Nancy H. O'Neil

O'NEIL, Nancy H. 88, died on Monday February 21, 2011 at Water's Edge Extended Care, Sandhill Cove, Palm City,Florida. She was born in Arlington,MA and had been a resident of Mariner Sands in Stuart, FL before coming to Sandhill Cove, in Palm City, FL. She had previously lived in West Medford MA. Berlin,NH, Reading, MA and New Seabury, Mashpee, on Cape Cod. She is survived by her husband of sixty-six years, John P. O'Neil, of Palm City,FL. her sons, John W. O'Neil and his wife Judith of Waterloo,Belgium, Michael P. O'Neil and his wife Lyla of Gorham, NH, Timothy P. O'Neil of Nashua, NH, her daughter, Martha E. O'Neil, of Winchester, MA, her sister, Elizabeth McElvein of Scarborough, ME, grandsons John E. O'Neil of New York City, Brendan O'Neil of Springfield,MA and Michael K. O'Neil of Newton, MA, and step grandsons Robert A. O'Neil of Berlin, NH and Scott L. O'Neil of Amherst NH, two great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father Wilder N. Hodgkins and her mother Ida Hodgkins (Connors). She graduated from Medford High School, Medford,MA, class of 1940 and attended the Masters School in Boston,MA. specializing in silver jewelry design, and the Boston School of Occupational Therapy then affiliated with Tufts University. She studied oil and watercolor painting with Leo Aubin in Berlin,NH and Elizabeth Burman at Mariner Sands in Stuart, FL. Memorial Contributions may be made to Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street Stuart, FL. 34997, www.tchospice.org, or The O'Neil Family Scholarship, Two Ten International Footwear Foundation, 1466 Main St. Waltham, MA 02451. Memorial and Celebration of Life Services will be held at Mariner Sands Chapel, Mariner Sands Country Club, 6500 Congressional Way Stuart, FL on Saturday, February 26 at 2 PM. Online Remembrance Book may be signed at www.heavencalled.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Martin Funeral Home & Crematory, Stuart, FL