Wendy's Place
*Cape Cod Chronicle, The (Chatham, MA) - March 22, 2007
Deceased Name: Wendy Stuart Wade Costello, 56
CHATHAM - Wendy Costello died of cancer at her home on Wednesday, March 14.
She was the wife of Richard William Costello for 20 years.
She was born in Cheverly, Md., the daughter of Jane Hurlburt Wade and the late John Robert Wade. She was raised in Waterbury, Conn., spending summers in Chatham with her family since 1951.
She graduated from Northfield Mount Hermon School and spent a year with the English Speaking Union, attending Howell's School in North Wales. She graduated summa cum laude from Connecticut College with a double major in early childhood education and Asian studies. During this time she spent a semester studying in India. As a member of the Wisconsin Native American Teacher Corps, she attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison, earning a masters degree in elementary education.
Returning to Chatham, she worked in many positions related to early childhood education. First, she was the head teacher at the Nauset Integrated Head Start Program, the only such program of its type in the area before integrated preschool services were offered by the local public schools. Then she was the Family Day Care licensor for the Cape and Islands, administered by the Massachusetts Office for Children. Then followed a few years as the director of the Head Start Program of the Cape Cod Child Development Program in Hyannis.
In her last 10 years in the classroom, she was a teacher at the Rocking Unicorn Preschool in West Chatham. After volunteering at the Eldredge Public Library, she joined the staff there, working mostly in the youth services department until the time of her illness. In recognition of Wendy's many years of dedication and service to children and families throughout the Cape, her colleagues at the Early Childhood Council at the Cape Cod Children's center in Eastham donated a collection of new parenting books to the Children's Room at the Eldredge Library in her honor.
She volunteered for many community charitable groups, such as Lower Cape Outreach Council and The Art of Charity. She served on the boards of Friends of Monomoy Theatre, Monomoy Community Services, the Lower Cape Visiting Nurse Association, and the Chatham Historical Society. She also volunteered for the March of Dimes and Pals for Life.
In addition to her husband and mother, she is survived by her brothers and their families, Peter H. and Dale M. Wade of Eastham, Timothy F. and Beth H. Wade of Chatham, Stephen P. and J. Kathy Wade of Franklin, Mass., and Michael P.Wade of Manhattan and South Orleans
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Cape Cod Chronicle, The (Chatham, MA) - March 22, 2007
Deceased Name: Chatham's Wendy Costello Remembered As Lifelong Teacher
CHATHAM --- Before she became an employee of the Eldredge Public Library, Wendy Costello served as a volunteer in all sections of the Main Street facility. But it was in the children's section that she flourished.
"Kids had an instant connection to her," said Youth Services Librarian, Tammy DePasquale. "She always brought sunshine into the library." Mrs. Costello worked at the library even after she was diagnosed with cancer, right up until last summer, when she took a leave of absence.
She succumbed to her battle with cancer at her home last Wednesday, March 14. She was 56.
Mrs. Costello knew many people in town and many of the community's children through her decade long tenure as a lead teacher at the Rocking Unicorn Nursery School in West Chatham. "It was kind of a progression for her, she was kind of growing up with them," DePasquale said.
She worked with approximately 230 children during her years at the Rocking Unicorn, according to owner Getchen Kolb. During that time, she exhibited patience, kindness, sensitivity, and creativity in working with children.
"Wendy was highly accomplished in the field of early childhood education and I am proud to have had her as part of my staff," said Kolb.
Wendy Stuart Wade Costello was born in Cheverly, Md., and raised in Waterbury, Conn. She spent almost all her summers in Chatham, however.
"Our grandparents had a cottage on Hammond Lane, and all five kids lived there every summer," recalled her brother, Tim Wade. Their grandfather had a wooden skiff that he named "Wendy W." after his only granddaughter.
