Ann (Dando) Leavitt, 76, of Southborough died peacefully at her home on Tuesday, August 19, 2008, surrounded by her family. She suffered from pancreatic cancer for years. Despite that she was determined to take members of her family to England to see and enjoy London and the countryside. She fulfilled that dream this past July.
Born in Dedham, Anne was the daughter of the late Eleanor (Ekberg) and Thomas Dando.
She moved to Southborough in the mid 30's and was a 1950 graduate of the former Peter's High School in Southborough. She was also a graduate of Radcliffe College, class of 1954. After college she married her husband, Don, in September of 1954 and they had four children. While raising her family she was a teacher at the former Rocky Knoll and Plymouth House Church Nursery Schools before being hired by Fay School in 1970 as a substitute teacher. After that assignment she stayed on at Fay teaching at various levels, (especially physical science to the 'hoodlums', her affectionate term for the students in the 8th grade) and becoming head of the science dept. She retired from Fay in 2003 after 33 years of dedication.
Ann was always eager to 'be involved' spending time one summer on an Earthwatch expedition to Ireland to determine the quality and quantity of their upland peat bogs. Another summer she went to China with other US educators to understand their educational system. She also attended a NASA-sponsored symposium on the Hubble space telescope and other sessions on nuclear energy.
She loved to travel with her husband, visiting parts of the US, Western Europe, Canada, Greece, New Zealand and Iceland.
Ann was devoted to St. Mark's Church in quiet ways, such as endowing the choir room, named for her mother; supplying plants given to parishioners each month as their birthdays occurred; and working with the group that created needlepoint cushions for the new kneelers.
Her interest in nature and deep love for Southborough led Ann to join the town's Conservation Commission making on-site visits, conferring with the many people needed to establish rules that met both town and state regulations while satisfying the property owner. Due to health reasons, she retired this spring from the commission.
Ann was instrumental in the town acquiring the Breakneck Hill orchard and pastureland. She rejoiced in the creation of the Breakneck Hill Cow Fund so the herd of Belted Galloway cows would remain on the property.
She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Donald Leavitt; her children, Timothy Leavitt of Northborough; Molly Leavitt and Daphne Phalon, both of Southborough, and John Leavitt of Pittsburgh; a sister Eleanor Bushman of Hopkinton; 5 grandchildren, Christopher Leavitt, Katelyn & Stephanie Kalinowski, Thomas & Harry Leavitt.
There are no visiting hours
A memorial service will be held Monday, August 25, at 11 AM at St. Mark's Church 27 Main St. Southborough. Her ashes will be buried in the church garden. In lieu of flowers expressions of sympathy may be sent in her memory to Breakneck Hill Cow Fund, Box 343, Southborough, MA 01772. (www.southborobelties.
org).
Born in Dedham, Anne was the daughter of the late Eleanor (Ekberg) and Thomas Dando.
She moved to Southborough in the mid 30's and was a 1950 graduate of the former Peter's High School in Southborough. She was also a graduate of Radcliffe College, class of 1954. After college she married her husband, Don, in September of 1954 and they had four children. While raising her family she was a teacher at the former Rocky Knoll and Plymouth House Church Nursery Schools before being hired by Fay School in 1970 as a substitute teacher. After that assignment she stayed on at Fay teaching at various levels, (especially physical science to the 'hoodlums', her affectionate term for the students in the 8th grade) and becoming head of the science dept. She retired from Fay in 2003 after 33 years of dedication.
Ann was always eager to 'be involved' spending time one summer on an Earthwatch expedition to Ireland to determine the quality and quantity of their upland peat bogs. Another summer she went to China with other US educators to understand their educational system. She also attended a NASA-sponsored symposium on the Hubble space telescope and other sessions on nuclear energy.
She loved to travel with her husband, visiting parts of the US, Western Europe, Canada, Greece, New Zealand and Iceland.
Ann was devoted to St. Mark's Church in quiet ways, such as endowing the choir room, named for her mother; supplying plants given to parishioners each month as their birthdays occurred; and working with the group that created needlepoint cushions for the new kneelers.
Her interest in nature and deep love for Southborough led Ann to join the town's Conservation Commission making on-site visits, conferring with the many people needed to establish rules that met both town and state regulations while satisfying the property owner. Due to health reasons, she retired this spring from the commission.
Ann was instrumental in the town acquiring the Breakneck Hill orchard and pastureland. She rejoiced in the creation of the Breakneck Hill Cow Fund so the herd of Belted Galloway cows would remain on the property.
She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Donald Leavitt; her children, Timothy Leavitt of Northborough; Molly Leavitt and Daphne Phalon, both of Southborough, and John Leavitt of Pittsburgh; a sister Eleanor Bushman of Hopkinton; 5 grandchildren, Christopher Leavitt, Katelyn & Stephanie Kalinowski, Thomas & Harry Leavitt.
There are no visiting hours
A memorial service will be held Monday, August 25, at 11 AM at St. Mark's Church 27 Main St. Southborough. Her ashes will be buried in the church garden. In lieu of flowers expressions of sympathy may be sent in her memory to Breakneck Hill Cow Fund, Box 343, Southborough, MA 01772. (www.southborobelties.
org).
