SHELBURNE, VT. - Alice Friel (McNally) Leland, age 93, of Shelburne, passed away on November 16th 2020.
She was a second-generation Irish lass born on January 19th 1927, in the melting pot industrial town of Holyoke, Mass., where both parents were employed in the paper mills.
Her youth was joyful, even while spanning the Great Depression. College years at the University of Massachusetts and Chi Omega Sorority were defined by World War II, and her life transformed by a returning veteran and two words.
With the door held open for her to exit the university library, she turned and said, "Thanks Dave," which led to more than 72 years of love and marriage to Dave Leland.
She married David "Dave" Frederick Leland Sr. on September 18th 1948 in West Burke, Vermont. Together they had three sons.
Alice's father, James William McNally, offered gentleness, security, and warmth, taught her to appreciate music and introduced her to the joys of tennis. Her mother, Alice Loughrey McNally, was a high school Valedictorian who passed along the enrichments of lifelong learning, the basics of homemaking and cleverness with thread and needle. Influenced by her father's 'soft shoe' stage performances and a desire to shed shyness, Alice pursued ballet and years of recitals. All of these interests and activities were threads she pulled through her life.
Twice Alice and Dave moved to Vermont. The first time to an apartment on Maple Street in Burlington, Vt. and then to a small home on Macintosh Avenue in South Burlington, Vt. to accommodate their now three young boys.
Following Dave's almost thirty-five-year corporate career, which included moves to Hartford, Pittsburgh, and Springfield, and upon his retirement as a senior sales executive, they returned to Dave's Vermont roots, making their home in Shelburne, Vt. for more than thirty years.
During these years Alice applied her creative gifts to painting, needlework, and gardening. Using her education from the New York School of Interior Design, Alice fashioned a home that suited their tastes and became a favorite gathering place for family and friends.
Alice volunteered at the Shelburne Museum and enjoyed attending the Lyric Theater where Alice and Dave once volunteered as stage crew in the 1950's. She greatly enjoyed her association with P.E.O. and the sense of companionship it offered.
Of all her interests in Shelburne none was stronger than those of ties to her church family at Shelburne United Methodist Church. She participated on committees, volunteered, baked when asked, and supported those in need. No activity, however, equaled her love for singing in the choir and return to music inspired by her father many years before.
Alice, the clever one with needle and thread once said, "The laughter and the tears, achievements and disappointments, tender moments and heartbreaking ones, all makeup the fabric of one's life and create each individual tapestry." Thank you, Alice, for a tapestry that will touch generations to come.
Just prior to her marriage in 1948, Alice had a brush with death in a car accident from which time forward she always felt she had a guardian angel.
Arrangements by the Corbin and Palmer Funeral Home on 9 Pleasant Street in Essex Junction, Vt.
She was a second-generation Irish lass born on January 19th 1927, in the melting pot industrial town of Holyoke, Mass., where both parents were employed in the paper mills.
Her youth was joyful, even while spanning the Great Depression. College years at the University of Massachusetts and Chi Omega Sorority were defined by World War II, and her life transformed by a returning veteran and two words.
With the door held open for her to exit the university library, she turned and said, "Thanks Dave," which led to more than 72 years of love and marriage to Dave Leland.
She married David "Dave" Frederick Leland Sr. on September 18th 1948 in West Burke, Vermont. Together they had three sons.
Alice's father, James William McNally, offered gentleness, security, and warmth, taught her to appreciate music and introduced her to the joys of tennis. Her mother, Alice Loughrey McNally, was a high school Valedictorian who passed along the enrichments of lifelong learning, the basics of homemaking and cleverness with thread and needle. Influenced by her father's 'soft shoe' stage performances and a desire to shed shyness, Alice pursued ballet and years of recitals. All of these interests and activities were threads she pulled through her life.
Twice Alice and Dave moved to Vermont. The first time to an apartment on Maple Street in Burlington, Vt. and then to a small home on Macintosh Avenue in South Burlington, Vt. to accommodate their now three young boys.
Following Dave's almost thirty-five-year corporate career, which included moves to Hartford, Pittsburgh, and Springfield, and upon his retirement as a senior sales executive, they returned to Dave's Vermont roots, making their home in Shelburne, Vt. for more than thirty years.
During these years Alice applied her creative gifts to painting, needlework, and gardening. Using her education from the New York School of Interior Design, Alice fashioned a home that suited their tastes and became a favorite gathering place for family and friends.
Alice volunteered at the Shelburne Museum and enjoyed attending the Lyric Theater where Alice and Dave once volunteered as stage crew in the 1950's. She greatly enjoyed her association with P.E.O. and the sense of companionship it offered.
Of all her interests in Shelburne none was stronger than those of ties to her church family at Shelburne United Methodist Church. She participated on committees, volunteered, baked when asked, and supported those in need. No activity, however, equaled her love for singing in the choir and return to music inspired by her father many years before.
Alice, the clever one with needle and thread once said, "The laughter and the tears, achievements and disappointments, tender moments and heartbreaking ones, all makeup the fabric of one's life and create each individual tapestry." Thank you, Alice, for a tapestry that will touch generations to come.
Just prior to her marriage in 1948, Alice had a brush with death in a car accident from which time forward she always felt she had a guardian angel.
Arrangements by the Corbin and Palmer Funeral Home on 9 Pleasant Street in Essex Junction, Vt.