"We used to putt out of the Mill Pond through Stage Harbor before the dike was built and right out to the Outer Beach," Wade said. The kids enjoyed idyllic summers, going to band concerts, learning to swim at Oyster Pond, and playing sports. Mrs. Costello was also an accomplished seamstress, and often sewed with her mother, making most of her own dresses, he said.
"She really enjoyed the Cape when she was younger," Wade said. "She was kind of an ideal sister." She often looked after her siblings, recalled brother Michael Wade. "She filled a lot of different roles."
When she was old enough, Mrs. Costello got a job as a waitress at the Port Fortune Restaurant in the Old Village, her brother said.
After graduating from Northfield Mount Hermon School, Mrs. Costello spent a year attending school in North Wales, and a semester studying in India before graduating summa cum laude from Connecticut College with a degree in early childhood education and Asian studies. She later attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison, graduating with a master's degree in elementary education.
She returned to Chatham in the late 1970s. "I think she was attracted to the solitude and beauty of the place," said Wade.
She worked as head teacher at the Nauset Integrated Head Start program, which at the time was the only program of its kind. She served as the family day care licensor for the Cape and Islands through the Massachusetts Office for Children, and then as director of the Head Start program of Cape Cod Child Development in Hyannis. Then came her decade at Rocking Unicorn, followed by her tenure at the Eldredge Public Library, where she began working in May 2004.
"We were very lucky to have her here," said DePasquale. "There wasn't anything she wasn't willing to do, wasn't any age group she was more comfortable with. She was comfortable with everyone, and that's rare." Even after her illness, "she always made it a point to check in and visit with us."
Mrs. Costello married Richard Costello, co-owner of the Chatham Squire, in 1987. They had known each other for many years.
"Her legacy will speak for itself," Costello said. "She'll be missed by a lot of people."
Mrs. Costello passed away at home, surrounded by her husband and friends. She was teaching until the end, said her brother Michael.
"She showed us how to die with dignity," he said.
A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, March 24, at 11 a.m. at St. Christopher's Episcopal Church.
*Cape Cod Chronicle, The (Chatham, MA) - March 22, 2007
Deceased Name: Wendy Stuart Wade Costello, 56
CHATHAM - Wendy Costello died of cancer at her home on Wednesday, March 14.
She was the wife of Richard William Costello for 20 years.
She was born in Cheverly, Md., the daughter of Jane Hurlburt Wade and the late John Robert Wade. She was raised in Waterbury, Conn., spending summers in Chatham with her family since 1951.
She graduated from Northfield Mount Hermon School and spent a year with the English Speaking Union, attending Howell's School in North Wales. She graduated summa cum laude from Connecticut College with a double major in early childhood education and Asian studies. During this time she spent a semester studying in India. As a member of the Wisconsin Native American Teacher Corps, she attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison, earning a masters degree in elementary education.
Returning to Chatham, she worked in many positions related to early childhood education. First, she was the head teacher at the Nauset Integrated Head Start Program, the only such program of its type in the area before integrated preschool services were offered by the local public schools. Then she was the Family Day Care licensor for the Cape and Islands, administered by the Massachusetts Office for Children. Then followed a few years as the director of the Head Start Program of the Cape Cod Child Development Program in Hyannis.
In her last 10 years in the classroom, she was a teacher at the Rocking Unicorn Preschool in West Chatham. After volunteering at the Eldredge Public Library, she joined the staff there, working mostly in the youth services department until the time of her illness. In recognition of Wendy's many years of dedication and service to children and families throughout the Cape, her colleagues at the Early Childhood Council at the Cape Cod Children's center in Eastham donated a collection of new parenting books to the Children's Room at the Eldredge Library in her honor.
She volunteered for many community charitable groups, such as Lower Cape Outreach Council and The Art of Charity. She served on the boards of Friends of Monomoy Theatre, Monomoy Community Services, the Lower Cape Visiting Nurse Association, and the Chatham Historical Society. She also volunteered for the March of Dimes and Pals for Life.
