Beverly Ahlberg

Beverly Lois Crane Ahlberg died in her 88th year on December 26, 2022 at Buckingham Heights Residence in Glastonbury, CT. She was born on May 3, 1934 in Willimantic, CT to the late Lois Cole Crane and Rexford Samuel Crane. She graduated from Windham High School in 1952, the Forsythe School for Dental Hygiene, Boston, MA in 1954, and Molloy College (Summa Cum Laude), Rockville Centre, NY in 1985. This year marked the 65th year of her marriage to the Reverend Dr. Ralph Ahlberg during which she made her home in Hartford, CT, Rockville Centre, White Plains, Orchard Park, Garden City, NY, Greenwich, CT. In each of these communities, she continued her career as both a Dental Hygienist and a homemaker. She is remembered for her kindness, keen intellect, and devotion to her family. A gathering of women honored her at the conclusion of her time in Greenwich with a statement which reads, in part: “To Beverly, Since you to Round Hill came, your qualities we all acclaim. As mother, grandmother and dear wife, you can handle all levels of strife. For us you’ve set standards of excellence. No question of our just sitting on the fence. You have your very own style of independent loving, with restraint, constancy and wisdom you are hovering. ’Tis known now to East Hampton you’ll ‘retire’. But surely nothing will quench your inner fire!” Beverly’s retirement years were largely spent in East Hampton, CT at her much loved lakefront home and accompanying her husband on Hartford International University sponsored Christian-Muslim inter-faith conferences in Turkey, Syria, Pakistan, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Singapore, and Makassar South Sulawesi, Indonesia where in January, 2005, she delivered a well-received paper entitled, ”Women and Dialogue”. She also joined her husband while he served as a chaplain on the Holland America Line on voyages to Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, Australia, and South and Central America. Beside her husband, Beverly leaves her son, the Reverend Dr. Dean Crane Ahlberg and his wife Jennifer of Redding, CT, her son Christopher Carl Ahlberg and his wife Tina of Fairfield, CT and her daughter Elisabeth Ahlberg Priest and her husband Andrew of Southport, CT. She will also be remembered with great affection by nine grandchildren, three great grandchildren and a nephew. Beverly was predeceased by her sister Phyllis and brother-in-law Russell Martin of Mansfield, CT and FL and a nephew. A Memorial Service will be held at the First Church of Christ, Congregational (UCC) in Redding, CT on Saturday, January 7, at 2pm. There will be a committal service in East Hampton, CT at the convenience of the family. Memorial donations to the Alzheimer’s Association, act.alz.org or to Hartford International University for Religion and Peace, hartfordinternational.edu are encouraged.

Beverly Ahlberg

May 3, 1934 - December 26, 2022

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May 3, 1934 - December 26, 2022

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