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1926
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2024
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Gertrude Leuchs Obituary
Marie briefly met the noted stained glass artist and craftsman Frederick L. Leuchs as a teenager on Lake Garfield in Monterey, MA. They were reintroduced when they were 26 and after a brief courtship, they married in 1953 at St. Peter's Church and had five daughters. They lived in New York City for 13 years while summering in Monterey. In 1966 they moved full-time to the Berkshires. The Monterey house that Fred had built before their marriage became their year-round home. The Stockbridge studio of Marie's late uncle, the sculptor, Augustus Lukeman, became Fred's studio. Marie and Fred retired to St. Petersburg, FL in 1994 returning to Monterey for summers. Fred predeceased her in 1999 and is buried in the Bidwell Family Lot in Stockbridge Cemetery.
Marie is survived by her five daughters: Paula Moats McNay (Joseph) of Chestnut Hill, MA; Catherine Bohrman of Palo Alto, CA; Adele Odegaard (Trond) of New Smyrna Beach, FL; Mary Anne Leuchs-de la Rosa (Tomás) of Baytown, TX; and Ellen Leuchs (Diane Curtis) of Sunderland, MA. She truly adored her 10 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. She also leaves her devoted godson and nephew Mark Makuc, and goddaughter and niece Ann Tucker Kousch.
In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by her granddaughter, Christiane Marie Leuchs de la Rosa, and her son-in-law of 47 years, David Bohrman.
SERVICE - Liturgy of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, January 26, 2024 at 10:00 AM at St. Peter's Church, Main Street, Great Barrington, MA, conducted by Rev. Gerald F. Finnegan, S.J. and Rev. William P. Murphy.
The family will receive friends on Friday, January 26th from 4-6 PM and again Saturday, January 27th from 10:00-11:45 AM at Finnerty & Stevens Funeral Home, 426 Main St., Great Barrington, MA 01230. Burial to follow immediately at Stockbridge Cemetery in Stockbridge, MA.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Marie's memory to Bidwell House Museum (Monterey, MA), Stockbridge Library Museum (Stockbridge, MA), Monterey Library (Monterey, MA), Monterey Fire Department (Monterey, MA), or Shrine of Divine Mercy (Stockbridge, MA). To read the full obituary or to send remembrances to her family please go to www.finnertyandstevens.com
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Finnerty & Stevens Funeral Home, Inc. - Great Barrington426 Main St., Great Barrington, MA 01230
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10:00 a.m. - 11:45 p.m.
Finnerty & Stevens Funeral Home, Inc. - Great Barrington426 Main St., Great Barrington, MA 01230
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