Mary Alice Lilly died at the home of her niece, Joan, in Wadhams, N.Y., Friday, Nov. 14, six weeks shy of her 98th birthday. Born Dec. 29, 1910, in Swarthmore, Pa., she was the daughter of Scott Lilly, professor of engineering at Swarthmore College, and Jean McCoy Lilly, author of several mystery novels.
Known as "Hadi" to family and friends, Mary Alice graduated from Swarthmore with high honors in 1933. She was a life-learner, studying art at the Philadelphia Art Institute and the Community Art Center in Wallingford, Pa., as well as teaching art there and at other community art centers. During World War II, she contributed to the war effort by working for General Electric putting together circuit boards. After attaining her teaching credentials, she went on to teach kindergarten through third grade, spending most of her career at the Charlestown Elementary School in the Great Valley School district, Malvern, Pa. She oversaw a lively classroom full of art and animals and turned the school's courtyard into a barnyard, often acquiring surplus pets in the process. She hand-raised many orphaned animals, and well into her 80s, hauled water for her menagerie of ducks, geese and chickens. A great lover of dogs, she drove far and wide showing Bassett Hounds and Tibetan Spaniels, ultimately attaining champions in both breeds. For many years, Hadi volunteered at the Children's Visiting Center at Gratersford, a maximum security prison. She was a great sports fan and a competitive game player, always up for a game of Scrabble, double solitaire and most recently, Haberdaki. Hadi never lost her sense of fun, her appreciation for others and her eye for beauty.
She will be missed by all who knew her. She is survived by three nieces and a nephew, Leslie Angel of Franklin, Tenn., Ann Warren of New York City, Joan Lilly of Wadhams and T. Scott Lilly of Brooklyn, N.Y.; four great-nieces and one great-nephew, Jessie Angel, Jane Warren, Tanzen and Rosie Lilly and Matthew Angel; and one great-great-nephew, Jonathan Guider.
The family would like to thank the staff of High Peaks Hospice, especially Alice, Claudia, Helene, Jan and Steve and her wonderful volunteer, Norma Goff; and also to acknowledge the excellent loving care provided by Theresa Borden over the past three and a half years, Bertha Borden's care over the past few months and Doreen Benway's helpfulness in giving care on short notice.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 29, at St. John's Church in Essex, N.Y.
Donations can be made to High Peaks Hospice, P.O. Box 92, 4322 Main St., Port Henry, NY 12974.
Arrangements are with W.M. Marvin's in Elizabethtown.
Known as "Hadi" to family and friends, Mary Alice graduated from Swarthmore with high honors in 1933. She was a life-learner, studying art at the Philadelphia Art Institute and the Community Art Center in Wallingford, Pa., as well as teaching art there and at other community art centers. During World War II, she contributed to the war effort by working for General Electric putting together circuit boards. After attaining her teaching credentials, she went on to teach kindergarten through third grade, spending most of her career at the Charlestown Elementary School in the Great Valley School district, Malvern, Pa. She oversaw a lively classroom full of art and animals and turned the school's courtyard into a barnyard, often acquiring surplus pets in the process. She hand-raised many orphaned animals, and well into her 80s, hauled water for her menagerie of ducks, geese and chickens. A great lover of dogs, she drove far and wide showing Bassett Hounds and Tibetan Spaniels, ultimately attaining champions in both breeds. For many years, Hadi volunteered at the Children's Visiting Center at Gratersford, a maximum security prison. She was a great sports fan and a competitive game player, always up for a game of Scrabble, double solitaire and most recently, Haberdaki. Hadi never lost her sense of fun, her appreciation for others and her eye for beauty.
She will be missed by all who knew her. She is survived by three nieces and a nephew, Leslie Angel of Franklin, Tenn., Ann Warren of New York City, Joan Lilly of Wadhams and T. Scott Lilly of Brooklyn, N.Y.; four great-nieces and one great-nephew, Jessie Angel, Jane Warren, Tanzen and Rosie Lilly and Matthew Angel; and one great-great-nephew, Jonathan Guider.
The family would like to thank the staff of High Peaks Hospice, especially Alice, Claudia, Helene, Jan and Steve and her wonderful volunteer, Norma Goff; and also to acknowledge the excellent loving care provided by Theresa Borden over the past three and a half years, Bertha Borden's care over the past few months and Doreen Benway's helpfulness in giving care on short notice.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 29, at St. John's Church in Essex, N.Y.
Donations can be made to High Peaks Hospice, P.O. Box 92, 4322 Main St., Port Henry, NY 12974.
Arrangements are with W.M. Marvin's in Elizabethtown.
