Edward A. Deusser, 71

MASHPEE - Edward A. Deusser, age 71, of Mashpee, Mass., passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2020, surrounded by his family at home after a long illness. He was the loving husband of 48 years to Andrea (Wills) Deusser, and cherished father to Tommy, Becky, and Martha Deusser. His family will treasure his optimism, kindness, humor, and courage.

Mr. Deusser grew up in Watertown, NY., son of the late Edward C. Deusser and Mary Catherine (Phillips) Deusser. He is survived by his three siblings and extended family: Ann (Deusser) Bohne and Peter Bohne, Thomas and Janet Deusser, Rosemary Deusser-Jensen and Arthur Jensen, all of Watertown, NY. He was brother-in-law to Jim and Celine Wills, of Mashpee, Karen Darrah, of Mashpee, and Dottie and Bob Sullivan., of West Yarmouth. He was uncle to many and dearly-loved nieces and nephews.

Mr. Deusser dedicated his career to education, starting out as a school teacher in Watertown, NY., and in Mansfield, Mass. He spent much of his career as an administrator in the Barnstable school system, where as Principal he led the process of Marstons Mills East Elementary School becoming a Horace Mann Charter School (now the Barnstable Community Innovation School). After his retirement, Ed and Andrea moved to St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands for several years, where he was Headmaster of the Gifft Hill School, and helped the school achieve its reaccreditation from the MSACS Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools.

Mr. Deusser had an enduring love of the beach, and Cape Cod was his home for more than 33 years. He enjoyed playing and watching sports, including football, basketball, and golf. He was an avid reader. Mr. Deusser was a parishioner and eucharistic minister at Christ the King Parish in Mashpee for many years.

He graduated from Immaculate Heart Central School in 1968, and went on to earn his bachelor’s degree in education from St. Francis College in Biddeford, Maine, a master’s degree in education from Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, Mass., and a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Education from the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Conn.

A funeral Mass and interment of his cremated remains will be scheduled later this fall, and details will be shared at that time through Doane, Beal and Ames Funeral Home in Hyannis, Mass. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Tufts Medical Center Cancer Center or the Neely House. Gifts to Tufts Medical Center Cancer Center can be made online at https://giving.tuftsmedicalcenter.org/give or by mailing a check to:

Tufts Medical Center Development Office

800 Washington Street, #231

Boston, MA 02111

Gifts to the Neely House can be made to the Cam Neely Foundation online at https://camneelyfoundation.org/donate or by mailing a check to:

The Cam Neely Foundation

30 Winter Street, 2nd Floor

Boston, MA 02108

Doane, Beal & Ames Funeral Home

508-775-0684