Former resident, athlete, community volunteer
Nina Lyvers. (Courtesy photo)
Nina Elizabeth Lyvers, 55, passed away on Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. She is survived by her son, Joshua; her parents, Arnold and Myrna Ockene; and her brother, Lawrence Ockene. Interment was at Sharon Memorial Park in Sharon.
Nina grew up in White Plains, New York, and attended Syracuse University, where she was a member of the varsity women’s crew and a sister and president of the Alpha Xi Delta sorority. She received her degree in communications in 1982 and went on to work in public relations for Fidelity Investments. Nina earned a master’s degree in community social psychology from UMass Lowell in 1997 and then worked for UMass Memorial Health Care in Worcester in various positions.
Nina was a 20-year resident of Harvard and served as a board member of the Village Nursery School and the Harvard Schools Trust. She was an avid volunteer within the community, assisting in the schools and with the Virginia Thurston Healing Garden. The family wishes to express its sincere gratitude to everyone in the Harvard community whose acts of kindness supported Nina.
Expressions of sympathy in Nina’s honor may be donated to the Leonard Florence Center for Living, 165 Captains Row, Chelsea, MA 02150.