Mary Alice Lilly died at the home of her niece, Joan, in Wadhams, N.Y., Friday, Nov. 14, six weeks shy of her 98th birthday. Born Dec. 29, 1910, in Swarthmore, Pa., she was the daughter of Scott Lilly, professor of engineering at Swarthmore College, and Jean McCoy Lilly, author of several mystery novels.
Known as "Hadi" to family and friends, Mary Alice graduated from Swarthmore with high honors in 1933. She was a life-learner, studying art at the Philadelphia Art Institute and the Community Art Center in Wallingford, Pa., as well as teaching art there and at other community art centers. During World War II, she contributed to the war effort by working for General Electric putting together circuit boards. After attaining her teaching credentials, she went on to teach kindergarten through third grade, spending most of her career at the Charlestown Elementary School in the Great Valley School district, Malvern, Pa. She oversaw a lively classroom full of art and animals and turned the school's courtyard into a barnyard, often acquiring surplus pets in the process. She hand-raised many orphaned animals, and well into her 80s, hauled water for her menagerie of ducks, geese and chickens. A great lover of dogs, she drove far and wide showing Bassett Hounds and Tibetan Spaniels, ultimately attaining champions in both breeds. For many years, Hadi volunteered at the Children's Visiting Center at Gratersford, a maximum security prison. She was a great sports fan and a competitive game player, always up for a game of Scrabble, double solitaire and most recently, Haberdaki. Hadi never lost her sense of fun, her appreciation for others and her eye for beauty.
She will be missed by all who knew her. She is survived by three nieces and a nephew, Leslie Angel of Franklin, Tenn., Ann Warren of New York City, Joan Lilly of Wadhams and T. Scott Lilly of Brooklyn, N.Y.; four great-nieces and one great-nephew, Jessie Angel, Jane Warren, Tanzen and Rosie Lilly and Matthew Angel; and one great-great-nephew, Jonathan Guider.
The family would like to thank the staff of High Peaks Hospice, especially Alice, Claudia, Helene, Jan and Steve and her wonderful volunteer, Norma Goff; and also to acknowledge the excellent loving care provided by Theresa Borden over the past three and a half years, Bertha Borden's care over the past few months and Doreen Benway's helpfulness in giving care on short notice.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 29, at St. John's Church in Essex, N.Y.
Donations can be made to High Peaks Hospice, P.O. Box 92, 4322 Main St., Port Henry, NY 12974.
Arrangements are with W.M. Marvin's in Elizabethtown.
Known as "Hadi" to family and friends, Mary Alice graduated from Swarthmore with high honors in 1933. She was a life-learner, studying art at the Philadelphia Art Institute and the Community Art Center in Wallingford, Pa., as well as teaching art there and at other community art centers. During World War II, she contributed to the war effort by working for General Electric putting together circuit boards. After attaining her teaching credentials, she went on to teach kindergarten through third grade, spending most of her career at the Charlestown Elementary School in the Great Valley School district, Malvern, Pa. She oversaw a lively classroom full of art and animals and turned the school's courtyard into a barnyard, often acquiring surplus pets in the process. She hand-raised many orphaned animals, and well into her 80s, hauled water for her menagerie of ducks, geese and chickens. A great lover of dogs, she drove far and wide showing Bassett Hounds and Tibetan Spaniels, ultimately attaining champions in both breeds. For many years, Hadi volunteered at the Children's Visiting Center at Gratersford, a maximum security prison. She was a great sports fan and a competitive game player, always up for a game of Scrabble, double solitaire and most recently, Haberdaki. Hadi never lost her sense of fun, her appreciation for others and her eye for beauty.
She will be missed by all who knew her. She is survived by three nieces and a nephew, Leslie Angel of Franklin, Tenn., Ann Warren of New York City, Joan Lilly of Wadhams and T. Scott Lilly of Brooklyn, N.Y.; four great-nieces and one great-nephew, Jessie Angel, Jane Warren, Tanzen and Rosie Lilly and Matthew Angel; and one great-great-nephew, Jonathan Guider.
The family would like to thank the staff of High Peaks Hospice, especially Alice, Claudia, Helene, Jan and Steve and her wonderful volunteer, Norma Goff; and also to acknowledge the excellent loving care provided by Theresa Borden over the past three and a half years, Bertha Borden's care over the past few months and Doreen Benway's helpfulness in giving care on short notice.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 29, at St. John's Church in Essex, N.Y.
Donations can be made to High Peaks Hospice, P.O. Box 92, 4322 Main St., Port Henry, NY 12974.
Arrangements are with W.M. Marvin's in Elizabethtown.
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