Mary Louise Cutts
Mary Louise Cutts
Had A Keen Sense   Of Humor
Mary Louise Cutts, 87, formerly of Newtown, died January 3 at Sentry Hill in York, Maine, where she had been a resident since June 2001.
Ms Cutts was the daughter of Henry Eastman and Mary Louise (Smith) Cutts. She was born and raised in Tenafly, N.J. She had strong ties to Maine, and summered in her great-grandfatherâs house in York. She graduated from Connecticut College with a bachelorâs degree in mathematics. She worked for many years in her fatherâs chemistry laboratory in New York City. Subsequently, Ms Cutts moved to Newtown with her late sister, Elizabeth Eastman Cutts, and worked for Sperry Rail until her retirement.
Ms Cutts was an avid traveler, and was a member of the Travelerâs Club, Sixty-Plus Club, and the Knitting Club. She and her sister were especially fond of their summer trips to Kennebunkport, Maine, which were punctuated by swimming in the cold Atlantic Ocean and dinners out with family. Also an amateur historian, Ms Cutts gathered genealogical information on such notable relatives as Captain David Wilcox and Dr Caleb Eastman, both prominent figures in Yorkâs history.
Ms Cutts will be remembered for her easy smile, peaceful personality, and her keen sense of humor. She loved to giggle.
She is survived by four nephews, Richard Cutts of Texas and York, Maine, David Cutts of New Jersey, William Cutts of New Mexico, and Robert Cutts of York, Maine; a niece, Nancy Cutts of Kittery, Maine; and many grandnieces and grandnephews. She was predeceased by her parents; her brother, Richard W. Cutts; a sister, Elizabeth E. Cutts; and a nephew, Thomas Cutts.
 A funeral service will be held at 1 pm on Saturday, January 7, in St Georgeâs Episcopal Church, 407 York Street, York Harbor. Burial will take place in Woodlawn Cemetery, New York.
 In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Cyrenius H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, Newtown CT 06470.
Lucas & Eaton Funeral Home, 91 Long Sands Road, York, Maine, is directing arrangements.
The Newtown Bee       January 6, 2006