Salem
--
Jane
B
Earthrowl
Benassi,
49,
formerly
of
Cambridge,
died
peacefully
at
her
home
in
Salem
surrounded
by
her
loving
family
and
wonderful
memories
on
the
morning
of
Thursday,
August
4,
2011.
She
had
fought
a
long,
courageous
battle
with
mucosal
melanoma,
a
very
rare
form
of
cancer.
Born
on
December
19,
1961
in
Glens
Falls,
she
was
the
daughter
of
Marjorie
(Hillman)
Brigham
of
Saratoga
Lake
and
Frostproof,
Florida
and
the
late
Albert
S.
Brigham
Jr.
Jane
graduated
from
Cambridge
Central
School,
class
of
1981.
She
then
earned
an
Associate’s
degree
from
Mt.
Ida
Jr.
College
in
Newton,
Massachusetts,
class
of
1983.
Thereafter,
she
resided
in
Newton
for
several
years,
where
she
met
her
first
husband,
Jonathan
Earthrowl.
The
two
were
married
for
19
years
and
together
had
two
wonderful
children,
Jessica
and
Jonathan
Jr.
After
returning
to
the
Cambridge
area,
Jane
worked
at
the
Union
House
for
a
long
while.
For
the
last
20
years,
she
has
worked
at
the
Equinox
Resort
in
Manchester,
Vermont
where
she
was
the
lead
banquet
captain.
On
April
11,
2008,
Jane
married
the
love
of
her
life,
Richard
A.
Benassi
aka
Ben.
Though
their
time
together
was
much
too
brief,
it
was
some
of
the
happiest
time
in
Jane’s
life.
Jane
truly
loved
all
creatures
great
and
small,
from
her
beloved
dogs
to
the
birds
that
she
loved
to
feed
to
the
rabbits
that
invaded
her
large
garden.
She
had
a
special
place
in
her
heart
for
all
of
them.
Jane
was
raised
in
the
Cambridge
United
Presbyterian
Church.
She
was
a
former
member
of
Captain
Maxson
Auxiliary,
Unit
#
634.
Along
with
her
husband
and
mother,
she
is
survived
by
her
two
beloved
children,
Jessica
Earthrowl
of
New
York
City
and
Jonathan
Earthrowl
of
Salem;
a
brother
Robert
Brigham
and
wife
Monica
of
Poughkeepsie;
niece
Taylor
and
her
devoted
canine
companions
Chester
and
Champ.
Friends
and
relatives
are
invited
to
call
on
Sunday,
August
7,
2011
from
2 to
6 pm
at
Ackley
&
Ross
Funeral
Home,
73
West
Main
Street,
Cambridge.
There
will
be a
memorial
celebration
of
Jane’s
life
at
the
Cambridge
United
Presbyterian
Church,
81
East
Main
Street
on
Monday,
August
8 at
11
am.
Burial
will
follow
at
Gerald
B.
H.
Solomon
Saratoga
National
Cemetery,
Schuylerville
at
1:30
pm.
Following
the
burial,
the
Salem
United
Methodist
Church
will
host
a
reception
for
the
family.
The
church
is
located
at
29
West
Broadway,
Salem.
Please
visit
www.ackleyrossfuneralhome.com
to
share
a
memory
of
Jane
or
send
a
condolence.