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1940

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2022

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Cecile Schoales Obituary

Old Lyme - Cecile Behlers Schoales, age 81, wife of Richard Ames since 2003, of Old Lyme, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at her home with her family by her side. Cecile was born Nov. 9, 1940, in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Frederick and Gertrude Coudemarsh Behlers, previously residing in Brooklyn, N.Y., before settling in Madison.

Cecile graduated from Rhode Island School of Design. She was a children's book illustrator retiring in Old Lyme, and was a member of the Duck River garden Club.

She is survived by her son Ian Schoales of Brenderton, Wash.; her daughter Cloud Schoales Howard and her husband Jeremy Howard of Little Compton, R.I.; and three grandchildren, Emily, Elliot and William.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in her memory may be made to Middlesex Hospital Hospice and Palliative Care, 21 Pleasant St., Middletown, CT 06457.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Day on Oct. 2, 2022.

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