FALMOUTH - Sally Woodcock Pierce, 98, of Falmouth, died July 13, 2017, after a brief illness. She resided at Falmouth House of Ocean View since 2014.
Born in New York City on February 22, 1919, to Dr. Allan Woodcock and Priscilla Crosby Woodcock.
Sally grew up in Bangor. She graduated from Bangor High School, Manhattanville College in New York City, and from the Katharine Gibbs School.
She worked briefly in Boston before marrying Jotham Donnell Pierce, of Portland, in 1942. Following his service in World War II, they moved to the Portland area. Mr. Pierce died in 1990.
Having studied the piano for over 40 years, she began studying the cello at 47. She played in a string quartet and attended summer string quartet workshops run by the Portland String Quartet. She played in the Midcoast Symphony Orchestra until she was 89.
For about 30 summers, she vacationed with various family members in Santa Fe, New Mexico, to attend performances of the Santa Fe Opera, which was founded by her cousin John Crosby. She read widely in American and European fiction classics, with a particular fondness for Evelyn Waugh.
A devout Catholic, she treated others with interest, sensitivity, and kindness. She had a close and distinct relationship with each of her six children, their spouses, and her 13 grandchildren. She cared about style and was always a gracious lady.
She was predeceased by her husband, Jotham, and by her brothers, John and Allan Jr., of Bangor.
She is survived by her children: Jotham and his wife Carol, of Santa Rosa, Calif.; Deborah Nicklas and her husband David, of Falmouth; Christopher and his wife Nancy, of Cumberland Foreside; Priscilla Bass and her husband John, of Portland, and Birmingham, Ala.; James and his wife Polly, of Cumberland Foreside; and Marianna, of Cambridge, Mass. Also, she is survived by 13 grandchildren; Katherine (Jotham and Carol's child); Charlotte and Paul ( Deborah and David's children); Christopher Jr., Edward, Richard, and Leonard (Chris and Nancy's children); James and Lucy (Priscilla and John's children); Jotham, Anne, Caroline, and Ellen (James and Polly's children); and their spouses. She is also survived by 13 great-grandchildren; 28 nephews and nieces; and her Belgian "daughter" Ria Peuskens, who was an AFS student with the Pierce family in 1962-63.
The family would like to thank the helpers from Home Partners who cared for her, both at her home and at Falmouth House; the staff at Falmouth House; and the staff at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House.
Visiting hours will be hald at JONES, RICH & HUTCHINS FUNERAL HOME, 199 Woodford Street, Portland, on Sunday, July 16, 2017, from 3-5pm. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at Holy Martyrs Church, 266 Foreside Road, Falmouth, on Monday, July 17, at 11am. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Portland.
(PORTLAND PRESS HERALD/
FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2017)
Born in New York City on February 22, 1919, to Dr. Allan Woodcock and Priscilla Crosby Woodcock.
Sally grew up in Bangor. She graduated from Bangor High School, Manhattanville College in New York City, and from the Katharine Gibbs School.
She worked briefly in Boston before marrying Jotham Donnell Pierce, of Portland, in 1942. Following his service in World War II, they moved to the Portland area. Mr. Pierce died in 1990.
Having studied the piano for over 40 years, she began studying the cello at 47. She played in a string quartet and attended summer string quartet workshops run by the Portland String Quartet. She played in the Midcoast Symphony Orchestra until she was 89.
For about 30 summers, she vacationed with various family members in Santa Fe, New Mexico, to attend performances of the Santa Fe Opera, which was founded by her cousin John Crosby. She read widely in American and European fiction classics, with a particular fondness for Evelyn Waugh.
A devout Catholic, she treated others with interest, sensitivity, and kindness. She had a close and distinct relationship with each of her six children, their spouses, and her 13 grandchildren. She cared about style and was always a gracious lady.
She was predeceased by her husband, Jotham, and by her brothers, John and Allan Jr., of Bangor.
She is survived by her children: Jotham and his wife Carol, of Santa Rosa, Calif.; Deborah Nicklas and her husband David, of Falmouth; Christopher and his wife Nancy, of Cumberland Foreside; Priscilla Bass and her husband John, of Portland, and Birmingham, Ala.; James and his wife Polly, of Cumberland Foreside; and Marianna, of Cambridge, Mass. Also, she is survived by 13 grandchildren; Katherine (Jotham and Carol's child); Charlotte and Paul ( Deborah and David's children); Christopher Jr., Edward, Richard, and Leonard (Chris and Nancy's children); James and Lucy (Priscilla and John's children); Jotham, Anne, Caroline, and Ellen (James and Polly's children); and their spouses. She is also survived by 13 great-grandchildren; 28 nephews and nieces; and her Belgian "daughter" Ria Peuskens, who was an AFS student with the Pierce family in 1962-63.
The family would like to thank the helpers from Home Partners who cared for her, both at her home and at Falmouth House; the staff at Falmouth House; and the staff at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House.
Visiting hours will be hald at JONES, RICH & HUTCHINS FUNERAL HOME, 199 Woodford Street, Portland, on Sunday, July 16, 2017, from 3-5pm. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at Holy Martyrs Church, 266 Foreside Road, Falmouth, on Monday, July 17, at 11am. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Portland.
