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NETTIE VANDERPOL-SCHWARZ

Needham, Massachusetts

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VANDERPOL-SCHWARZ, Nettie Of Needham and Edgartown, MA, died peacefully in her sleep on December 28, 2022 at age 96. She was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and came to America at age 22 in 1948. She was the daughter of Aron "Dolf" Schwarz and Louisa Carolina Pop-Schwarz. Netty shared 66...

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I was fortunate to be a friend of this amazing woman. She loved being here on the Vineyard and enjoyed every aspect of our island. Nettie had a great sense of humor that was balanced with serious concerns thus making conversations and moments spent always interesting and valuable. We enjoyed our island homes, shared good times at Farm Neck, laughed a lot and just loved being together. I miss her every day. "The Birds and the Bees..."

My deepest sympathies to the entire Vanderpol family - Thank you for sharing Netty with me. She was my closest friend and we had so much fun together. Netty was young at heart and as my children Jack and KC would frequently say, "Netty is so cool!" She taught me to believe in myself and not to take things too seriously. We had an instant connection stemming from our love of the arts and of Martha´s Vineyard and although we were born decades apart, we were the same. Love to you all and of...

Nikki: Very sorry for your loss of your Mom. May God help you through this time of grief and sorrow. Jack O'Donnell