Mary Jane Delmarsh Thomas died peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, Oct. 10, at the Henrietta Brewer House in Vineyard Haven. She was 95 and was the widow of Seth Thomas Jr., fifth generation descendant of the original Seth Thomas, famous clock maker of Thomaston, Conn. He died on Dec. 20, 2000, at their home in Oak Bluffs.

Mary Jane was born in Inlet, N.Y., in the Adirondacks, the daughter of Archibald George Delmarsh Sr. and Laura Marie (Kirch). She graduated from Wellesley College, class of 1936. Along with her husband, she was a resident of Thomaston, Conn., for many years before moving to Martha’s Vineyard, having had a summer cottage on the Edgartown Great Pond since 1957 and a home in Waterview Farms in Oak Bluffs since 1966.

Mary Jane, also known as M.J., and in later years as Mary, was an intelligent, beautiful, healthy and loving woman. She and Seth provided a home centered around family and friends with an emphasis on the appreciation of, and gratitude for, the simpler things in life. Music and laughter filled the air, as well as tantalizing aromas of homemade bread, pies and cookies, delicious meals and a wide variety of tasty desserts that she prepared. Seth and M.J. had 64 loving years together.

She is survived by two daughters, Penelope Thomas and her husband Orrin Parmelee, of Gobles, Mich., and Katherine Thomas Dryfoos of Oak Bluffs; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; three nephews; six nieces, many cousins and their families. She was also predeceased by her son, Seth Richard Thomas 2nd, who died on April 6, 1998, in Cleveland, Ohio; her brother, Archibald George Delmarsh Jr., who died on August 31, 2001, in Grant’s Pass, Or.; and her daughter in law, Mary Beth Landers Thomas-Butterfield, who died on Oct. 3, 2007, along with her second husband, Dr. Spencer L. Butterfield, in Cincinnati, Ohio. A nephew, Harry David Delmarsh, died on June 15, 1993.

Calling hours were held on Wednesday evening at the Lyon’s Funeral Home in Thomaston, Conn. A graveside service was held on Thursday at the Hillside Cemetery in Thomaston.

Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718.

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