Family was the most important thing to Lorraine R. Krimsky, who had been a junior high school math teacher in the New York City school system for 25 years.
“Dundee, as she was affectionately known, will be remembered as a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, mentor, and a terrific cheerleader and supporter of all the activities and endeavors of her friends and family members,” her family wrote. “She was a regular presence at her grandchildren’s sporting, scouting, and performing arts events.”
Mrs. Krimsky, a summer resident of Hedges Banks Drive in East Hampton, died at home in Weston, Mass., on March 10. She was 93 and had been in declining health.
A celebration of her life took place in April at the Weston Art and Innovation Center. Her family wrote that they “will gather to spread her ashes later this summer in her beloved East Hampton.”
She was born in New York City on July 14, 1929, the oldest child of Morris Kikoen and the former Anna Ostrowsky. She grew up in the Bronx, graduating from Evander Childs High School before going on to earn a bachelor’s degree from Hunter College in 1950 and a master’s degree in education from Queens College after that.
In September 1956 she married Walter J. Krimsky, with whom she had two daughters. They lived in Brooklyn, Bayside, Queens, and Chappaqua, N.Y., before retiring to East Hampton and Weston. Mr. Krimsky died in 2009.
Mrs. Krimsky is survived by her daughters and their spouses, Claudia Krimsky and Greg Kee of Weston and Barbara Krimsky Binder and Bill Binder of Menlo Park, Calif. She also leaves two granddaughters, Julia Coral Krimsky Kee and Laura Rose Krimsky Kee, and several nieces and nephews. A brother, Eugene L. Kikoen, died before her.
Her family said they were thankful for “the wonderful doctors and staff at Brigham and Women’s Hospital for their excellent care and compassion as well as her aides — Silvia, Terri, Sarah, and Maggie — who helped her navigate the final years of her life.”
Donations in her memory have been suggested to the Friends of Weston’s Council on Aging at westonfcoa.org, or the Friends of Weston Public Library at westonlibrary.org.