Ann (Dando) Leavitt, 76, of Southborough died peacefully at her home on Tuesday, August 19, 2008, surrounded by her family. She suffered from pancreatic cancer for years. Despite that she was determined to take members of her family to England to see and enjoy London and the countryside. She fulfilled that dream this past July.
Born in Dedham, Anne was the daughter of the late Eleanor (Ekberg) and Thomas Dando.
She moved to Southborough in the mid 30's and was a 1950 graduate of the former Peter's High School in Southborough. She was also a graduate of Radcliffe College, class of 1954. After college she married her husband, Don, in September of 1954 and they had four children. While raising her family she was a teacher at the former Rocky Knoll and Plymouth House Church Nursery Schools before being hired by Fay School in 1970 as a substitute teacher. After that assignment she stayed on at Fay teaching at various levels, (especially physical science to the 'hoodlums', her affectionate term for the students in the 8th grade) and becoming head of the science dept. She retired from Fay in 2003 after 33 years of dedication.
Ann was always eager to 'be involved' spending time one summer on an Earthwatch expedition to Ireland to determine the quality and quantity of their upland peat bogs. Another summer she went to China with other US educators to understand their educational system. She also attended a NASA-sponsored symposium on the Hubble space telescope and other sessions on nuclear energy.
She loved to travel with her husband, visiting parts of the US, Western Europe, Canada, Greece, New Zealand and Iceland.
Ann was devoted to St. Mark's Church in quiet ways, such as endowing the choir room, named for her mother; supplying plants given to parishioners each month as their birthdays occurred; and working with the group that created needlepoint cushions for the new kneelers.
Her interest in nature and deep love for Southborough led Ann to join the town's Conservation Commission making on-site visits, conferring with the many people needed to establish rules that met both town and state regulations while satisfying the property owner. Due to health reasons, she retired this spring from the commission.
Ann was instrumental in the town acquiring the Breakneck Hill orchard and pastureland. She rejoiced in the creation of the Breakneck Hill Cow Fund so the herd of Belted Galloway cows would remain on the property.
She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Donald Leavitt; her children, Timothy Leavitt of Northborough; Molly Leavitt and Daphne Phalon, both of Southborough, and John Leavitt of Pittsburgh; a sister Eleanor Bushman of Hopkinton; 5 grandchildren, Christopher Leavitt, Katelyn & Stephanie Kalinowski, Thomas & Harry Leavitt.
There are no visiting hours
A memorial service will be held Monday, August 25, at 11 AM at St. Mark's Church 27 Main St. Southborough. Her ashes will be buried in the church garden. In lieu of flowers expressions of sympathy may be sent in her memory to Breakneck Hill Cow Fund, Box 343, Southborough, MA 01772. (www.southborobelties.
org).
Born in Dedham, Anne was the daughter of the late Eleanor (Ekberg) and Thomas Dando.
She moved to Southborough in the mid 30's and was a 1950 graduate of the former Peter's High School in Southborough. She was also a graduate of Radcliffe College, class of 1954. After college she married her husband, Don, in September of 1954 and they had four children. While raising her family she was a teacher at the former Rocky Knoll and Plymouth House Church Nursery Schools before being hired by Fay School in 1970 as a substitute teacher. After that assignment she stayed on at Fay teaching at various levels, (especially physical science to the 'hoodlums', her affectionate term for the students in the 8th grade) and becoming head of the science dept. She retired from Fay in 2003 after 33 years of dedication.
Ann was always eager to 'be involved' spending time one summer on an Earthwatch expedition to Ireland to determine the quality and quantity of their upland peat bogs. Another summer she went to China with other US educators to understand their educational system. She also attended a NASA-sponsored symposium on the Hubble space telescope and other sessions on nuclear energy.
She loved to travel with her husband, visiting parts of the US, Western Europe, Canada, Greece, New Zealand and Iceland.
Ann was devoted to St. Mark's Church in quiet ways, such as endowing the choir room, named for her mother; supplying plants given to parishioners each month as their birthdays occurred; and working with the group that created needlepoint cushions for the new kneelers.
Her interest in nature and deep love for Southborough led Ann to join the town's Conservation Commission making on-site visits, conferring with the many people needed to establish rules that met both town and state regulations while satisfying the property owner. Due to health reasons, she retired this spring from the commission.
Ann was instrumental in the town acquiring the Breakneck Hill orchard and pastureland. She rejoiced in the creation of the Breakneck Hill Cow Fund so the herd of Belted Galloway cows would remain on the property.
She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Donald Leavitt; her children, Timothy Leavitt of Northborough; Molly Leavitt and Daphne Phalon, both of Southborough, and John Leavitt of Pittsburgh; a sister Eleanor Bushman of Hopkinton; 5 grandchildren, Christopher Leavitt, Katelyn & Stephanie Kalinowski, Thomas & Harry Leavitt.
There are no visiting hours
A memorial service will be held Monday, August 25, at 11 AM at St. Mark's Church 27 Main St. Southborough. Her ashes will be buried in the church garden. In lieu of flowers expressions of sympathy may be sent in her memory to Breakneck Hill Cow Fund, Box 343, Southborough, MA 01772. (www.southborobelties.
org).
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