Amherst, Margaret O. Mazziotti (M.O.M.) died peacefully on Wednesday May 9, 2018 at Hospice of the Fisher Home, from complications of a life long-lived.  Margaret was predeceased in 1972 by her husband Isidore.  She is survived by her son Thomas, of Brightwaters, NY, her daughter Janet, of Holyoke, MA, her grandsons Bill and Bob, her great-grandson Phillip and her sister Mary Jane (Oechslin) Menendez.

Margaret was the eldest daughter of Maria Carolina (Sherrer) and Joseph Oechslin.  She grew up in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn where she met her husband Isidore J. Mazziotti, marrying in 1957.  She lived her adult life in Mineola, NY where she raised her two children and cared for her mother until her death in 1989.  Since 2008 Margaret lived as a resident of Applewood in Amherst, MA then later at Loomis Village in South Hadley.

Margaret will be remembered for her strength and resilience in the face of adversity, active intellect, her love of family and friends (2 and 4 legged), of music and travel, her particular sense of humor and her quiet and organized presence.

A celebration of Margaret’s life is being planned for the near future. Memorial gifts can be made to Hospice of the Fisher Home at 1165 N. Pleasant St.  Amherst MA 01002.

Amherst, David James Foulis, 87, died peacefully at the Holyoke Medical Center on April 3, 2018. He lost his loving wife of 40 years, Hyla (Gold) Foulis on December 22, 2017. He is survived by his brother James and wife Mary; sons David, Dean, and Scott and their wives Michelle (Schwerdt), Jill Martyn, and Jill (Moscicki); nephew James and wife Elvie; nieces Carol (Foulis) and husband Bill Coffman, Hollis Coblentz, Hope Coblentz, Rebecca Gold and husband James Wood, and Miriam Gold and husband Richard Van Le; and grandchildren Rose, Grace, Chelsea, Evan, and Colin. He was predeceased by nephew Joshua Gold.

Dave was born in Hinsdale, IL, to James Ronald and Jeanne Mae (Merritt) Foulis. He lived in Illinois until he was 15, when he moved to South Miami Beach, FL, graduating from Ponce de Leon High School. Although he was born into a family of professional golfers, Dave decided that science and mathematics were his calling, earning a bachelor’s degree in physics from the University of Miami in 1952, a master’s in mathematics from the University of Miami in 1953, and a PhD in mathematics from Tulane University in 1958.

Dave was a professor of mathematics at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst for 32 years, helping to build the graduate mathematics program, and retiring in 1997. During his career, he published seven undergraduate mathematics textbooks, many with co-author Mustafa A. Munem. Retirement did not slow Dave’s research and publishing; he went on to author and co-author more than 50 papers.

Douglass Funeral Home in Amherst is handling arrangements. There will be a graveside service for both Dave and Hyla at Wildwood Cemetery, 70 Strong Street, Amherst, MA, on Monday, May 21, at noon.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Dave’s name to the Wounded Warrior Project.

Amherst, Hyla Emily (Gold) Foulis, 75, died surrounded by family on December 22, 2017. Hyla was the beloved wife of David James Foulis, who passed away on April 3, 2018. 

Born in Worcester, MA, to Robert Gold and Edith (Lemovitz) Gold, she is survived by her brother, Jay Gold, and his wife, Joan, and her nieces, Hollis Coblentz, Hope Coblentz, Rebecca Gold (James Wood), and Miriam Gold (Richard Van Le). She also leaves her stepchildren David (Michelle), Dean (Jill), and Scott (Jill) Foulis. Hyla adored being great-aunt to Max, Eli, and Leah Wood, and Phoebe and Adrian Le, as well as grandmother to Rose, Grace, Chelsea, Evan, and Colin Foulis. She was predeceased by her sister, Sarelle (Gold) Coblentz, and her nephew, Joshua Gold. 

Hyla graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Clark University with a BA in Mathematics before earning her Master’s in Mathematics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she met her future husband. She was a talented musician who played the cello and piano in local orchestras in her youth, and she taught mathematics at a number of schools, including Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Massachusetts. She was also a contributor to many math textbooks written by her husband. She and Dave enjoyed traveling together and spending time in both Amherst and Lake Worth, Florida.  

There will be a graveside service for Hyla and Dave at noon on May 21 in Wildwood Cemetery in Amherst. Donations may be made in her honor to a charity of the donor’s choice.

Amherst, Maier Solomon “Kirsch” Kirschenbuam, 68, died at home in Amherst, MA on May 6th 2018 with his beloved wife Lisa Kirschenbaum and his cherished brother Ben Kirsch by his side. Kirsch died peacefully after a 2-year battle with cancer.  

