Marilyn C. Schofield

Marilyn C. Schofield, beloved mother, “Grammie”,

renowned artist, wife, and really great friend died

Thursday, June 23, at the McCarthy Care Center in

Sandwich, surrounded by her loving family.

She was the wife of the late James “Jay” Schofield,

to whom she was married to for over 20 years. Mr.

Schofield died in 1991. Born in 1936, into the 14th

generation family of Marion & Alan Chace of East Orleans,

Marilyn attended Orleans High School, graduating in 1954.

An accomplished award winning artist, who captured

many familiar seascapes of the Cape Cod area, Marilyn

served as a dedicated member and partner of Nauset

Painters, Gallery 31, Peacocks Pride Art Gallery, the

Eastham Painterʼs Guild and the Saltworks Gallery. She

shared her love of painting and her eye for a photographic

scene by teaching painting classes in the off season.

Marilyn was always interested in the lower Capeʼs

history and did extensive research into family and local

genealogy. She co-authored “Eastham”, for the Eastham

Historical Society.She also enjoyed knitting, rug hooking and braiding,

and gardening.

She was a long time member of the Highlanders

drama group, where she met her true love, Jay. Friends

and family noticed her paintings had a certain glow and

vibrancy to them when they were painted in the “Jay” era.

She was at her happiest sharing her life with him.

Besides her art and other creative pursuits, Marilynʼs

passion involved her huge family, and caring for the

children and grandchildren including those of her

brotherʼs, sisterʼs, and cousinsʼ. Lately, much of her

attention was wholeheartedly dedicated to raising her

grandson, Todd Bonozoni.

She leaves five children, including her daughter,

Pamela Peters, and 4 sons, Bion & Bruce Peters, of

Eastham, Jeffrey Peters of Harwich, & Jay Schofield, of

Vineyard Haven as well as her brother Alan Chace and

sister Patricia Bolduc, of East Orleans; 10 grandchildren

and 15 great grandchildren.

Memorial Service will be held at the Brewster Baptist

Church, 1848 Main St, Brewster, MA on July 21 at 1:00

PM.Burial at Orleans Cemetery will be private.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to

the Todd Bonozoni Fund c/o Cape Cod 5 Cents Savings

Bank, PO Box 10 Orleans, MA 02653.