Baum Freethy said she saw William the year before he died at the cottage, adding that he was reminiscing about the past following the death of his wife, Florence.
"He was just sitting up on the deck, looking out at sea, and he looked so sad," Baum Freethy said. "And he said, 'I just miss the way it used to be. I miss my wife,' and he died soon thereafter."
None of William's three children were in a place to take over the house when he died, but some of the interior still looks the same, according to Baum Freethy.