Mrs. Donna Drall Lefkowitz

Donna Drall Lefkowitz died peacefully in her sleep on the night of February 19th, 2025, with family at her side. She was 95 years of age. She was born Donna Jean Drall on December 4, 1929, in Lansing Michigan to John and Anna (Eichinger) Drall. Her father came here from Holland and her mother from Germany. She had a sister Viginia and a brother Jim, both deceased. When she was 15 her family moved to Appleton Wisconsin where she graduated high school. Donna married Monroe Lefkowitz in 1950 at Austin Texas where they were both students at the University. She was married for 59 years until Monroe’s death in 2009. She held a bachelor's degree in Math and a master’s in psychology. In 1964 she moved with her family to Lenox and was quite active in civic duty and the women’s political movement of the 1960’s and 70’s. Donna served two terms on the Lenox school committee (1972-78), was co-founder of women’s services in Pittsfield (now The Elizabeth Freeman Center) and was very active in the League of Women Voters, encouraging people to vote. She worked as a VISTA vocational counselor at Goodwill Industries and then as a vocational counselor at Mass. Rehabilitation Commission in Pittsfield, from which she retired in 1989. She volunteered at Tanglewood for 21 years answering the phone, and for 20 years at Knesset Israel synagogue running the library and sewing funeral shrouds. Donna was a skilled embroiderer and quilter and took pleasure in making her pieces for friends and family. She especially took joy in the company of her family. Above all she was a loving kind soul and a person you could talk to about anything. She is survived by two sons Richard Lefkowitz (Catherine) of Lenox, and Ken Lefkowitz of Sofia, Bulgaria, a daughter Jane Lefkowitz of Pittsfield, grandsons Jason Smith of Pittsfield, and Alex and Ray Lefkowitz of Sofia, Bulgaria, granddaughters Leyanna G. Lefkowitz of Redmond Or. and Allison Lefkowitz of Lenox, and great-grandsons Levi and Brody Smith of Dalton, as well as numerous cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends. By her request there will be no calling hours. Donations in her memory can be made to the J.F.B. senior lunch program, The Elizabeth Freeman Center, or Hospice of the Berkshires. There will be a celebration of her life for all who wish to attend on or about the weekend of July 12, 2025. Check Donna’s facebook page or Roches Funeral Home for details.

Mrs. Donna Drall Lefkowitz

December 4, 1929 - February 19, 2025