WIN DOOLEY WHO PASSED AWAY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2020 WAS BORN ON ST. PATRICKS DAY 1931 IN WORCESTER, MASS. THE FIRST OF THREE CHILDREN TO ANNIE BUSHWAY STOWELL AND RICHARD STOWELL. SHE WAS SOON JOINED BY HER SISTER JOAN AND BROTHER RICHARD.
WIN WAS COMPETETIVE AND SMART, A LONGTIME MEMBER OF MENSA INTERNATIONAL, SHE WAS THE FIRST FEMALE STOCKBROKER AT PAYNE WEBER IN WORCESTER AND LATER WENT ON TO MANAGE MANY BANKS AND LAW OFFICES IN HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.
WIN LOVED GARDENING BAREFOOT, CREATING BEAUTIFUL BACKYARD RETREATS FULL OF COLORFUL FLOWERS, ROCK WALLS AND VEGETABLE GARDENS. A SELF-TAUGHT PIANIST, SHE LATER LEARNED TO READ SHEET MUSIC AND HER SIGNATURE TUNE WAS “FUR ELISE”
WIN WAS AN ACCOMPLISHED ARTIST AND PARTICIPATED IN MANY ARTSHOWS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND CONNECTICUT WHICH LEAD TO MANY COMMISSIONS FOR PORTRAITS AND LANDSCAPES
SHE LOVED HER NEWFIES AND IS REUNITED WITH CRUNCH, DUSTY AND DOOLEY. SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER HUSBAND JOHN GEORGE, JR., AND HER HUSBAND JOHN DOOLEY, HER GRANDSON BENJAMIN HARRISON, HER SISTER JOAN AND JOAN’S SON WALTER BEAHN.
SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER BROTHER RICHARD STOWELL OF UXBRIDGE, MASS, AND HER FOUR DAUGHTERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, LINDA GEORGE OF BUTTE, AMY LOCKMER OF HELENA, WIN DOOLEY OF LIBBY IN MONTANA AND JO-ANN DOOLEY OF COLCHESTER CT.
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE AMAZING STAFF AT COPPER RIDGE FOR THEIR CARE AND ENORMOUS BRAVERY ON THE FRONT LINES OF THE COVID 19 BATTLE.
A PRIVATE FAMILY CEREMONY WILL BE PLANNED AT A LATER DATE.
PLEASE VISIT BELOW TO OFFER A CONDOLENCE OR SHARE A MEMORY OF WIN. AXELSON FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICES HAS BEEN PRIVILEGED TO CARE FOR WIN AND HER FAMILY.
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Laura Lee Dunlap says
Amy, so sorry for your loss. Sounds like your mother was a very interesting woman; why am I not surprised. You are in my thoughts.
Kelley Martin says
Linda so sorry to see that your mom passed.
And very sorry for treating you so badly. I’m quite ill myself and a asking for your forgiveness