Cecile Behlers Schoales, age 81, wife of Richard Ames, since 2003 of Old Lyme, Connecticut passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at her home with her family by her side. Cecile was born November 9, 1940 in Brooklyn, N.Y. to Frederick and Gertrude Coudemarsh Behlers previously residing in Brooklyn, N.Y. before settling in Madison, CT.
Cecile Graduated from Rhode Island School of Design. She was a children's book illustrator retiring in Old Lyme, CT and was a member of The Duck River garden Club.
She is survived by her son Ian Schoales of Brenderton, Washington; a daughter, Cloud Schoales Howard and her husband Jeremy Howard of Little Compton, Rhode Island; 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.