100 - Frances Abigail Nigrosh - Sharon, MA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member NorStar
N 42° 08.782 W 071° 10.368
19T E 320462 N 4668312
Frances Abigail Nisrosh's grave is located well within Sharon Memorial Park and lived for 100 years.
Waymark Code: WMQND7
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 03/07/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
Views: 3

In Sharon, within Sharon Memorial Park, is this grave site for Frances Abigail Nigrosh, who lived for 100 years.

Sharon Memorial Park is located along Dedham Street. From Massachusetts Route 27, turn onto Edgehill Road and follow that road to Dedham Street. Turn right onto Dedham Street and follow that road to the main entrance on the left. The grave is located in an area known as Beth Hillel. It may be helpful to download a map from the cemetery web site, or you can go to the administration office/welcome center and get directions.

The grave is marked with a bronze plaque that is flat to the ground, like the vast majority of graves in the cemetery. Along the edge is a general rough design, then the family name, Nigrosh, appears in big letters. On the left is a plaque with the following text:

"Beloved wife, mother, and grandmother
Frances Abigail
[Hebrew text]
Aug. 29, 1912-Nov. 12, 2012."

I found the following obituary announcement about her:

"Nigrosh, Frances Abigail (Polak)
Affectionately called "Frankie" by her friends and relatives, died at the age of one hundred in Longmeadow, MA on November 12, 2012. She was born on August 29, 2012 in Cambridge, MA. Her parents were Henry and Mary Polak of Somerville, MA. She had one sister, the late Priscilla Greenbaum of Brookline, MA. She married Israel "Skee" Nigrosh, an architect, in 1934 and they lived together for 47 years in a home that he designed in Belmont, MA. Several years after Israel's death in 1982, she moved to Easthampton, MA, to the Lathrop Community and later to Ruth's House and the Jewish Nursing Home in Longmeadow. They had two children, the late Leon Nigrosh of Worcester, MA, and Barry Nigrosh of Northampton, MA. Frances graduated high school at the age of 15 and attended classes at what is now the Mass College of Art. She worked for many years in banking and loan institutions, pri[n]cipally the Cambridge Savings Bank in Harvard Square, where she enjoyed meeting and assisting foreign and American faculty and students. She was active in Jewish affairs and served as president of the Belmont-Watertown chapter of Hadassah and also of the Sisterhood of Belmont's Temple Beth El, a synagogue that her hsband designed. She twice travelled to Israel to perform volunteer service for the Israeli military. A devoted mother and grandmother..."

Source:

Boston Globe (Obit: Frances Nigrosh):
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Location of Headstone: Cemetery

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