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Jane Flor "A girl of infectious humor and magnetic personality." |
| from The Stoneham Independent, February 14, 2007 |
| Jane A. Simpson, age 69 of Stoneham and Barefoot Bay, FL, died February 9, 2007,
in Florida surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of Donald V. Simpson.
Born in Boston, MA; she was the daughter of the late Dennis and Ethel (McNeil) Flor.
Jane was raised in Stoneham and graduated from Stoneham High School in the class of 1954. In 1957, she graduated from the Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing. For many years she worked as a pediatric psychiatric nurse at New England Memorial Hospital. Jane was honored Stoneham’s Outstanding Young Woman of the Year in the mid 70’s, and with good reason. For years, she was the volunteer chairman of Stoneham’s Red Cross Blood Drive Nurses and chairman of the Girl’s Table at the Christmas Fair for St. Patrick’s. She was very active in St. Patrick’s Mothers’ Club. Jane was a talented artist and fabulous cook. Her prized acrylic and oil paintings have been auctioned at the WGBH Public Television Auctions and her family has her treasured paintings in their homes, as well as her festive cermanics, crocheted afghans and volumes of photos that she had taken and recorded through the years. Jane was also known for her sumptuous Portuguese cooking and her famous meatballs prepared for the neighborhood parties. Jane was always giving to others; she was the neighborhood nurse; she loved to entertain and hosted reunions for her nursing school classmates. Not only did she donate her crafts to good causes, but she shared her talents by instructing others how to sew, paint, cook and enjoy the hobby of photography. Jane and her husband were ball room dancing partners for more than 50 years and they also enjoyed bowling at the Sunlight Bowling Alleys. They shared their love for travel, as well, and sailed on many Caribbean cruises; flew to London, Vegas and Hawaii. Jane will also be remembered for her personal Christmas letters each year to her many friends and her beautiful singing voice. Since their retirement, Mr. and Mrs. Simpson have spent winters in Barefoot Bay, Florida and their summers on Bow Lake in Northwood, New Hampshire. Besides her husband, she is survived by her loving children, Denise M. Simpson of Derry, NH, Donald Victor Simpson, Jr. and his wife Ellen of Gray, ME and Heidi Ann Simpson of W. Roxbury. She was the mother of the late Laura J. Simpson; sister of Nancy Powers of Stoneham, Susan Higgins of Derry, NH and the late Kathy Flor-Motoshige and grandmother of Nick Morse and his wife Sara, Daniel Morse and Kyle Simpson. |
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