Marion Myrtle Robbins Consaul, 73, of Sheffield passed away peacefully Aug. 17, 2018, with her children Tina and Domenic at her bedside. Marion was born Jan. 19, 1945, to Horace and Barbara Porter Robbins in Northampton. She was a graduate of Mount Everett High School and later Berkshire Community College and then the University of Massachusetts. Marion will always be remembered for her kind heart by all the people she cared for as an LPN and private caregiver.
Marion enjoyed several years of operating Consaul Tours with her late husband, Robert. She loved meeting new people on her numerous trips to casinos, beaches and ballgames. She was also an active member of the Red Hat Society and the Sheffield Senior Center where she assisted in the SBCCP toddler program and weekly congregant meals. Marion’s greatest passion was her love for her family and that passion gave her strength to fight an amazing, decade-long battle against cancer.
Marion is survived by her daughter, Tina Lancto of Darlington, South Carolina; and her son, Domenic Negri, and wife Linda of Cheshire. She also leaves her four siblings Horace (Jim) Robbins and his wife Panela of Thurston, Maryland; Wayne Robbins and wife Jean of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Vivian Stalker and husband Harold of Ashley Falls; and John Daniels and wife Darlene of Milford, New Hampshire. Marion is also survived by her step-children Deborah, Lisa, Kevin, B. Ronald, Bruce and Scott and their families as well as her 25 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Marion was predeceased by her husband, Robert Consaul, who passed away in 2004, as well her stepdaughter Donna; her stepson Robert Jr.; step-grandson Brandon; and an infant daughter, Nicole Negri.
The family would like to extend their heartfelt gratitude to the staff of Hospice of Western & Central MA for their wonderful care and support.
Funeral arrangements for the late Marion Negri will be held Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018, at 10 a.m. at FINNERTY & STEVENS FUNERAL HOME in Great Barrington. There will be no calling hours. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society or Hospice of Western & Central MA through FINNERTY & STEVENS FUNERAL HOME, 426 Main St., Great Barrington, MA 01230. To send remembrances to the family, go to www.finnertyandstevens.com.