SHELBURNE, VT. - Alice Friel (McNally) Leland, age 93, of Shelburne, passed away on November 16th 2020.
She was a second-generation Irish lass born on January 19th 1927, in the melting pot industrial town of Holyoke, Mass., where both parents were employed in the paper mills.
Her youth was joyful, even while spanning the Great Depression. College years at the University of Massachusetts and Chi Omega Sorority were defined by World War II, and her life transformed by a returning veteran and two words.
With the door held open for her to exit the university library, she turned and said, "Thanks Dave," which led to more than 72 years of love and marriage to Dave Leland.
She married David "Dave" Frederick Leland Sr. on September 18th 1948 in West Burke, Vermont. Together they had three sons.
Alice's father, James William McNally, offered gentleness, security, and warmth, taught her to appreciate music and introduced her to the joys of tennis. Her mother, Alice Loughrey McNally, was a high school Valedictorian who passed along the enrichments of lifelong learning, the basics of homemaking and cleverness with thread and needle. Influenced by her father's 'soft shoe' stage performances and a desire to shed shyness, Alice pursued ballet and years of recitals. All of these interests and activities were threads she pulled through her life.
Twice Alice and Dave moved to Vermont. The first time to an apartment on Maple Street in Burlington, Vt. and then to a small home on Macintosh Avenue in South Burlington, Vt. to accommodate their now three young boys.
Following Dave's almost thirty-five-year corporate career, which included moves to Hartford, Pittsburgh, and Springfield, and upon his retirement as a senior sales executive, they returned to Dave's Vermont roots, making their home in Shelburne, Vt. for more than thirty years.
During these years Alice applied her creative gifts to painting, needlework, and gardening. Using her education from the New York School of Interior Design, Alice fashioned a home that suited their tastes and became a favorite gathering place for family and friends.
Alice volunteered at the Shelburne Museum and enjoyed attending the Lyric Theater where Alice and Dave once volunteered as stage crew in the 1950's. She greatly enjoyed her association with P.E.O. and the sense of companionship it offered.
Of all her interests in Shelburne none was stronger than those of ties to her church family at Shelburne United Methodist Church. She participated on committees, volunteered, baked when asked, and supported those in need. No activity, however, equaled her love for singing in the choir and return to music inspired by her father many years before.
Alice, the clever one with needle and thread once said, "The laughter and the tears, achievements and disappointments, tender moments and heartbreaking ones, all makeup the fabric of one's life and create each individual tapestry." Thank you, Alice, for a tapestry that will touch generations to come.
Just prior to her marriage in 1948, Alice had a brush with death in a car accident from which time forward she always felt she had a guardian angel.
Arrangements by the Corbin and Palmer Funeral Home on 9 Pleasant Street in Essex Junction, Vt.
She was a second-generation Irish lass born on January 19th 1927, in the melting pot industrial town of Holyoke, Mass., where both parents were employed in the paper mills.
Her youth was joyful, even while spanning the Great Depression. College years at the University of Massachusetts and Chi Omega Sorority were defined by World War II, and her life transformed by a returning veteran and two words.
With the door held open for her to exit the university library, she turned and said, "Thanks Dave," which led to more than 72 years of love and marriage to Dave Leland.
She married David "Dave" Frederick Leland Sr. on September 18th 1948 in West Burke, Vermont. Together they had three sons.
Alice's father, James William McNally, offered gentleness, security, and warmth, taught her to appreciate music and introduced her to the joys of tennis. Her mother, Alice Loughrey McNally, was a high school Valedictorian who passed along the enrichments of lifelong learning, the basics of homemaking and cleverness with thread and needle. Influenced by her father's 'soft shoe' stage performances and a desire to shed shyness, Alice pursued ballet and years of recitals. All of these interests and activities were threads she pulled through her life.
Twice Alice and Dave moved to Vermont. The first time to an apartment on Maple Street in Burlington, Vt. and then to a small home on Macintosh Avenue in South Burlington, Vt. to accommodate their now three young boys.
Following Dave's almost thirty-five-year corporate career, which included moves to Hartford, Pittsburgh, and Springfield, and upon his retirement as a senior sales executive, they returned to Dave's Vermont roots, making their home in Shelburne, Vt. for more than thirty years.
During these years Alice applied her creative gifts to painting, needlework, and gardening. Using her education from the New York School of Interior Design, Alice fashioned a home that suited their tastes and became a favorite gathering place for family and friends.
Alice volunteered at the Shelburne Museum and enjoyed attending the Lyric Theater where Alice and Dave once volunteered as stage crew in the 1950's. She greatly enjoyed her association with P.E.O. and the sense of companionship it offered.
Of all her interests in Shelburne none was stronger than those of ties to her church family at Shelburne United Methodist Church. She participated on committees, volunteered, baked when asked, and supported those in need. No activity, however, equaled her love for singing in the choir and return to music inspired by her father many years before.
Alice, the clever one with needle and thread once said, "The laughter and the tears, achievements and disappointments, tender moments and heartbreaking ones, all makeup the fabric of one's life and create each individual tapestry." Thank you, Alice, for a tapestry that will touch generations to come.
Just prior to her marriage in 1948, Alice had a brush with death in a car accident from which time forward she always felt she had a guardian angel.
Arrangements by the Corbin and Palmer Funeral Home on 9 Pleasant Street in Essex Junction, Vt.
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David F.
August 18th 1925 -
Married September 18th 1948
Alice M.
January 19th 1927 - November 16th 2020
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