In addition to her husband and mother, she is survived by her brothers and their families, Peter H. and Dale M. Wade of Eastham, Timothy F. and Beth H. Wade of Chatham, Stephen P. and J. Kathy Wade of Franklin, Mass., and Michael P.Wade of Manhattan and South Orleans
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Cape Cod Chronicle, The (Chatham, MA) - March 22, 2007
Deceased Name: Chatham's Wendy Costello Remembered As Lifelong Teacher
CHATHAM --- Before she became an employee of the Eldredge Public Library, Wendy Costello served as a volunteer in all sections of the Main Street facility. But it was in the children's section that she flourished.
"Kids had an instant connection to her," said Youth Services Librarian, Tammy DePasquale. "She always brought sunshine into the library." Mrs. Costello worked at the library even after she was diagnosed with cancer, right up until last summer, when she took a leave of absence.
She succumbed to her battle with cancer at her home last Wednesday, March 14. She was 56.
Mrs. Costello knew many people in town and many of the community's children through her decade long tenure as a lead teacher at the Rocking Unicorn Nursery School in West Chatham. "It was kind of a progression for her, she was kind of growing up with them," DePasquale said.
She worked with approximately 230 children during her years at the Rocking Unicorn, according to owner Getchen Kolb. During that time, she exhibited patience, kindness, sensitivity, and creativity in working with children.
"Wendy was highly accomplished in the field of early childhood education and I am proud to have had her as part of my staff," said Kolb.
Wendy Stuart Wade Costello was born in Cheverly, Md., and raised in Waterbury, Conn. She spent almost all her summers in Chatham, however.
"Our grandparents had a cottage on Hammond Lane, and all five kids lived there every summer," recalled her brother, Tim Wade. Their grandfather had a wooden skiff that he named "Wendy W." after his only granddaughter.
"We used to putt out of the Mill Pond through Stage Harbor before the dike was built and right out to the Outer Beach," Wade said. The kids enjoyed idyllic summers, going to band concerts, learning to swim at Oyster Pond, and playing sports. Mrs. Costello was also an accomplished seamstress, and often sewed with her mother, making most of her own dresses, he said.
"She really enjoyed the Cape when she was younger," Wade said. "She was kind of an ideal sister." She often looked after her siblings, recalled brother Michael Wade. "She filled a lot of different roles."
When she was old enough, Mrs. Costello got a job as a waitress at the Port Fortune Restaurant in the Old Village, her brother said.
After graduating from Northfield Mount Hermon School, Mrs. Costello spent a year attending school in North Wales, and a semester studying in India before graduating summa cum laude from Connecticut College with a degree in early childhood education and Asian studies. She later attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison, graduating with a master's degree in elementary education.
She returned to Chatham in the late 1970s. "I think she was attracted to the solitude and beauty of the place," said Wade.
She worked as head teacher at the Nauset Integrated Head Start program, which at the time was the only program of its kind. She served as the family day care licensor for the Cape and Islands through the Massachusetts Office for Children, and then as director of the Head Start program of Cape Cod Child Development in Hyannis. Then came her decade at Rocking Unicorn, followed by her tenure at the Eldredge Public Library, where she began working in May 2004.
"We were very lucky to have her here," said DePasquale. "There wasn't anything she wasn't willing to do, wasn't any age group she was more comfortable with. She was comfortable with everyone, and that's rare." Even after her illness, "she always made it a point to check in and visit with us."
Mrs. Costello married Richard Costello, co-owner of the Chatham Squire, in 1987. They had known each other for many years.
"Her legacy will speak for itself," Costello said. "She'll be missed by a lot of people."
Mrs. Costello passed away at home, surrounded by her husband and friends. She was teaching until the end, said her brother Michael.
"She showed us how to die with dignity," he said.
A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, March 24, at 11 a.m. at St. Christopher's Episcopal Church.
