Elizabeth Coyle Nolan “Bette Ann” of Pocasset, MA, age 84, died peacefully on May 15, 2019. Survived by her husband, CAPT William Craig Nolan (USCG RET) and daughters Kathleen Nolan of Sierra Madre, CA; Julie Nolan of Falmouth, MA and Elizabeth (Nolan) Schwefler of Paris, France. Beloved grandmother of Nolan, Betsy, Brendan, and Quinn Schwefler. Preceded in death by her son William Jr.
Born in Boston to James and Elizabeth Coyle, Bette Ann grew up in Mission Hill as one of eleven children. She married Bill in 1954, and their service with the Coast Guard sent them to Hawaii, Connecticut, Virginia and Washington, DC. Their hearts were always in Massachusetts, though, and they returned for many tours and eventually retired and settled down in Pocasset, where Bette Ann was active in golf, quilting, cooking, swimming, gardening, boating and walking along the Canal for many years.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. John the Evangelist Church in Pocasset on Wednesday, May 29, at 10:00AM, followed by a reception at the home. Friends and family are respectfully invited to attend. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Bette Ann's memory to the Bourne public library by visiting their website at http://www.bournelibrary.org/index.asp.
For more information please visit www.nickersonbournefuneralhome.com.
