Norman Moskowitz

Norman Moskowitz passed away at 94 years of age on Friday, August 5 after a long and productive life. A resident of Pittsfield since 1956, he resided for the last six years at Kimball Farms in Lenox, Massachusetts. He was the son of Sarah and Irving Moskowitz and was predeceased by his wife, Gertrude (“Trudy”), after 67 years of a loving and happy marriage. He was also predeceased by his brothers, Lester and Steven.
Norman was born in Brooklyn, NY and was a proud graduate of Brooklyn Technical High School. He earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from City College of New York in 1950 and went on to earn graduate degrees from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) while working full-time as an engineer. In 1956, Norman began working in the Ordnance Division of General Electric in Pittsfield as a product design manager of weapon systems for the Army and Navy, retiring in 1991. He also taught courses at GE on statistics and engineering and was a volunteer math tutor at Pittsfield High School.
As an active volunteer in the community, he recorded books for the blind and dyslexic for 52 years. He regularly donated blood (over 14 gallons); delivered food for Berkshire Bounty; and staffed the visitor center at Tanglewood. At Knesset Israel synagogue, he started the Social Action Committee and a sweat equity housing organization known as MICAH. Devoted to his hobby of woodworking, he created heirloom furniture that his family cherishes, while also contributing his talents to Shakespeare & Company and other organizations. Always eager to learn and with discipline beyond compare, he left behind boxes of “The Great Courses” on every topic imaginable. In retirement, he learned to play the clarinet and joined a quartet that hiked before breakfast and practice. He took advantage of the area’s arts and performance assets and was an avid skier into his 80s.
Norman took great pride in the family he lovingly raised with his wife Trudy, modeling the values of integrity and social justice through his personal example. He leaves behind his daughter, Linda Noonan, and her husband Robert of Egremont; his son Ira Moskowitz and his wife Osnat of Modi’in, Israel; and grandchildren Madeline (Benjamin Olson) Noonan; Shira (Roie) Moskowitz Zaifer; Tomer (Adi Bakshi) Moskowitz; Matthew (Elizabeth) Noonan; and Ori Moskowitz. He enjoyed Zooming with and watching videos of his seven great-grandchildren: Hila, Shai and Tamar Zaifer; Tal and Alma Moskowitz; and Max and Jacob Olson.
Norman’s family is grateful to the staff at Kimball Farms and especially appreciates the support and companionship of Joseph Voltoline of Home Instead, who Norman truly considered a friend. A private burial was held in Knesset Israel Cemetery in Pittsfield on Sunday August 7, 2022. In lieu of flowers, donations to honor Norman’s memory may be made to Berkshire Bounty, 33 Commonwealth Avenue, Great Barrington, MA 01230 or at berkshirebounty.org. To add to the Book of Memories please visit www.flynndagnolifuneralhomes.com.