Wendy's Place
*Cape Cod Chronicle, The (Chatham, MA) - March 22, 2007
Deceased Name: Wendy Stuart Wade Costello, 56
CHATHAM - Wendy Costello died of cancer at her home on Wednesday, March 14.
She was the wife of Richard William Costello for 20 years.
She was born in Cheverly, Md., the daughter of Jane Hurlburt Wade and the late John Robert Wade. She was raised in Waterbury, Conn., spending summers in Chatham with her family since 1951.
She graduated from Northfield Mount Hermon School and spent a year with the English Speaking Union, attending Howell's School in North Wales. She graduated summa cum laude from Connecticut College with a double major in early childhood education and Asian studies. During this time she spent a semester studying in India. As a member of the Wisconsin Native American Teacher Corps, she attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison, earning a masters degree in elementary education.
Returning to Chatham, she worked in many positions related to early childhood education. First, she was the head teacher at the Nauset Integrated Head Start Program, the only such program of its type in the area before integrated preschool services were offered by the local public schools. Then she was the Family Day Care licensor for the Cape and Islands, administered by the Massachusetts Office for Children. Then followed a few years as the director of the Head Start Program of the Cape Cod Child Development Program in Hyannis.
In her last 10 years in the classroom, she was a teacher at the Rocking Unicorn Preschool in West Chatham. After volunteering at the Eldredge Public Library, she joined the staff there, working mostly in the youth services department until the time of her illness. In recognition of Wendy's many years of dedication and service to children and families throughout the Cape, her colleagues at the Early Childhood Council at the Cape Cod Children's center in Eastham donated a collection of new parenting books to the Children's Room at the Eldredge Library in her honor.
She volunteered for many community charitable groups, such as Lower Cape Outreach Council and The Art of Charity. She served on the boards of Friends of Monomoy Theatre, Monomoy Community Services, the Lower Cape Visiting Nurse Association, and the Chatham Historical Society. She also volunteered for the March of Dimes and Pals for Life.
In addition to her husband and mother, she is survived by her brothers and their families, Peter H. and Dale M. Wade of Eastham, Timothy F. and Beth H. Wade of Chatham, Stephen P. and J. Kathy Wade of Franklin, Mass., and Michael P.Wade of Manhattan and South Orleans
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Cape Cod Chronicle, The (Chatham, MA) - March 22, 2007
Deceased Name: Chatham's Wendy Costello Remembered As Lifelong Teacher
CHATHAM --- Before she became an employee of the Eldredge Public Library, Wendy Costello served as a volunteer in all sections of the Main Street facility. But it was in the children's section that she flourished.
"Kids had an instant connection to her," said Youth Services Librarian, Tammy DePasquale. "She always brought sunshine into the library." Mrs. Costello worked at the library even after she was diagnosed with cancer, right up until last summer, when she took a leave of absence.
She succumbed to her battle with cancer at her home last Wednesday, March 14. She was 56.
Mrs. Costello knew many people in town and many of the community's children through her decade long tenure as a lead teacher at the Rocking Unicorn Nursery School in West Chatham. "It was kind of a progression for her, she was kind of growing up with them," DePasquale said.
She worked with approximately 230 children during her years at the Rocking Unicorn, according to owner Getchen Kolb. During that time, she exhibited patience, kindness, sensitivity, and creativity in working with children.
"Wendy was highly accomplished in the field of early childhood education and I am proud to have had her as part of my staff," said Kolb.
Wendy Stuart Wade Costello was born in Cheverly, Md., and raised in Waterbury, Conn. She spent almost all her summers in Chatham, however.
"Our grandparents had a cottage on Hammond Lane, and all five kids lived there every summer," recalled her brother, Tim Wade. Their grandfather had a wooden skiff that he named "Wendy W." after his only granddaughter.