(PORTLAND PRESS HERALD/
FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2017)
FALMOUTH - Sally Woodcock Pierce, 98, of Falmouth, died July 13, 2017, after a brief illness. She resided at Falmouth House of Ocean View since 2014.
Born in New York City on February 22, 1919, to Dr. Allan Woodcock and Priscilla Crosby Woodcock.
Sally grew up in Bangor. She graduated from Bangor High School, Manhattanville College in New York City, and from the Katharine Gibbs School.
She worked briefly in Boston before marrying Jotham Donnell Pierce, of Portland, in 1942. Following his service in World War II, they moved to the Portland area. Mr. Pierce died in 1990.
Having studied the piano for over 40 years, she began studying the cello at 47. She played in a string quartet and attended summer string quartet workshops run by the Portland String Quartet. She played in the Midcoast Symphony Orchestra until she was 89.
For about 30 summers, she vacationed with various family members in Santa Fe, New Mexico, to attend performances of the Santa Fe Opera, which was founded by her cousin John Crosby. She read widely in American and European fiction classics, with a particular fondness for Evelyn Waugh.
A devout Catholic, she treated others with interest, sensitivity, and kindness. She had a close and distinct relationship with each of her six children, their spouses, and her 13 grandchildren. She cared about style and was always a gracious lady.
She was predeceased by her husband, Jotham, and by her brothers, John and Allan Jr., of Bangor.
She is survived by her children: Jotham and his wife Carol, of Santa Rosa, Calif.; Deborah Nicklas and her husband David, of Falmouth; Christopher and his wife Nancy, of Cumberland Foreside; Priscilla Bass and her husband John, of Portland, and Birmingham, Ala.; James and his wife Polly, of Cumberland Foreside; and Marianna, of Cambridge, Mass. Also, she is survived by 13 grandchildren; Katherine (Jotham and Carol's child); Charlotte and Paul ( Deborah and David's children); Christopher Jr., Edward, Richard, and Leonard (Chris and Nancy's children); James and Lucy (Priscilla and John's children); Jotham, Anne, Caroline, and Ellen (James and Polly's children); and their spouses. She is also survived by 13 great-grandchildren; 28 nephews and nieces; and her Belgian "daughter" Ria Peuskens, who was an AFS student with the Pierce family in 1962-63.
The family would like to thank the helpers from Home Partners who cared for her, both at her home and at Falmouth House; the staff at Falmouth House; and the staff at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House.
Visiting hours will be hald at JONES, RICH & HUTCHINS FUNERAL HOME, 199 Woodford Street, Portland, on Sunday, July 16, 2017, from 3-5pm. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at Holy Martyrs Church, 266 Foreside Road, Falmouth, on Monday, July 17, at 11am. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Portland.
(PORTLAND PRESS HERALD/
FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2017)
Born in New York City on February 22, 1919, to Dr. Allan Woodcock and Priscilla Crosby Woodcock.
Sally grew up in Bangor. She graduated from Bangor High School, Manhattanville College in New York City, and from the Katharine Gibbs School.
She worked briefly in Boston before marrying Jotham Donnell Pierce, of Portland, in 1942. Following his service in World War II, they moved to the Portland area. Mr. Pierce died in 1990.
Having studied the piano for over 40 years, she began studying the cello at 47. She played in a string quartet and attended summer string quartet workshops run by the Portland String Quartet. She played in the Midcoast Symphony Orchestra until she was 89.
For about 30 summers, she vacationed with various family members in Santa Fe, New Mexico, to attend performances of the Santa Fe Opera, which was founded by her cousin John Crosby. She read widely in American and European fiction classics, with a particular fondness for Evelyn Waugh.
A devout Catholic, she treated others with interest, sensitivity, and kindness. She had a close and distinct relationship with each of her six children, their spouses, and her 13 grandchildren. She cared about style and was always a gracious lady.
She was predeceased by her husband, Jotham, and by her brothers, John and Allan Jr., of Bangor.
She is survived by her children: Jotham and his wife Carol, of Santa Rosa, Calif.; Deborah Nicklas and her husband David, of Falmouth; Christopher and his wife Nancy, of Cumberland Foreside; Priscilla Bass and her husband John, of Portland, and Birmingham, Ala.; James and his wife Polly, of Cumberland Foreside; and Marianna, of Cambridge, Mass. Also, she is survived by 13 grandchildren; Katherine (Jotham and Carol's child); Charlotte and Paul ( Deborah and David's children); Christopher Jr., Edward, Richard, and Leonard (Chris and Nancy's children); James and Lucy (Priscilla and John's children); Jotham, Anne, Caroline, and Ellen (James and Polly's children); and their spouses. She is also survived by 13 great-grandchildren; 28 nephews and nieces; and her Belgian "daughter" Ria Peuskens, who was an AFS student with the Pierce family in 1962-63.
The family would like to thank the helpers from Home Partners who cared for her, both at her home and at Falmouth House; the staff at Falmouth House; and the staff at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House.
Visiting hours will be hald at JONES, RICH & HUTCHINS FUNERAL HOME, 199 Woodford Street, Portland, on Sunday, July 16, 2017, from 3-5pm. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at Holy Martyrs Church, 266 Foreside Road, Falmouth, on Monday, July 17, at 11am. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Portland.
(PORTLAND PRESS HERALD/
FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2017)
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