Kirsch was the eldest son of Godel and Bronia Kirschenbaum. Godel and Bronia were WWII survivors – Godel was a survivor of Auschwitz and Bronia survived as a partisan in the woods of Poland. It was from them that he learned that he had nothing to complain about, as he detailed in his memoir,  Not To Believe.  

Kirsch lived with determination and perseverance right up through the end, travelling to his nephew’s wedding two weeks before he passed away. 

Survived by wife, Lisa, (nee Pack),  brother Ben (Lucille Barbetta), nephews Richard Kirsch (Laura), Theodore Kirsch, step children Elijah Miller (Jennifer Grossman), Jenna Dupre (George). In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his beloved first wife, Rhonda Lebensbaum. 

Kirsch loved a good cigar and golf, he was a dear friend to many who should remember…he will NOT be pouring champagne (on earth) this coming New Years day. 

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to : 

Hospice of the Fisher Home 1165 North Pleasant Street Amherst MA. 01002 www.fisherhome.org 

Nurses For Social Justice C/O Lisa Kirschenbaum 35 Pelham Road Amherst MA. 01002

www.nurses4socialjustice.org

PanMass Challenge (Dana Farber Cancer Research) www.pmc.org

http://www.not-to-believe.com/from-the-first-chapter.html

Amherst, Alex R. Page died peacefully of renal failure on Friday, May 4 at his home at the Applewood Retirement Community in Amherst at the age of 94. He was surrounded by his wife and two sons.

Alex was born in Košice, Czechoslovakia in 1923, the eldest son of Eugene and Sonya Polacšek. In 1926, his family moved to Berlin, Germany, where Alex’s father worked in real estate. Alex and his younger brother, Walter, attended public schools, studying in German, their native language. When the Nazi regime began persecuting Jews after 1933, they were forced to attend the Goldschmidt School, with an English curriculum to prepare students for emigration.

Alex and his family moved to London, England in 1937, where his father renovated townhouses and built bomb shelters. Alex and his brother attended a boarding school outside of London. As Czech citizens, Alex’s family was able to obtain the right to emigrate to the U.S and moved to Cleveland Ohio in 1940. Alex first helped support his family and attended night school. Then in late 1944 he joined the U.S. army and served in the Counter Intelligence Corps in Shanghai, China.

With support of the GI bill, Alex graduated with a BA from the University of Vermont and then attended Harvard University, graduating with a PhD in English in 1953. Alex taught at Rutgers University’s Newark campus and then came to the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1955 where he taught in English department for 33 years, retiring in 1987. Alex’s area of scholarship was 18th century English literature, especially Jane Austen, the modern novel and comparative literature. Among his publications, Alex translated works by Barlach, Goethe and the Czech dissident Pavel Kohout from German. He also wrote several radio plays which were produced in the United States and United Kingdom, including “The Cancelled Sky” about his relatives’ last train ride to Auschwitz. With his wife, Anita, he translated German plays for children.

Alex was a long-time participant in the Amherst Common Peace Vigil against the war in Vietnam.

Alex married Anita (ne Kumove) in 1961 and they would have celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary at the end of May. Beside Anita, Alex is survived by his sons Sasha and Max; grandchildren Benjamin, Zachary, Jonah, Aviva, and Ruthie; sister-in-law Hedy and her children David, Howard, and Susan and their children; and other relations in the US, Australia and the Czech Republic.

The family will sit Shiva on Sunday and Monday, May 6 and 7, at 84 McClellan Street, Amherst at 7 pm. Contributions can be made in his name to the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts (211 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02110 or aclum.org) or the Pioneer Valley Worker Center (20 Hampton Ave #200, Northampton, MA 01060 or pvworkerscenter.org)

Agawam, MA – Elizabeth Farquhar Burke, who lived in the Pioneer Valley for most of her adult life, died peacefully on Wednesday, April 25, 2018.  

Elizabeth is survived by three children: Tony Farquhar (Omolola), Carolyn Farquhar (Marie-Claude) and Donald Farquhar (Christina), and two grandchildren, Aba Farquhar and Sarah-Anne Farquhar.  

Elizabeth Catherine Mary Barlas was born in Ipswich, England on October 30, 1932. Her

father was grievously wounded in war-time France, but later returned to active duty. Elizabeth and her mother moved north to the Scottish Highlands, a setting that fostered an enduring love for nature, for farming, and for animals. 

Elizabeth pursued a career in health care, inspired by her father’s career as a doctor. She started her practical training in physiotherapy at the University of Edinburgh in 1950, went on to help countless injured people regain strength and mobility over the next 50 years, and taught many younger people how to do the same thing.  