"We used to putt out of the Mill Pond through Stage Harbor before the dike was built and right out to the Outer Beach," Wade said. The kids enjoyed idyllic summers, going to band concerts, learning to swim at Oyster Pond, and playing sports. Mrs. Costello was also an accomplished seamstress, and often sewed with her mother, making most of her own dresses, he said.
"She really enjoyed the Cape when she was younger," Wade said. "She was kind of an ideal sister." She often looked after her siblings, recalled brother Michael Wade. "She filled a lot of different roles."
When she was old enough, Mrs. Costello got a job as a waitress at the Port Fortune Restaurant in the Old Village, her brother said.
After graduating from Northfield Mount Hermon School, Mrs. Costello spent a year attending school in North Wales, and a semester studying in India before graduating summa cum laude from Connecticut College with a degree in early childhood education and Asian studies. She later attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison, graduating with a master's degree in elementary education.
She returned to Chatham in the late 1970s. "I think she was attracted to the solitude and beauty of the place," said Wade.
She worked as head teacher at the Nauset Integrated Head Start program, which at the time was the only program of its kind. She served as the family day care licensor for the Cape and Islands through the Massachusetts Office for Children, and then as director of the Head Start program of Cape Cod Child Development in Hyannis. Then came her decade at Rocking Unicorn, followed by her tenure at the Eldredge Public Library, where she began working in May 2004.
"We were very lucky to have her here," said DePasquale. "There wasn't anything she wasn't willing to do, wasn't any age group she was more comfortable with. She was comfortable with everyone, and that's rare." Even after her illness, "she always made it a point to check in and visit with us."
Mrs. Costello married Richard Costello, co-owner of the Chatham Squire, in 1987. They had known each other for many years.
"Her legacy will speak for itself," Costello said. "She'll be missed by a lot of people."
Mrs. Costello passed away at home, surrounded by her husband and friends. She was teaching until the end, said her brother Michael.
"She showed us how to die with dignity," he said.
A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, March 24, at 11 a.m. at St. Christopher's Episcopal Church.
*Cape Cod Chronicle, The (Chatham, MA) - March 22, 2007
Deceased Name: Wendy Stuart Wade Costello, 56
CHATHAM - Wendy Costello died of cancer at her home on Wednesday, March 14.
She was the wife of Richard William Costello for 20 years.
She was born in Cheverly, Md., the daughter of Jane Hurlburt Wade and the late John Robert Wade. She was raised in Waterbury, Conn., spending summers in Chatham with her family since 1951.
She graduated from Northfield Mount Hermon School and spent a year with the English Speaking Union, attending Howell's School in North Wales. She graduated summa cum laude from Connecticut College with a double major in early childhood education and Asian studies. During this time she spent a semester studying in India. As a member of the Wisconsin Native American Teacher Corps, she attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison, earning a masters degree in elementary education.
Returning to Chatham, she worked in many positions related to early childhood education. First, she was the head teacher at the Nauset Integrated Head Start Program, the only such program of its type in the area before integrated preschool services were offered by the local public schools. Then she was the Family Day Care licensor for the Cape and Islands, administered by the Massachusetts Office for Children. Then followed a few years as the director of the Head Start Program of the Cape Cod Child Development Program in Hyannis.
In her last 10 years in the classroom, she was a teacher at the Rocking Unicorn Preschool in West Chatham. After volunteering at the Eldredge Public Library, she joined the staff there, working mostly in the youth services department until the time of her illness. In recognition of Wendy's many years of dedication and service to children and families throughout the Cape, her colleagues at the Early Childhood Council at the Cape Cod Children's center in Eastham donated a collection of new parenting books to the Children's Room at the Eldredge Library in her honor.
She volunteered for many community charitable groups, such as Lower Cape Outreach Council and The Art of Charity. She served on the boards of Friends of Monomoy Theatre, Monomoy Community Services, the Lower Cape Visiting Nurse Association, and the Chatham Historical Society. She also volunteered for the March of Dimes and Pals for Life.
