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- [S4] Obituary.
SKINNER, Jeanne Southworth Fisher. Age 96, of Needham, formerly of West Newton and Groton, died peacefully May 6, 2011. Loving wife of the late Joseph Churchill Skinner and mother of the late Susan Kelen Gordon. Memories of Jeanne will be cherished by daughter Judith Bruggemann and her husband Charles of Rochester Hills, MI, son Richard Skinner and his wife Cat O’Reilly of Alachua, FL, grandsons Eric Bruggemann, Reid Bruggemann and Béla Kelen, and great-grandsons Isaac Kelen and Gabriel Bruggemann. Jeanne will be greatly missed by her sister-in-law Alice M. Fisher and nieces Anna Fisher and Deb Dalton. Jeanne was a lifelong and active Unitarian. Music was a joy to her whether she was singing, playing the recorder, piano or handbells, or recording Mozart. From childhood on, her time spent at an Appalachian Mountain Club island camp, and her years in Groton, exemplified her love of nature, the out-of-doors and land conservation. Jeanne was a collector of miniature books, and loved her library work, reading clubs, and the poetry of Robert Frost and Carl Sandburg. A lifetime member of The Mayflower Society and The New England Historical and Genealogical Society, she was also the family biographer. Her generous community involvement and pursuit of personal interests continued through all the Newton, Groton and North Hill years, including her love of bridge and the Red Sox. Loved and admired, she will be remembered as an independent, gentle- woman whose warmth, dignity, open heart and quiet depth resonated with all who knew her. A private family memorial service has been held. Memorial donations may be made to The Music Program, First Unitarian Society in Newton, 1326 Washington St., Newton, MA 02465. Condolences to the family may be sent to Eaton Funeral Home, 1351 Highland Ave., Needham, MA 02492.
— The Boston Globe, 15 May 2011.
- [S5] Find A Grave, → Memorial ID 175881463.
- [S2] Newspaper.
Annoucement of Fisher – Skinner Wedding, Oct. 8 1937. Announcement has been made of the marriage next month of Miss Jeanne Southworth Fisher, daughter of Mrs. Irving Jewell Fisher of West Newton and the late Dr. Fisher, to Mr. Joseph Churchill Skinner, son of Mrs. John Meehan of Wellesley Hills and the late Dr. Roy Skinner. Miss Fisher will have five bridesmaids: Miss Barbara Olldrten, Miss Hannah Coffin. Mrs. Frederic P. Kimball. Mrs. Louville F. Nlles and Miss Jane Burgess of Wellesley Hills. The 8 o’clock ceremony, which will be held October 8 at the Unitarian Church of West Newton, will be performed by Rev. Herbert Hitchen. A reception will be held at the Brae Burn Country Club following the ceremony. Robert G. Fisher, brother of the bride-to-be, will give her in marriage and will be Mr. Skinner’s best man as well. The ushers will include Louville F. Nlles. Frederic P. Kimball. John C. Oalazy, Charles H. McKenney, Hamilton Thornquist.
and Theodore S. Jones of Wellesley Hills. Miss Fisher was graduated from the Beaver Country Day School and from Bennett Junior College. Mr. Skinner attended Bowdoin College, where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity, and graduated from Pembroke College, Cambridge University (England) In 1936. He is a member of the Cambridge Union, The Maugus Club and the Wellesley Country Club.
— From The Townsman, Wellesley, Mass., Friday September 24, 1937.
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1914 - 2011 (96 years)
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. Richard Gibbs SKINNER, b. 2 Feb 1944 (Age 80 years)
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