GAIL M. KAEPPLEIN

KAEPPLEIN, Gail M. (Chadbourne) Age 87, a 46-year resident of Harvard, MA, went home on Dec. 8, 2024, following an unexpected and brief battle with lymphoma, joining her beloved husband of 55 years, Howard E. Kaepplein; and brothers, Kerry and Robert Chadbourne. She was also predeceased by her parents, Robert H. Chadbourne and Edith (Walter) Chadbourne of Quincy, MA. She is survived by her devoted son Mark Kaepplein of Arlington, MA; nephew Howard Chadbourne of Braintree, MA; nieces, Karan Little of Pembroke and Tracy Leone of Quincy, MA, Kristy Chadbourne of Quincy, MA, Kristy Kaepplein of Fairhaven, NJ, and many great-nieces and great-nephews. Gail grew up in Quincy, MA, and was a 1955 graduate of Quincy High. She married Howard Kaepplein (MIT '59) in 1959, moved to London several years later, with son Mark, and traveled extensively throughout Europe together, aided by Au Pairs. Gail was a cat lover, devoted mother, and student of: feminist theology, the Shakers, crewel embroidery, colonial architecture, and colonial furnishings. She had been a parishioner at University Lutheran Church (UniLu) of Cambridge, MA. After moving to Harvard, MA, she became a docent at the Shaker Museum at Fruitlands, member of the Harvard Women's Club, Boston Shaker Study Group, and Wayside Inn Needlepoint group, where she made many friends. Gail was a proud descendant of William Chadbourne, who was a 1632 settler of Kittery and South Berwick, Maine. Among many endeavors, Chadbourns built and operated several sawmills in Maine to address the housing shortage, however, Indigenous People burnt them down, disrupting the supply chain to slow the invasion of migrants from England. The Old Berwick Historical Society has conducted many archeological digs at the site of a Chadbourne home to learn more about colonial life. Calling Hours will be Sunday, December 15th, 1-3pm, at Badger Funeral Home in LITTLETON, MA. Graveside Service will be Monday, December 16th, 1pm, at Bellevue Cemetery, Harvard, MA. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Old Berwick Historical Society. Arrangements under the care of Badger Funeral Home, 347 King Street, Littleton, MA 01460, 978-486-3709, www.badgerfuneral.com

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