Jane Carey Bloomfield

Jane Carey Blackwell Bloomfield, known to many as Carey, passed away at Carleton-Willard Village after a long illness. She was born in Lake Forest, IL, the youngest of three daughters of the late George H. and Ethel (Martien) Blackwell of Chilmark, MA.

In 1953, the family moved to Newton Center, MA and then to Weston, MA a few years later. She graduated from Dana Hall School in 1966 and attended Brown University. She transferred to the University of Rochester and graduated Phi Beta Kappa with her B.A. in French Literature. She married Jo Max Goodson and lived in San Francisco, CA for several years. While living in California, she attended a UC Berkeley Master’s Program in French Literature. 

In 1976, she moved to Cambridge, MA where she would live for many years and work in development and fundraising for higher education, independent schools, and cultural institutions. She worked for the World Affairs Council in Boston, MA, where she became the Associate Director. She worked for the Harvard Business School in the External Relations Office, ending her time there as Assistant Dean, Chief of External Relations, responsible for Development, Alumni Relations, and Communications. She also served as Director of Development for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and as Chief Advancement Officer at Smith College. She was a Vice President of Grenzebach Glier and Associates, a Chicago-based philanthropic management consulting firm when she retired in 2016.

Volunteer work was extremely important to Carey. She was President of the Alumnae Association and was a Trustee at Dana Hall School.  She was an active volunteer at Christ Church Cambridge, the Episcopal Chaplaincy at Harvard, and Molly’s Breakfast Roundtable. 

She enjoyed gardening, knitting, movies, reading, and music, but above all, treasured time spent visiting with her children and grandchildren. After her marriage to Max ended in divorce, she married Ambassador Richard Joseph Bloomfield in 1991. Carey and Dick shared a love for classic jazz, good food, and lively dinner conversations.

She was predeceased by her husband, Dick Bloomfield, and sister, Margaret Barry Gubser. 

Survived by her children, Eric Lane Goodson and his wife Alyssa Porter Goodson of Newbury, MA and Christopher Carey Goodson and his wife Ashley Pyles Goodson of Santa Barbara, CA, and her sister Scilla Hastings and brother-in-law Larry Hastings of Middletown, CA. She is also survived by her four grandchildren, Eric’s daughters Hannah and Mae as well as Chris’ daughters Camilla and Alexa.

A funeral service will be held at Christ Church Cambridge, Zero Garden St., Cambridge, on Saturday, February 17, at 1:00 PM. Service livestream. A private burial will be held. There will be a reception at Christ Church at 3:00 PM. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Christ Church Cambridge, Zero Garden St., Cambridge, MA 02138 or Dana Hall School, Advancement Office, 45 Dana Rd., P.O. Box 9010 Wellesley, MA 02482