. McDonough and Marie B. (Barry) McDonough, both of Winchester. An accomplished high school athlete in field hockey, she also excelled in basketball at Marycliff Academy in Winchester, Mass., was a competitive figure skater and an avid golfer with her father and brothers at the Winchester Country Club.
A graduate of the School of Nursing at Boston College, she met her future husband, William G. Mallon, there during their sophomore year. Initially licensed in Massachusetts as a registered nurse, she practiced in the then ground-breaking 'A1A' unit at Winchester Hospital for the post-surgical recovery of complex patient situations. Following her marriage to Mr. Mallon and her move to his native hometown of Montclair, N.J., she stood for the N.J. nursing licensure exam and was re-registered there, spending the next few years at a HealthCare Clinic operated by Mountainside Hospital.
Then began the passion of her life: her three children: Billy, Jed and Casey. The usual whirlwind of soccer, Little League, JV and varsity football, marching band, jazz band, spirit band, classroom volunteer, school trips, scouting leader and Sunday school teacher aside, she rose 'through the chairs' of the Parent-Teacher Organization of the school district for the Township of Montclair, eventually serving multiple terms as its president or co-president. On a number of occasions, she went to Trenton to address the State Legislature on fiscal issues critical to ongoing educational improvements.
Also, more than 20 years ago, she was the adopter/ innovator of the 'Green Eggs and Ham' breakfast on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the publication of the Dr. Seuss book of the same title.
In her life of religious faith, she was a pre-marriage counselor for years and parish council member (including being elected its president) at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Montclair, and a pre-Confirmation educator at Our Lady, Help of Christians Roman Catholic Church in West Concord, Mass.
She recently was a vice president of the Ladies Auxiliary at Emerson Hospital, a monthly volunteer for four years at the soup kitchen at the West End Drop Inn and an active member of the Concord Museum.
Her great avocation was cooking and entertaining, and she amassed a large library (many autographed) of cookbooks.
In addition to her husband and children, she is survived by her mother-in-law, Anne L. Mallon of Whiting, N.J.; her uncle Robert G. Gill of Stoneham, Mass.; aunt Elizabeth 'Erbie' T. McDonough of Winchester; brothers James F. McDonough Jr. of Arlington, Mass. and P. Barry McDonough of Amesbury; and a sister, Kathryn Werner of Pelham, N.H. She is also survived by her sisters-in-law Mary E. Flate of Raleigh, N.C., Katherine A. Johnson of Manassas, Va. and Caroline A. Harris, also of Manassas, Va. and her brothers-in-law Edward A. Mallon of Jacksonville, Fla. and Col. James C. Mallon, USMC, of Manassas; five nieces and 10 nephews.
She was predeceased by her parents.
Services were held on Monday, Nov. 22 in Concord, Mass. followed by a funeral Mass at Holy Family Parish in Concord. Burial was at St. Mary's Our Lady of the Isle cemetery on Nantucket on Tuesday, Nov. 23.
Contributions in her memory may be made to the Marie B. (Barry) and James F. McDonough, MD Memorial Fund for Nursing Scholarships at Winchester Hospital, 41 Highland Ave., Winchester, MA 01890 or to the Mary A. (McDonough) Mallon Memorial Fund for Nursing Scholarships at the Lahey Clinic, 41 Mall Road, Burlington, MA 01805 or to the Mary A. (McDonough) Mallon Memorial Fund for Nursing Scholarships at Emerson Hospital, c/o Development Office, ORNAC, Concord, MA 01742.
Bernice Bartlett DeBlieck
Bernice Bartlett DeBlieck of Nantucket died on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2004 at Nantucket Cottage Hospital. She was 61.
Born on Nov. 29, 1942, she was the daughter of Franklin and Arline Bartlett of Nantucket. She graduated from the Lincoln School in Providence, R.I. and Green Mountain College in Poultney, Vt.
Bernice enjoyed crocheting, made prayer shawls for St. Paul's Church and loved her get-togethers with her Nantucket friends.
She is survived by her parents Franklin and Arline Bartlett of Nantucket; her brother Bernard and his wife Helene Bartlett of Nantucket; her husband Craig DeBlieck; her daughter Christine and her husband Jim Dill of Stratham, N.H., her daughter Denise and her husband Glenn Van Valkenburgh of Milford, Ohio; her son Steven and his wife Sandy DeBlieck of Grafton, Mass.; and six grandchildren, Brandon and Tyler Dill, Morgan and Brooke Van Valkenburgh and Matthew and Cassandra DeBlieck; as well as several nieces and grand nieces and nephews.
A funeral service was held on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2004 at St. Paul's Church followed by burial in the Prospect Hill Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Marla Lamb Fund, c/o Hospice Care of Nantucket Foundation, 57 Prospect St., Nantucket, MA 02554.
John H. Kittila III
John H. Kittila III of Nantucket died Monday, Nov. 1, 2004 at Nantucket Cottage Hospital. He was 56.
Born Feb. 10, 1948, he was the son of Winifred Kittila of Nantucket and the late John H. Kittila Jr.
John was educated in Alaska, Texas and Virginia, and graduated from Tisbury High School on Martha's Vineyard and went on to Wentworth College before entering the Coast Guard. He served four years on active duty and two years in the reserve. He also made lightship baskets.
He loved the water and scalloped and fished frequently. He also loved sunsets.
He is survived by his wife, Sharon Ward of Nantucket; a son, John H. Kittila IV, of Hyannis, Mass.; two grandsons, John H. Kittila V and Michael Anthony Kittila, both also of Hyannis; his mother, Winifred C. Kittila of Nantucket; and many cousins.
He was predeceased by his father, John H. Kittila Jr.; and a sister, Rebecca Kittila.
Services were held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church Nov. 5, followed by a reception at the Jared Coffin House.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Marla Lamb Fund, c/o Nantucket Cottage Hospital, 57 Prospect St., Nantucket, MA 02554.
