FRANCES ADDELSON

1909 - 2014

ADDELSON, Frances Passed away February 12, 2014 at 104. She was born in MA in 1909 and came to Florida in 2009 to live with her sister, Ruth Kagel. She received her AB at Harvard and an MSW at Simmons School of Social Work. She was a pioneer publicist for Elderhostel, a member of Harvard Learning in Retirement where she founded the Frances Addelson Shakespeare Players. Positions held included Director of Social Work, Reformatory for Women, MA and Senior Social Worker Beth Israel Hospital, Boston. An early supporter of womens right to choose, she received an honorable award for her paper published in the National Journals of Obstetrics, Gynecology, Orthopsychiatry. She was a life member of Temple Israel of Boston, Brandeis, Hadassah, Hebrew Rehabilitation and other charitable organizations. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur and son, William. She is survived by children, Judith Clayman (Paul Chalmers), grandchildren Jane Clayman and Gregory (Gabrielle) Clayman and great-grandchildren, Sophia and Benjamin. A Celebration of her life was held at Park Summit. Internment will be at Sharon Memorial Park in Sharon, MA at 1:45pm on Monday, February 17, 2014. For those who may wish, donations may be made to Vitas Hospice.