Roberta Velie died suddenly at her home in Orleans on Friday, March 2. Roberta was born on January 9, 1938 in Adams, MA to Frederick and Edith Seddon.
Roberta graduated from Adams Memorial High School in 1955 and from Hartford Hospital School of Nursing in Hartford, Connecticut, receiving a diploma as a registered nurse in 1958. She then served as a registered nurse at the Hartford Hospital, at New England Deaconess Hospital in Boston, at Maine Medical Center in Portland, ME, and at Rock Harbor Health in Orleans.
Roberta married William Velie in 1960. In addition to her husband she is survived by her three adult children; Ellen, Stephen and Douglas, his wife Paige and three granddaughters; Melissa, Allison, and Lauren.
Bill and Roberta moved from Windsor, Connecticut to become resident members of the Community of Jesus in Orleans in 1978. Roberta was active in theater, was an accomplished seamstress and had a great love of children. “Aunt Roberta” has cared for more than one generation of little ones and will be missed by them all.
The funeral service will be held on Wednesday at 11 AM at the Church of the Transfiguration at the Community of Jesus at Rock Harbor.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be given in Roberta’s name to: Arts Empowering Life.
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