THE CONWAY DAILY SUN, Tuesday, September 6, 2011— Page 11
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Reverend Elizabeth “Lee” Wiesner
Reverend Elizabeth “Lee” Wiesner, 94, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011 in the loving company of her daughters, Margaret (Meg) Sargent and Elizabeth Quincy Wiesner, in Tamworth. Elizabeth Wiesner was the daughter of Spencer and Evelyn Phenix, and granddaughter of Frank Bolles. She was a long time resident of Cambridge, Mass., Chocorua, and later at Hollow Hill Road in Tamworth. A graduate of Stanford University in 1938, Mrs. Wiesner worked overseas during World War II, first with the Red Cross in North Africa and Italy, then with the OSS in Europe, and finally with the Foreign Service. She met her husband Louis when they both served on the staff of the Ambassador in Berlin just after the war. Their Foreign Service assignments as a family included Ankara, Turkey and Ottawa, Canada. During their time in Canada, Mrs. Wiesner began to feel called to the Ordained Ministry. Her training included courses at Catholic University, Virginia Theological Seminary, Wesley Theological Seminary, and a number of courses in pastoral and crisis counseling at the Metropolitan Mental Health Skills Center. She was ordained to the diaconate in Ottawa, Canada in May 1973. On Jan. 8, 1977, Mrs. Wiesner was ordained by Bishop William Creighton, along with two other women, in an historic service at Washington Cathedral and became one of the first regularly ordained women
priests in the Episcopal Church. Rev. Wiesner served on the staff of the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., as well as serving as assistant rector at All Souls Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. and interim rector at St. Peters Church in Cambridge, Mass. Elizabeth Wiesner is the author of two books, “Pilgrim & Pioneer A Journey with God,” published in 1989 and “Between the Lines: Overseas with the Red Cross and OSS,” published in 1998. She was married to Louis Wiesner for 52 years before his death in 2002 and is survived by her children Jonathan Wiesner, his wife, Mary Ann Petrilena, Elizabeth Quincy Wiesner, Margaret Sargent, her husband, Dave Sargent, and Andrew Wiesner, as well as two grandchildren, Britta Wiesner and Spencer Wiesner. Elizabeth Wiesner will be buried in a private ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 3. Arrangements for a memorial service will be announced at a later date. Mrs. Wiesner and her family have requested that in lieu of flowers that donations be made to the International Rescue Committee (www. rescue.org) 122 East 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10168-1289, the Tamworth Community Nurses Association 84 Main Street, Tamworth, NH, or to a charitable organization of the donor’s choice. Lord Funeral Home in Center Ossipee is in charge of arrangements.
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FLATBREAD PIZZA FUNDRAISER Thursday, September 8th from 4PM to 9PM at the Eastern Slope Inn in North Conway
Support the people you interact with everyday; our friends, our neighbors, our WORKFORCE! •
Take the opportunity to support workforce housing and enjoy the awesomely delicious pizza served up Flatbread style.
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Want to know more about Mt. Washington Valley’s workforce housing? MWV Coalition members will be on hand to answer your questions.
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Join the fun, enjoy a great meal (eat in or take out) and support a cause that supports YOU no matter who you are because workforce housing is everybody’s business!
MWV Housing Coalition • (603) 452-7414 • www.mwvhc-nh.org