Lois Amittai Brundage

Lois Amittai Brundage

Female 1926 - 2011  (85 years)

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  1. 1.  Lois Amittai BrundageLois Amittai Brundage was born on 30 Aug 1926 in West Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 27 Nov 2011 in Hillsboro Beach, Broward County, Florida.

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch ID: GS9F-H5G
    • Group: Descendant of Mayflower Passenger
    • Group: Descendant of Revolutionary War Veteran
    • Group: Hall Direct Descendant
    • Group: Halls of Rehoboth - DNA Family 006
    • Group: Halls of Taunton - DNA Family 024
    • Group: Mayflower - John Alden & Priscilla Mullins
    • Group: Mayflower - Myles Standish
    • 1940 Census: 16 Apr 1940, Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey
    • Residence: Jul 1979, Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey
    • Obituary: 8 Dec 2011; northjersey.com

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Birth Index, 1860-1970
    Name:      Lois Amittai Brundage
    Birth Date:      1926
    Birth Place:      Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
    Volume Number:      12
    Page Number:      49
    Index Volume Number:      116
    Reference Number:      F63.M362 v.116

    FamilySearch ID:
    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GS9F-H5G

    Group:
    Passenger or Descendant of the Mayflower

    Group:
    DAR or SAR Eligible Descendant of a Revolutionary War Veteran

    Group:
    A person who is a direct descendant of any colonial New England Hall Family

    Group:
    Descendants of Edward Hall of Rehoboth, Massachusetts (Hall DNA Family 006), and extended and allied families and their ancestors.

    Group:
    Descendants of George Hall of Taunton, Massachusetts.

    Group:
    Descendant of John Alden and Priscilla Mullin of the Mayflower

    Group:
    Descendant of Myles Standish and his wife Barbara

    1940 Census:
    Ward 5, ED 7-278, sheet 10B
    169 Christopher St.
    Brundage, F Percival      Head  M  W  44  Md     New York      1935: Same House   Partner - Auditor
    ---, S Amittai                   Wife  F  W  31  Md     New Jersey          "
    ---, P Robert                    Son  M  W  18  S       New Jersey          "
    ---, S Lois                        Dau  F  W  13  S       Massachusetts      "
    ... 2 servants

    Obituary:
    Lois Brundage Baker

    Lois Brundage Baker died on Nov. 27.

    She was a writer, photographer, columnist and publicist. She was a lifetime Jr. League member. Before moving to Hillsboro Beach in 1991, Lois and her family lived in Ridgewood. There, she was a founder and board member of the Volunteer Bureau, member of Project Pride, worked with the Jr. League Children's Theatre, The Depot (a women's exchange), Family Counseling board member, FCSA, Red Cross board member and chairperson of "Jazz in the Park" the annual Red Cross fund-raiser.

    She wrote a weekly column for the Ridgewood News called "Around Ridgewood," and she volunteered at the Forum School, a program for developmentally disabled children. She was one of the initial collaborators of the Forum Feasts cookbook, which raised over $1 million for the Forum School before it ended publication. She also worked at Becton Dickenson in Archives and was the writer and editor of "The Echo," the newsletter for BD retirees.

    Upon arrival in Hillsboro Beach, she joined Horses and the Handicapped, a local riding program for children afflicted by various disabilities. She was a board member, responsible for H&H publicity and fund-raising events. She volunteered as a horse sidewalker, stable mate, speaker and recruiter of volunteers. She continued writing and had articles published in the "Pompano Pelican," and also volunteered to help edit the weekly publication. She penned a sustainer column for the Jr. League of Boca Raton newsletter. She enjoyed doing oral history interviews and taking pictures for the Historical Society of Boca Raton.

    She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Joe; her children, Lucy, Chet and Kathy; and her five grandchildren.

    Arrangements were by Kraeer Funeral Home in Boca Raton, Fla.

    Lois married Joseph L. "Joe" Baker on 8 Oct 1948 in Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey. Joseph died after 2011. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. L. Baker  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 3. C. Baker  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 4. K. Baker  Descendancy chart to this point