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AMENIA — Barbara M. McEnroe, 84, a lifelong area resident, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family at home on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. Mrs. McEnroe was a licensed beautician and worked at Fanny’s Beauty Salon in Amenia and later worked at Wassaic Developmental Center in Wassaic, retiring in 2003.

Born on July 25, 1940 in Sharon, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Lena (Clum) Carberry. She was a 1958 graduate of Housatonic Valley Regional School in Falls Village. On Sept. 29, 1962 in Sharon, she married Joseph F. McEnroe, who survives at home.

SALISBURY — It is with heartfelt sorrow that we announce the passing of Alice Schwab Combes, beloved mother, grandmother, friend, educator, leader, and protector of mountains. Alice passed away on Dec. 21, 2024, surrounded by the love of her daughter, Andrea, son-in-law, Eric, and her grandchildren, Mary August, Axel and Berit.

Born on Oct. 26, 1946, to Gustav and Josephine Schwab, Alice grew up in Garrison, New York where she attended primary and middle schools and later was a proud graduate of the Emma Willard School in Troy, New York. In 1966, Alice gave birth to her daughter, Andrea, and spent the next two decades living in the Boston area before moving to Danbury in 1988. Ultimately, she found her way to spend time in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, to be close to her family. Her last years were spent snuggled in her cozy Vermont home in Rochester.