MARBLEHEAD - Alice Mary Beusch Willett, age 93, of Marblehead peacefully passed away with family by her side on Monday, May 16, 2022, following a long illness. She was the loving wife to the late Bernard LeRoy Willett for 55 years of marriage, and a Marblehead resident since 1968 when the family moved into their lifelong residence.
Alice was born on July 31, 1928, in St. John, Quebec, Canada. She was the daughter of the late Gustave D. and Josephine S. Beusch and was raised in Canada. She graduated from McGill University and Yale University School of Nursing. She was an active and dedicated clinical nurse in New Haven, Boston, and the North Shore of Boston, also participating in the Nurses' Health study. Alice was a loving and supportive mother and grandmother with great interest in the well-being and activities of her family. She always thought of others before herself and still had a flair for understated elegance in both fashion and art. She had passions for environmental activism, animal welfare, visual art collection and appreciation, travelling and gardening. She enjoyed spending time in the fresh ocean air, swimming, listening to classical music, and learning how to utilize new technology.
She leaves behind her son Dr. Christopher G. Willett and daughter-in-law Dr. Mary E. Sunday of Durham, NC, grandchildren Elizabeth, Julian, and Ashlan Willett, and granddaughter-in-law Yanan Qi. She was the mother of the late Elisa J. Willett and the sister of the late Ann Beusch and George Beusch. She was also the aunt of nieces and nephews - Joanne M. Beusch, Dr. Pamela Beusch Moser and her husband Dr. Joseph Moser, the late Edwin Beusch, the late George Beusch Jr. and his wife Christina Beusch, Charles H. Beusch, and Margaret M. Beusch Klein.
A visitation will be held on Saturday, June 4th from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. followed by a Funeral Service at 10:30 a.m at Eustis & Cornell of Marblehead, 142 Elm Street. Interment will follow at Waterside Cemetery, Marblehead. In lieu of flowers, donations in the name of Alice M. B. Willett may be sent to The Humane Society or the Environmental Defense Fund. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.eustisandcornellfuneralhome.com for the Willett family.
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