HAZEL VON ROSENVINGE Obituary

Hazel Marie (Lowe) VON ROSENVINGE,
Died Sunday, August 11, 2024, at her home at Brooksby Village in Peabody, MA enveloped in the love of her children. She was born in Boston on October 12, 1930 to Florence (Roberge) and John W. Lowe and raised in Belmont and Annisquam, Massachusetts. Hazel had many associations through the years but highlights included her work with the Winchester Winton Club, Annisquam Sewing Circle, Annisquam Village Library Tea, Brooksby Unitarian Universalist and Interfaith Councils, Poetry Group and the Banned Book Reading Group. While raising her children, she was at the forefront of addressing a newly accepted reading disability (dyslexia) and actively tutored children in Winchester, MA with reading disabilities. Later, she had a career in administration at the Oral Surgery Clinic at Mass General Hospital. A lifelong learner, in her retirement, she dedicated time to ongoing training and sharing as a docent at the Peabody Essex Museum and Cape Ann Museum. Hazel made lifelong friendships, many of them dating back to her years in the Belmont school systems, including Belmont Day School as well as Cornell University. Hazel was an avid reader, writer, sailor, walker, knitter, entertainer, correspondent and thinker. Favorite activities included time with friends and family, new and old, bird watching, journaling and learning. Hazel is survived by her children and their spouses, Theodore von Rosenvinge, IV and his wife, Linda of Gloucester, MA, Wendy von Courter and her wife, Gini of Buckley, MI and Margot von Rosenvinge-Horn and her husband, Rob of Bennington, NH, 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. She will be missed by treasured nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Theodore von Rosenvinge, III; sisters, Nancy and Constance; brothers, John and Stephen; and son, Mark. A Memorial Service will be held September 14, at 11 am, at the Annisquam Village Church. In lieu of flowers, Hazel welcomes donations in her memory to Special Olympics of MA or to a charity of one’s choice.

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