B. Jane MacIver

August 5, 2008, age 85, of Weston, formerly of Cambridge, Watertown, and Waltham, MA, of natural causes. Beloved wife of the late Donald MacIver, Jr., loving mother of daughter Janet M. Baker and her husband James Baker of Maitland, Fl. and West Newton, MA, and son Donald MacIver, III and his wife Meg Low, of Littleton, MA. Jane was the beloved grandmother of Bradley Baker and his wife Tyler Baker of Pennsauken, N.J. and of Heather Baker and her partner Karsten Dupont-Nielsen of Copenhagen, Denmark. Beloved sister of the late Thomas O'Hara, of Cambridge, MA, and the late William O'Hara (lost at sea, WWII), she is survived by her sister Ruth Scarbrough of Indianapolis, IN, and numerous nieces and nephews. Born and raised in Cambridge, MA, she graduated from Cambridge High and Latin School in 1941. She then attended Bentley College, while working in finance at Studley Schubert. Married in 1946, she was widowed in 1951. While raising her two children, she attended night classes and graduated with honors from Bentley College in 1955. She later worked as an accountant for the American Orchid Society and Harvard University, before joining the MGH Corp. as its Corporate Bookkeeper. In her retirement she enjoyed her grandchildren and occasional world travel. For many decades she was an avid international folk dancer, and a founding member of the MIT Folk Dance Club. Following a stroke in 1996, she became hemiplegic but resiliently managed to maintain her own apartment at Norumbega Point Assisted Living in Weston, MA, and tend to her companionable cockatiels, Bonnie and Clyde. Always friendly, accommodating, and hospitable, she was well-loved and appreciated by her many friends and family. Uncomplaining in the face of adversity, she invariably rose to the occasion with creativity, resourcefulness, and good cheer, a true profile in courage. Funeral from Joyce Funeral Home, 245 Main St., WALTHAM, MA., 02453, 781-894-2895. Visiting hours are Mon. 5-8 PM, Memorial Service at funeral home on Tues. 10:30 AM, and Interment at Central Cemetery, in Randolph, MA on Wed. 10:30 AM. For obituary, directions, and guest book, please visit www.joycefuneralhome.com In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Jane's memory to Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry, P.O. Box 1, Ayer, MA, 01432 or the Littleton Conservation Trust, P.O. Box 594, Littleton, MA 01460.