Anita S. MacIntyre, 94, died peacefully at her home in Redding, CT on February 14, 2026.

Born in White Plains, NY in 1931 to Sam and Anita Schlosser, Anita spent her early years in Scarsdale, NY. A happy and enthusiastic child who loved the outdoors and any and all animals. Anita enjoyed playing piano and saxophone, camping, sports, skiing and of course sailing.

She met her husband Malcolm Scott MacIntyre through their mutual love of sailing and they were married in 1955 with a reception at the Larchmont Yacht Club.

Anita attended Roanoke College in Virginia and Colby College in Maine, receiving her BA from Colby in 1953. She then went on to get her MA in teaching from SUNY New Paltz, NY. She taught 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade in Larchmont and Mamaroneck NY and then 2nd grade in Redding. After her children were enrolled in school, she returned to teaching, co-founding the Village Preschool in Bethel, CT in 1971.

Anita and Malcolm loved traveling and adventure. They spent a year in Mexico in 1960 and rented a house in Scotland in 1973/1974, traveling around the British Isles and Europe with their children in their '74 VW Westfalia Camper. They loved learning new skills and doing things together, from redecorating rooms to building an addition on their house. Family and friends were an important part of Anita's life, everyone always greeted by her warm smile. She loved "playing tour guide" as she put it, driving visitors all over to see the sights. She enjoyed helping others and treated everyone like they were part of the family.

Survivors include her daughter Robina MacIntyre Marshall, her son Scott MacIntyre, her grandchildren Callie MacIntyre and Malcolm "Callum" Marshall and her sister Brenda Hawkins. She was pre-deceased by her brother Arthur (d.1999) and her husband Malcolm who died in 2017 after 62 happy years of marriage to Anita.

Services will be held on Saturday April 11, 2026 at 10:30 at the First Church of Christ Congregational, 25 Cross Hwy, Redding Center with Rev. Suzanne Wagner, officiating.  Burial will follow in Kensico Cemetery Valhalla, NY.