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Elizabeth Metcalf Obituary
WORCESTER - Elizabeth R. (Lamson) Metcalf, 68, passed away on Sunday, January 21, 2018 with her family gathered around her, after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.
Born and raised in Worcester, Elizabeth was a graduate of Ascension High School where she was valedictorian of her senior class. She received a Bachelor of Music Degree in Flute Performance from the New England Conservatory of Music and did graduate work at Indiana University and the University of Chicago. She performed in the Worcester Orchestra, the Syracuse (NY) Symphony, and played principal flute in the Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra for nearly 40 years. She also worked as a library assistant at WPI and later at Anna Maria College.
Elizabeth was predeceased by her parents, Kenneth A. Lamson and Elizabeth T. (Ward) Lamson, her sister, Jane M. Lamson, and her brother, John Lamson.
She is survived by her husband, Ralph A. Metcalf of Worcester and her twin daughters, Rosemary A. Metcalf of Astoria, N.Y. and Julie C. Metcalf of Brighton.
Calling hours are Friday, January 26, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Athy Memorial Home, 111 Lancaster St., Worcester. The funeral will be Saturday, January 27, from the funeral home with a Mass at 10 a.m. in Immaculate Conception Church, 353 Grove St., Worcester. Burial will follow in St. John's Cemetery, Worcester.
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Vicki (Smialek) Bezoenik
January 28, 2018
My condolences to the Metcalf family - you are in my thoughts and prayers.
Lois Duckworth
January 27, 2018
Dear Ralph, Rosemary and Julie,
I am so sorry for your loss of your precious Elizabeth. She surely was special. It has been a privilege for us to have known her all these years and to share her lovely family. The three of you surely did your part to make a lot of her dreams come true.
Cousin Lois
Scotty & Sherry Robertson
January 26, 2018
Ralph, so sorry to hear about your wife's passing. I am sure Elizabeth is safe where she is playing music with the other professionals.
January 25, 2018
Ralph
I am so sorry to hear the news. Our prayers are with you and your family.
Klancy
Jan Wilbur
January 25, 2018
Elizabeth has been missed at Anna Maria College since she left @2013. We think of her often and join the family in their sorrow. She was a very talented lady.
January 25, 2018
So sorry to hear of Beth's passing. I hope your memories will sustain you.
Jon Clark
January 25, 2018
Ralph, Rosemary and Julie. Pam and I were so saddened by the news of Elizabeth's passing. We'll miss seeing her at all the concerts we played together on. We're thinking of you at this time.
January 25, 2018
Dear Ralph,
I'm very sorry to hear of Elizabeth's passing. I will keep you and your family in my prayers.
Tom O'Toole
Kathryn (Ollis) Donohue
January 24, 2018
My sincere condolences to Elizabeth's family. I was a classmate at Ascension High School. May Beth rest in peace.
Mary Ann Franco
January 24, 2018
Dear Ralph, Rosemary and Julie,
Our family was saddened to hear about the recent death of your dear wife and loving mother. She was a very talented, and kind woman who will be missed by all who knew her. I hope that you are comforted by the many fond memories you have. Our family will keep you in our thoughts and prayers during the difficult days ahead.
Fondly,
Mary Ann and Paul Franco and family
Christie Nigro
January 24, 2018
I am so sorry to hear about Elizabeth. What a wonderful musician and person she was. My sincerest condolences.
January 24, 2018
Dear Ralph, Rosemary & Julie - I am so sorry to hear of Elizabeth's passing. I hope you will find comfort in your memories of a lovely and unique woman who brought so much beauty into this world. In sympathy ~ Kathleen Law Krieger
Olga Rogach
January 23, 2018
Dear Ralf, Julie and Rosemary,
Please accept my sincere condolences . I am thinking of you in this time of sorrow.
Olga
Bobbie Chase
January 23, 2018
Nick and I are so sorry to learn of her untimely death. She was a talented musician and a wonderful person. The musical community has lost a special person.
Bobbie Chase
January 23, 2018
Nick and I are so sorry to learn of her untimely death. She was a talented musician and a wonderful person. She will be greatly missed in the musical community.
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