In addition to her husband and mother, she is survived by her brothers and their families, Peter H. and Dale M. Wade of Eastham, Timothy F. and Beth H. Wade of Chatham, Stephen P. and J. Kathy Wade of Franklin, Mass., and Michael P.Wade of Manhattan and South Orleans
**
Cape Cod Chronicle, The (Chatham, MA) - March 22, 2007
Deceased Name: Chatham's Wendy Costello Remembered As Lifelong Teacher
CHATHAM --- Before she became an employee of the Eldredge Public Library, Wendy Costello served as a volunteer in all sections of the Main Street facility. But it was in the children's section that she flourished.
"Kids had an instant connection to her," said Youth Services Librarian, Tammy DePasquale. "She always brought sunshine into the library." Mrs. Costello worked at the library even after she was diagnosed with cancer, right up until last summer, when she took a leave of absence.
She succumbed to her battle with cancer at her home last Wednesday, March 14. She was 56.
Mrs. Costello knew many people in town and many of the community's children through her decade long tenure as a lead teacher at the Rocking Unicorn Nursery School in West Chatham. "It was kind of a progression for her, she was kind of growing up with them," DePasquale said.
She worked with approximately 230 children during her years at the Rocking Unicorn, according to owner Getchen Kolb. During that time, she exhibited patience, kindness, sensitivity, and creativity in working with children.
"Wendy was highly accomplished in the field of early childhood education and I am proud to have had her as part of my staff," said Kolb.
Wendy Stuart Wade Costello was born in Cheverly, Md., and raised in Waterbury, Conn. She spent almost all her summers in Chatham, however.
"Our grandparents had a cottage on Hammond Lane, and all five kids lived there every summer," recalled her brother, Tim Wade. Their grandfather had a wooden skiff that he named "Wendy W." after his only granddaughter.
"We used to putt out of the Mill Pond through Stage Harbor before the dike was built and right out to the Outer Beach," Wade said. The kids enjoyed idyllic summers, going to band concerts, learning to swim at Oyster Pond, and playing sports. Mrs. Costello was also an accomplished seamstress, and often sewed with her mother, making most of her own dresses, he said.
"She really enjoyed the Cape when she was younger," Wade said. "She was kind of an ideal sister." She often looked after her siblings, recalled brother Michael Wade. "She filled a lot of different roles."
When she was old enough, Mrs. Costello got a job as a waitress at the Port Fortune Restaurant in the Old Village, her brother said.
After graduating from Northfield Mount Hermon School, Mrs. Costello spent a year attending school in North Wales, and a semester studying in India before graduating summa cum laude from Connecticut College with a degree in early childhood education and Asian studies. She later attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison, graduating with a master's degree in elementary education.
She returned to Chatham in the late 1970s. "I think she was attracted to the solitude and beauty of the place," said Wade.
She worked as head teacher at the Nauset Integrated Head Start program, which at the time was the only program of its kind. She served as the family day care licensor for the Cape and Islands through the Massachusetts Office for Children, and then as director of the Head Start program of Cape Cod Child Development in Hyannis. Then came her decade at Rocking Unicorn, followed by her tenure at the Eldredge Public Library, where she began working in May 2004.
"We were very lucky to have her here," said DePasquale. "There wasn't anything she wasn't willing to do, wasn't any age group she was more comfortable with. She was comfortable with everyone, and that's rare." Even after her illness, "she always made it a point to check in and visit with us."
Mrs. Costello married Richard Costello, co-owner of the Chatham Squire, in 1987. They had known each other for many years.
"Her legacy will speak for itself," Costello said. "She'll be missed by a lot of people."
Mrs. Costello passed away at home, surrounded by her husband and friends. She was teaching until the end, said her brother Michael.
"She showed us how to die with dignity," he said.
A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, March 24, at 11 a.m. at St. Christopher's Episcopal Church.
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