ASHFIELD, Massachusetts
Feb 13, 1932 – Dec 8, 2017 (Age 85)
ASHFIELD - Mariel Joy (Gilbert) Kinsey died Dec. 8, 2017. She wrote this obituary herself before she passed.Born Feb. 13, 1932, of American Congregational missionaries in North China, she and her family were evacuated to the United States in 1940, where she began the rest of her life. For the...
Read MoreGrace and intelligence, Mariel was someone we each admired greatly. A stalwart citizen of Ashfield and beyond, she made an important mark on our community. Her presence will be felt long after her passing.
Buz & Marcine Eisenberg
December 16, 2017 | Ashfield, MA
She was such a light-filled soul. It was a privilege to have known her, even slightly.
Sarah McKee
December 15, 2017 | Amherst, MA
Beloved St John's Church, Ashfiled MA
Mariel we will all sorely miss you, but you left us so much to admire and ponder. Rest sweet soul. Dee
Dee Brochu
December 13, 2017 | Shelburne Falls, MA
Though I didn't see her often, Mariel was a tribal sister, and we knew it. What an richly textured, inspiring human being she was..and is. Deep and abiding thanks for her presence in this time.
December 12, 2017
