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Jeanine M. Fahrbach of Webster, Massachusetts, died February 21, 2018, at Rose Monahan Hospice Residence, of ovarian cancer. She was 51.
Ms. Fahrbach was born in the Bronx, the daughter of Margaret (Vollmer) Fahrbach and the late George F. Fahrbach Jr., a well-known bartender at John Duck Jr.’s Restaurant in Southampton. She graduated from Southampton High School and Nichols College in Dudley, Massachusetts; in the summers, she’d work at John Duck Jr.’s Restaurant. She worked in retail management for many years at various companies including Olympia Sports in Hyannis, and most recently at Gymboree in Auburn, until retiring due to her illness.
Survivors said she loved the outdoors, tending to flower gardens in her yard, visiting the beach or running. She participated in triathlons, half marathons and completed the Hamptons Marathon. She participated in several Relay for Life events, helping raise money for her team; Friends and Family for a Cure.
Her daughter, Amelya, meant the world to her, survivors said, and she had been looking forward to the birth of a great-nephew in June.
In addition to her daughter, Ms. Fahrbach is survived by her wife, Amy-Beth Bernard, who has been in her life for over 25 years; her mother, Margaret Fahrbach of New York; her brother, George F. III (Deb) of Ohio; two sisters, Margaret Castellano (the late Frank) of Wading River, and Ellen Bonaiuto (Robert) of Florida; and her aunt, Dorothy Winkler of Southampton. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews and a great-nephew; her stepmother, Sandra Nowell of Westhampton; two stepbrothers, John Jones of Brooklyn, and Michael Jones of Massachusetts; her best friend of 30 years, Beth Jacques of Massachusetts; and many cousins and good friends.
A funeral service took place on February 26 at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Worcester, Massachusetts. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Lindquist Lundin Funeral Home.
Memorial donations may be made to Emanuel Lutheran Church or to Relay for Life-Friends and Family for a Cure by visiting relay.acsevents.org.
on Mar 2, 2018