Lucinda (Crandall) Ricker Arms, 83, of 186 Jerry Browne Road, died Saturday at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Arms was born in Stonington on June 30, 1922 the daughter of William S. and Mabel (Taylor) Crandall. She was a graduate of Stonington High School and later received her nursing education at the Rhode Island School of Nursing.
A registered Nurse, Mrs. Arms briefly worked in the operating room at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital before joining the staff at Rhode Island Hospital as an O.R. Nurse.
Active in the community, Mrs. Arms was a member of the Mystic Congregational Church, served on the boards of the Stonington Historical Society, Nathaniel Palmer House, and was a Docent of the Lyman Allyn Museum. She was also a member of the Masons Island Yacht Club, Ram Island Yacht Club, a supporter of the Mystic & Noank Library, and was an active member of the Mystic Garden Club.
Mrs. Arms was also a member of the L.A.M.B.S. of Lawrence & Memorial Hospital, the “Lunch Bunch”, and volunteered as a reading specialist. An avid reader, she also enjoyed travel, adventure, gardening and Antiquing. One of her greatest passions was golf, and was a member of the Woodstock (VT) Country Club and Pequot Golf Club.
She is survived by her husband, Richard Graves Arms Sr; her daughter, Carol Ricker Vahlstrom of Medford, NJ; and a granddaughter, Sarah Dawley Vahlstrom of Bayport, NY. She was predeceased by her first husband, Albert E. Ricker Jr., former Chairman of the Board of Chelsea-Groton Savings Bank.
A Memorial Service will be conducted at Mystic Congregational Church on Saturday at 2pm. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Co-officiating will be the Rev. Thomas Ratmeyer and the Rev. Mark A. Santucci. Her family will gather privately for a burial service at Elm Grove Cemetery. There are no visiting hours. Donations in her memory may be made to Mystic Congregational Church, 43 East Main Street, Mystic CT 06355 or the Lawrence & Memorial Hospital Development Fund, 365 Montauk Avenue, New London CT 06320.
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