Anne H. Stowell, of Mattapoisett, died peacefully on February 26 at 85 years of age. She attended Center School and was a member of the Fairhaven High School, class of 1948, from which she had special lasting friends. She graduated from the University of Iowa, returned East to work for D.C. Heath Publishing Co. in Boston, and then found her way back to Mattapoisett where she worked as an integral part of The Presto Press until her retirement.
Anne had a very quick wit and was an extremely talented artist, in particular with pen and ink drawings, a talent she used for covers and advertising in The Presto. Her favorite subjects were the wildlife creatures that habituated her yard.
Anne is survived by nieces Elizabeth Kunz, Kathryn Dinneen and Louise Rogers, all of Mattapoisett, Martha Kabacoff of Boulder, Colorado, and their children and grandchildren. She was predeceased by two sisters, Jean S. Ham and Pamela M. Single.
A gift may be made to the Mattapoisett library of a donation or a good book, a gift that Anne would have enjoyed sharing with others.