Barbara R. England Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Barbara R. England, 95, of 235 Walker Street, died Friday evening at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center. Born in Boston, MA on May 2, 1918, the daughter of Louis and Mabel Hachet Rosenthal, she was a graduate of the Brimmer and May School in Boston, attended Wheaton College, and later in life earned a Bachelor's degree in Education from North Adams State Teachers College. She also studied Linguistics at MIT in Cambridge. During World War II Barbara served with the American Red Cross in the Philippines. She later taught figure skating in Sun Valley, Idaho. On May 18, 1946 she married Benjamin England, who died August 26, 1993. Barbara was an accomplished artist, collected contemporary art and served as a docent at The Clarke Museum. A life-long member of the Unitarian Universalist Church, she volunteered at The Berkshire Medical Center and raised guide-dog puppies. Barbara is survived by her children; Jane England Radford of Bluemont, VA, Benjamin Moses England of Windham, NH, and Marilyn England of Pittsfield; seven grandchildren and three great-grand-children. She was predeceased by her sister, Jane Kaufman and brother, Robert Rosenthal. Donations in Barbara's memory may be made to Hospice, in care of ROCHE FUNERAL HOME, 120 Main Street, Lenox, MA 01240.

Barbara R. England

August 30, 1918 - August 30, 2013