Montpelier, VT Lillian Libertoff was born in New York City on August 24, 1920 and passed away February 2, 2016 in Montpelier, Vermont. Lillian lived a dynamic and active life which included her urban adventures in New York City, many family gatherings, travel, time spent on Martha's Vineyard and in Florida, and hobbies that ranged from gardening and reading to politics, theater, and movies. She enjoyed the company of many family members and had friends from near and far. Her personal telephone address book was occasionally mistaken for the Manhattan phone directory. Lillian was an elementary school teacher in Queens New York and worked for many years as an administrator for the New York Board of Education. Upon her retirement past age 70, it was noted that during all the decades of her dedicated service, she never once needed a microphone to be heard above the crowd. She lived for over four decades in Greenwich Village in Manhattan, and proudly took advantage of all the city had to offer. In 2012, she moved to Vermont, taking up residence at Westview Meadows in Montpelier. There were some challenges inherent in this transition from Greenwich Village to Montpelier, but with new friends and family support, she became an active member of the Westview community. She was noted for her sharp mind and occasional sharp opinions on politics, current events, Vermont food tastes, books, movies, and Vermont's weather. She greatly appreciated many acts of kindness by the Westview Meadow's staff and fellow residents, by local doctors, dentists and members of the Vermont Association for the Blind. In addition, she enjoyed and appreciated special friends who graciously took her out on the town, on short field trips, to theatre productions, shopping and dining out. Lillian made new friends and came to accept people who never even lived in or visited New York City. Her bond with the late Carol Fitzpatrick, formerly of Barre, and a Westview resident was very special. At age 95, she still tended with great passion and enjoyment, her standing box garden at Westview Meadows, giving great attention to the pleasure of the short flower season in central Vermont. She loved planting it, watching it bloom and lamented greatly the inevitable demise as the season passed by. Lillian was predeceased by her husband Wilford Libertoff in 1957. Her children Ken Libertoff and his partner Sarah Hofmann live in East Montpelier, and her daughter Karen Harrington and husband Leo Harrington reside in West Hartford, Connecticut. She was the proud grandmother to three beloved grandsons: Jamie Libertoff of Albuquerque, New Mexico, David Harrington and his wife Sarah of Brooklyn, New York and Michael Harrington and wife Katie of New Orleans, Louisiana. She was also the proud great-grandmother to Jack and Jane Harrington in New Orleans and step-grandmother to Fiorella Gamio and Rodrigo Sarmiento of New Mexico. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Vermont Association for the Blind and to Vermont Public Radio. There will be a celebration of Lillian's life on Sunday, February 21st at 3 PM at Westview Meadows.