Margaret L. Ehle

1926 - 2016

Margaret L. Ehle, 90, of 59 Upland Street, Springfield, for many years a resident of Lenox, died Sunday morning at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Westfield January 20, 1926, the daughter of Arthur L. and Alice Rainneault Morin, she grew up in the Shurtliff Mission in Westfield and at age 16 was taken in as a Foster Child by the Ralph Emerson family, also of Westfield, and was there that she accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior. She was a 1944 graduate of the former Westfield High School and earned her Bachelor's degree from the New England School of Theology where she also met her future husband, Dr. Carl F. Ehle, Jr., Ph.D. She and her husband were married August 30, 1947. Mrs. Ehle was a school teacher for the Lee Public Schools teaching 2nd grade from 1965 until her retirement in 1991. She was an active member of Hope Church in Lenox, was an integral part of the former Berkshire Christian College where her husband was a Professor of Biblical Languages for many years, and was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Mrs. Ehle is survived by her five children; Katherine M. Ehle of Agawam, Carl F. Ehle III and his wife Sandra of Hancock, Laura R. Ehle and her husband Ronald Epps of Upper Marlborough, MD, David J. Ehle and his wife Susan of Springfield, and Miriam A. Babbit and husband David of Nebraska, and Jonathan Ehle and his wife Carol of Friendship, ME; one sister Mabel Johnson and husband Howard of Southwick; 15 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Dr. Carl Frederick Ehle, Jr. Ph.D. on January 17, 2013. The funeral of Mrs. Margaret L. Ehle will be Friday, July 1, 2016 at 11 am at Hope Church in Lenox. Burial will follow in Mountain View Cemetery. Calling hours at Hope Church will be Thursday evening from 5-8 pm. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to B.I.C.S in care of the funeral home, 120 Main Street, Lenox, MA 01240. To share stories, memories, visit rochefuneralhome.com