Alice T. Goodbody Friswell
Mystic - Alice T. Goodbody Friswell of Groton and Middletown, DE formerly of Mystic, died after a courageous battle with pneumonia on January 17, 2005 surrounded by her daughters at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital.
She was born in New York and raised in Upper Montclair, N.J. The daughter of Robert and Ruth Maxwell Goodbody. She married Fred Friswell in 1950. He predeceased her in 1972.
She graduated from Montclair High School and attended Smith College in Northampton, Mass. She later received her Associated Degree from Mohegan Community College. She was a member of St. Mark's Church in Mystic and was a long time driver for the American Cancer Society.
She is survived by her daughters, Barbara (Brandy) Gregg of Waterford, Mary F. Seeley of Middletown, Delaware, and Gail M. Friswell of Mystic and her brother Marcus Goodbody of Wheat Ridge, Colorado. She is also survived by eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
Besides her husband she was predeceased by her son George David, her daughter Cindy Brewster, and her brother Robert Goodbody. She was also predeceased by a great-granddaughter.
A memorial service will be held at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Pearl St., Mystic on Friday January 21, 2005 at 10AM. Burial will be private.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, The American Diabetes Association, or The American Lung Association.