Rose Phinney Cutler, 90, of Marion died peacefully at home on July 18. The daughter of Rose G. and George P. Gardner, she was born in Brookline.

She attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston after which she became a registered nurse at Children’s Hospital School of Nursing. In 1948, she married Philip Cutler who died in 2001. She played an integral part in assisting him as he became founding headmaster of Brookwood School in Manchester where she taught art appreciation.

Her summers were spent in her beloved Roque Island, Maine and Marion.  Friends and family remember her compassion and empathy but a wry and feisty humor was her hallmark.

She leaves behind her four children, Rose Dana and her husband Charles Dana of Newport, Rhode Island, Evelyn Goodhue and her husband, Francis Goodhue of Marion, David Cutler of Lexington, Christopher Cutler and his wife Mary Cutler of Harvard, nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her brother, John Gardner of South Hamilton. The family thanks her caregivers of many years who gave her great pleasure and comfort.

There will be a service at 11:30 a.m. on Aug. 22 at her home in Marion.

In lieu of flowers a donation may be made in her name to the Sippican Lands Trust, 354 Front St., Marion, MA 02738 or to the Eastern Maine Coast Initiative (EMCI) C/O Atlantic Financial Services. 111 Commercial St (#302) Portland, ME 01401.

Arrangements by Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, Wareham. To leave a message of condolence, visit www.ccgfuneralhome.com.