Elisabeth Cotten

FMC member Elisabeth Cotten died on Saturday, August 26, 2023 at age 91. Elisabeth was born in Basel, Switzerland on September 29, 1931. She transferred her membership to Friends Meeting at Cambridge from Stamford (Connecticut) Monthly Meeting on December 12, 1962 along with the memberships of her three young children Janet, Gerald and Richard. Her husband George pre-deceased her on June 5, 2009.

From 1990 to 2002 Elisabeth served faithfully as the FMC Recorder. She also served on the Center Furnishings Committee and the Exhibits Committee.

For many years, Elisabeth was one of the small group of stalwart regulars at the Brookhaven Worship Group under the care of Friends Meeting at Cambridge. Also, in recent years she served as the contact for the group answering inquiries. Happily, she was able to attend worship at Brookhaven the Sunday before she died.

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