Elizabeth married Oswald Farquhar in 1953 and they emigrated from Scotland to the United States that year.  After several years in the Midwest, Elizabeth and Oswald moved to New England. Oswald was busy with his responsibilities at the University of Massachusetts, and Elizabeth focused on their young children. Elizabeth re-entered the work force in 1964, first at Cooley Dickinson Hospital, and later at the Belchertown State School.  

Elizabeth helped start a therapeutic horse-riding program in 1975. Her approach was considered to be very innovative at the time and this type of therapy is now commonplace. Around the same time, she completed a MS Thesis at the University of Massachusetts. 

After a stint working at a hospital in Kingston, Ontario, Elizabeth returned to the Pioneer Valley and taught for more than fifteen years in the Physical Therapy program at Springfield Technical Community College (STCC). Her love of teaching and enjoyment of working with young people were ideally combined.  

Throughout her life, Elizabeth maintained a high level of activity, ranging from horseback riding to travel in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and much of Europe as well as many trips home to Scotland. She enjoyed gardening, hiking, drawing and painting, and served as a guide at the Emily Dickinson Museum. Her friends, on both sides of the Atlantic, were hugely important to her. 

Elizabeth took care of injured birds, enjoyed animal husbandry, was fond of dogs and was a skilled horsewoman. She was always happy to hear her beloved Labrador, Bella, enjoyed her new life with Donald and Chris.  

Elizabeth passed on many gifts of the spirit to her friends and children: she loved riding a horse across a snow-covered field, she enjoyed the steep climb of a hill as well as the view from the top, she had a deep understanding of the mysteries of the human body, and she never lost her visceral love of the Scottish countryside.  Above all, Elizabeth’s life taught her children to value family and friends, to be curious about the world, to make reasoned choices, and to tirelessly seek true fulfillment. 

There will be a celebration of life for Elizabeth in the afternoon of June 10th at the Red Barn at Hampshire College. Please contact CarolynFarquhar8@gmail.com for additional information.

Amherst, Anne Mochon died at home on April 28, 2018 of multiple myeloma. She was 74 years old.
Anne was a long-time resident of Amherst and a member of diverse communities in the area.
After spending time in Germany as a Fulbright Scholar and receiving a Ph.D from Yale University, she came to Amherst to teach Art History at UMass. She served for many years as a Professor of Art History and was an integral part of the Department.
In 1980 she organized an exhibition of the work of Gabriele Munter- “Between Munich and Murnau” at the Busch-Reisinger Museaum at Harvard University. It was the first retrospective of Munter’s work mounted by an American institution.
In mid-life Anne pursued a childhood wish to become a horsewoman. She learned to ride and became a valued member of the barn community at Xenophon Farm.
She was diagnosed with multiple myeloma at the age of 57. In character, she sought treatment which, along with her fortitude, allowed her to exceed by three-fold the life expectancy of the disease.
In recent years Anne was part of a group devoted to attending “The Met:Live in HD”- transmissions from the Metropolitan Opera to cinema.
Anne is survived by her partner and husband of 40 years, Lawrence Smith with whom she shared an interest in art, a love of nature and music, sisters Katherine and Christina, and her horse, Scamp.
Donations in Anne’s name may be made to the Dakin Animal Shelter in Leverett, MA.

BELCHERTOWN — Kristin Elizabeth Moyer, 39, of Belchertown, passed away at home of natural causes on Tuesday, April 24, 2018.

She was born in Northampton in June 1978 to the late Elizabeth (Rodgers) Moyer and Ronald E. Moyer.

Kristin attended the Northfield Mount Hermon School, where her volleyball and softball teams won the New England Prep School Championships. She also set several individual school swim records and received a Thompson Blanket Award as the outstanding female athlete of her class.

She went on to receive a degree from the University of Rochester in Psychology and Health & Society. In addition to graduating with academic honors, Kristin was also a captain on the swim team and a middle hitter on the women’s volleyball team.

Kristin was a head swim coach over the years for both the Belchertown Stingrays and the Amherst Tritons, as well as for YMCAs in Westfield, South Carolina and North Carolina. She felt most at home on the edge of a pool giving instruction, advice, or heartfelt encouragement to a young swimmer.

As a busy and amazing single mom to two sons, she held down multiple jobs scoring sleep studies, developing her Synergy Massage practice, coaching swimming, and giving individual swim lessons, all so she could be constantly available for her boys.

Kristin loved the outdoors, kayaking, camping, hiking, the Patriots, the Red Sox, and making people happy. Kristin was an active reader, especially in the fields of psychology, sleep, and personal growth. She had a quick wit and a decidedly off-beat sense of humor.

