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 Elsbet Ida Wayne
October 04, 2005
Elsbet Ida Wayne, 86, of 397 Partridge Road died yesterday at her home after a brief illness.
Born in Frankfort, Germany, on May 22, 1919, daughter of Jacob and Martha Neumond Bodenheimer, she attended schools in Germany. She came to New York City to continue her education at New York University, graduating with a bachelor's degree in music education.
She earned an advanced degree in music education from Columbia University.
Mrs. Wayne was a music teacher in the Pittsfield Public Schools, retiring in 1983 after 24 years. She taught at the former Tucker Elementary School, the former Crosby Jr. High School, the former Central Annex, and the former Plunkett School and Pittsfield High School, from which she retired.
She was also a music critic for the Berkshire Eagle, the Advocate and other local newspapers, spending much of her lifetime listening and reviewing music at Tanglewood and other area venues.
She was a jazz musician, like her husband, Morton Wayne, former Director of Music for the Pittsfield Public Schools, traveling extensively with their 13-piece jazz band. They celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary on September 17.
Besides her husband, she leaves a son, Robert Wayne of Williamsport, Pa.; two daughters, Judith Wayne of Marblehead and Gwendolyn Wayne of Branford, Conn., and four grandchildren.
FUNERAL NOTICE -- Elsbet I. Wayne, 86, was called safely home on Oct. 4, 2005. The funeral will be Thursday at 11 at the Anshe Amunim Section of Pittsfield Cemetery, with Harold Salzman, Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Anshe Amunim, officiating. Friends are asked to meet inside the cemetery gates Thursday at 10:45.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to HospiceCare In the Berkshires or to Tanglewood in care of DEVANNY-CONDRON FUNERAL HOME. She was the niece to Yair Aron, former Israeli ambassador to Vietnam and India and former President of Hebrew University.
She also leaves her grandchildren, Eli, Tim, Julia, and Martine Wayne. Music was her world. She so loved Tanglewood and took pride in reviewing concerts throughout Berkshire County. She enjoyed traveling the world with her husband and saw much of it many times over.
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