Joanne Goward Crane, daughter Amy Nickerson Crane and grandson, William Brewster Crane-Morris, all of New Canaan, and a sister, Catherine Cramer Crane ’54, of New York City.
Mary Haven Logan ’59 passed away January 11 after a nearly 10-year courageous battle with Stage 4 breast cancer. Following Country School, Mary graduated with a B.A. in sociology from Barnard College at Columbia University. In 1972, she bought land on Greenfield Ranch in Ukiah, CA, and after two years, moved to Los Angeles to pursue a long-time dream of being a therapist, earning an MSW at the University of Southern California. It became her life’s work in a variety of settings. She also earned a doctorate in health psychology from the International College. She was the founding director of the Serenity Eating Disorders Program and Assistant Vice-president of John Muir Hospital. Upon returning to Ukiah in the mid-1990s, she worked as a child therapist at Trinity School, Consolidated Tribal Health and had a private practice. Mary published three books: Choosing to Be Well, The California Wine Country Diet and Remembering Poppy Mountain. She is survived by her husband of 43 years, Robert Faulk, former director of the Lake Mendocino Medical Foundation and Society; his two children, Elizabeth Liming and Juliette Haggh; her son, Stephen Faulk and his wife, Piper; and their two children, Asher and Violet who reside in Ukiah.
Angela “Angie” Webb Kensinger ’79, age 54, and her husband Stuart Kensinger, age 55, of Houston, died tragically in a plane crash outside Kerrville, TX, April 22. They were on their way to their hill country home along with dear friends and colleagues who were also killed in the accident. Following Country School, Angie attended The Hotchkiss School and Yale University, where she met Stuart while rowing on the crew team. After college, she worked in New York for Harper’s BAZAAR magazine, before moving to Austin, San Francisco and finally Houston with Stuart. Having played lacrosse at all three of her schools, Angie volunteered to coach the girls’ varsity team at nearby St. John’s School. During her 22 years as “Coach K,” she took the fledgling team and created a winning program that included 12 state
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championships and 11 SPC championships. She is remembered by the St. John’s School community as having been a “fairy sports godmother” to countless girls who came through her program and her home. Angie and Stuart are survived by their son Philip; sister Electra Webb Tortorella ’77, her husband Al and children Will and Katherine; and sister Eliza Webb Eppli ’75, her husband Mark and children Maddy and Zoe. She is preceded in death by her parents William and Carol Webb most recently of Vero Beach, FL. For further details, please visit www.geohlewis.com.
Katja M. Krumpelbeck ’00 passed away July 22 with family members by her side. Following Country School, Katja attended The St. Paul’s School, The Johns Hopkins University and received a master’s of science degree from New York University. Katja worked as a speech and cognitive disorders therapist for the New York City school system. She loved helping people and especially enjoyed working with children. She also loved New York City, Broadway shows, all kinds of music, Cape Cod, fine art and nature, travel and experiencing new places and cultures. She was known to go on any adventure anywhere. She loved her cat and all animals. Katja is survived by her father, John, her brother, Steven ’99 and his wife Kari and her nieces Olivia and Kirsten, as well as many other family members in both the U.S. and Austria, where she had studied briefly, at the University of Vienna.
Former Faculty/Staff
Carmine Santorelli Sr., 87, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on May 27. Following his 34 years as Director of Country School Maintenance and 2004 retirement, he could be found watching the Yankees, planning trips to the casino, reading a good book or cherishing every moment he was able to spend with his family. In addition to his wife of 57 years, former Country School staff member Wanda Santorelli (1976–2003), Carmine is survived by his four sons, John Santorelli of New Milford, Enrico Santorelli of Trumbull, Alec Voccola of Stratford, and Carmine Jr. Santorelli of Stratford, as well as his brother Joseph Santorelli of Norwalk. Carmine leaves behind 10 cherished grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, a special niece and two nephews.
Former Trustee
Conway “Connie” Day, a lover of the arts and travel, passed away December 20, 2018, in Santa Barbara, CA.
She and husband, Peter Day Jr., with whom she raised two sons, Lee Day ’73 and Mason Day ’76, lived first in Darien and then in New Canaan, where she was active in community affairs. She served as Country School’s first female member of the Board of Trustees from 1972–1976. She was also a leader of the New Canaan Land Trust. An avid art collector, she built a personal collection of South American and Modern art and served on the board of the RISD Museum supporting the Nancy Sayles Day Collection of South American Art, which was established by Peter in honor of his mother. After Peter passed away in 1967, Connie married Arnoldo LaCagnina. She later moved to Italy, living outside Florence for many years where she and Arnoldo established Castello di Gabbiano as a thriving Tuscan winery and renovated the namesake medieval Castle. Connie moved to Montecito, CA, in the late ’90s. Her final years were spent at Casa Dorinda. In addition to her sons, Lee and Mason, Connie is survived by siblings Angus MacLean, Katherine Bovey, and John MacLean as well as her grandchildren, Samson, Sayles, Campbell, Nye and Hodges.
We offer condolences to the family and friends of the following members of our extended school community: Barbara M. Burns Mother of Christine Burns Bent ’81, Greg ’84, Tim ’85, Jennifer ’90 Mahesh “Mack” Ghadiyali Father of Plus Program Assistant Rinku Ghadiyali Joseph Morris Mother of John ’79 Erin Noonan Mother of Ryan Ruggiero ’88 Patricia Randolph Mother of Grade 6 Teacher Frazier Randolph Charles Simonds Father of Chris ’75, Melissa ’76, Sprague ’79 Jane Wappler Wife of former faculty member Reinhold, Mother of Sarah ’86, Amy ’89 and Grandmother of Sam ’07, Ivy ’11, Will ’14 Jack Webb Father of Kendall Webb ’79