She is survived by her two sons, J.R. Zlogar and Cody Zlogar; her father, Ronald E. Moyer and stepmother Mary Susan Moyer of Pelham; her sister, Courtney (Moyer) Woodruff and brother-in-law Nathaniel Woodruff of Pelham; her nephew, Samuel Moyer Woodruff and niece Elizabeth Jane (Elsie) Woodruff; and her aunt, Dr. Anne T. Rodgers of Hendersonville, North Carolina. She also leaves behind her companion, Matt Bail of Belchertown.  Her former husband is Kevin Zlogar of Amherst.  She was predeceased by her mother, Elizabeth (Rodgers) Moyer.

Calling hours will be from 4-7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 2, 2018, at Douglass Funeral Service, 87 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA. There will be a memorial service the following day, Thursday, May 3, at 10 a.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church, 98 North Maple Street, Hadley, MA.  A private burial is planned for the summer. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made in Kristin’s name to the Belchertown Stingray Swim Team at 16 Two Ponds Road, Belchertown, MA 01007.

BELCHERTOWN — Kristin Elizabeth Moyer, 39, of Belchertown, passed away at home of natural causes on Tuesday, April 24, 2018.

She was born in Northampton in June 1978 to the late Elizabeth (Rodgers) Moyer and Ronald E. Moyer.

Kristin attended the Northfield Mount Hermon School, where her volleyball and softball teams won the New England Prep School Championships. She also set several individual school swim records and received a Thompson Blanket Award as the outstanding female athlete of her class.

She went on to receive a degree from the University of Rochester in Psychology and Health & Society. In addition to graduating with academic honors, Kristin was also a captain on the swim team and a middle hitter on the women’s volleyball team.

Kristin was a head swim coach over the years for both the Belchertown Stingrays and the Amherst Tritons, as well as for YMCAs in Westfield, South Carolina and North Carolina. She felt most at home on the edge of a pool giving instruction, advice, or heartfelt encouragement to a young swimmer.

As a busy and amazing single mom to two sons, she held down multiple jobs scoring sleep studies, developing her Synergy Massage practice, coaching swimming, and giving individual swim lessons, all so she could be constantly available for her boys.

Kristin loved the outdoors, kayaking, camping, hiking, the Patriots, the Red Sox, and making people happy. Kristin was an active reader, especially in the fields of psychology, sleep, and personal growth. She had a quick wit and a decidedly off-beat sense of humor.

She is survived by her two sons, J.R. Zlogar and Cody Zlogar; her father, Ronald E. Moyer and stepmother Mary Susan Moyer of Pelham; her sister, Courtney (Moyer) Woodruff and brother-in-law Nathaniel Woodruff of Pelham; her nephew, Samuel Moyer Woodruff and niece Elizabeth Jane (Elsie) Woodruff; and her aunt, Dr. Anne T. Rodgers of Hendersonville, North Carolina. She also leaves behind her companion, Matt Bail of Belchertown.  Her former husband is Kevin Zlogar of Amherst.  She was predeceased by her mother, Elizabeth (Rodgers) Moyer.

Calling hours will be from 4-7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 2, 2018, at Douglass Funeral Service, 87 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA. There will be a memorial service the following day, Thursday, May 3, at 10 a.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church, 98 North Maple Street, Hadley, MA.  A private burial is planned for the summer. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made in Kristin’s name to the Belchertown Stingray Swim Team at 16 Two Ponds Road, Belchertown, MA 01007.

Linwood G. Buczala, 69, of Westfield, passed away Thursday, April 18, at the Genesis Westfield Center.

Born in Springfield, VT on March 2, 1949, Linwood was the son of Helen S. (Mosakewicz) and George Buczala.

The family moved from Vermont to the farm in South Amherst in 1954. Linwood graduated from Amherst High School in 1967. He then pursued a Civil Engineering degree from Wentworth Institute in Boston, graduating in 1969. Upon graduation, Linwood married the love of his life, June Baldwin. 

A resident of Amherst most of his life, Linwood worked on the family dairy farm and orchard. He and his father, George, also were known for their construction skills building houses and other projects in the area. Linwood continued construction work with his sons, Linwood, Jr. and Paul. Linwood was an avid outdoorsman, from hunting and fishing to rod and reel repair and creating lures. He dabbled in wine-making from farm fresh fruit grown on the farm and enjoyed coaching in the Amherst Youth Football league.

Linwood leaves behind his loving wife of 48 years, June, his three children, Julie Ann Jacque and husband Eric, Sunderland, Linwood G. Buczala, Jr., Franconia, NH, and Paul J. Buczala of Lisbon, NH, a sister, Judith Shattuck of Belchertown, Grandchildren Toni and Taryn Jacque, Sunderland, Gabriella and George Buczala, Littleton, NH, Kody Buczala, Littleton, NH and many nieces and nephews.

Memorial services will be held at the South Amherst Congregational Church on Sunday, April 29 at 2 PM. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to American Parkinson’s Disease Association or the South Amherst Congregational Church.