William Israel Saul

William I. Saul, formerly of Brewster, died peacefully at his assisted living residence in Centerville, on November 16, 2017, after five years of declining health. He celebrated his 95th birthday in October; and was preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn, who died in June of this year. November 19, 2017 was the 68th anniversary of their wedding.

A service to commemorate their lives will be held at Nickerson Funeral Home, 77 Eldredge Park Way, Orleans, MA at 11 am on December 2nd. Interment at the Brewster Memorial Cemetery will follow immediately afterwards. In lieu of flowers, the family recommends memorial contributions to the Lower Cape Outreach Council, a social service agency serving residents of the lower Cape. (See, https://lcoutreach.org/)

Both William and Carolyn were born and raised in Philadelphia. After marriage, they relocated to the New York City area – first to Mt. Vernon, NY, where their son Raymond was born, then to Ridgewood, NJ where their daughter Carol Ann was born. They resided in Ridgewood for thirty years, then moved to Brewster in 1986.

William served with the 45th Infantry Division in Europe during World War II, participating in the amphibious landings at Anzio and Marseille and ultimately the liberation of the Dachau Concentration Camp.

After the war he studied at the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art in Philadelphia and began a career in graphic arts production. For the last twenty years of his corporate career, he was employed by the American Cyanamid Corporation. In 1985 he both retired from American Cyanamid and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in art from William Paterson University, after many years of part-time enrollment. The next year, as a full-time student, he completed a Master of Arts degree in art at the same university in anticipation of teaching at Cape Cod Community College.

Shortly after relocating to Brewster in 1986, he began his second and favorite career as part-time art instructor at Cape Cod Community College and the Chatham Arts Center. For nearly two decades he was a popular instructor. He was an accomplished oil painter and water colorist, who especially enjoyed portraiture.

He was a member and former president of the Brewster Men’s Club, the Brewster Historical Society, the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History and a volunteer for the Brewster Whitecaps. He loved his family and his Brewster home.

He is survived by his son Raymond, of Portland, Oregon; his daughter Carol Saul Rowley, of Brewster; and his grandson James Merrill, of Silver Spring, Maryland.

The funeral service will be held on Saturday, December 2nd at 11 AM at Nickerson Funeral Home in Orleans, followed by burial at Brewster Memorial Cemetery.

For online condolences, please visit www.nickersonfunerals.com