Inge Maerowitz was born in Crailsheim, Bavaria on Aug. 28, 1930. Her parents Sophie Strauss and Bernard Heineman were married in Crailsheim, and lived with the bride’s parents until 1933 when they and their oldest daughter Beate, all moved to Wuerzburg, Bavaria.

In 1938 Inge came to the United States and lived in New Milford, CT, then moved to Westport, where she attended Bedford Elementary School and Bedford Junior High before moving to Norwalk in 1945. She graduated from Norwalk High School in 1948, and then attended CT State Teachers College in New Haven, graduating in 1952, when she married Max Maerowitz, then a student and NYU Dental School.

In 1955 their first child Shawn was born in Norwalk. In 1955 they moved to Fort Smith, AR, where Dr. Maerowitz was sent to serve as a captain in the US Army. They returned to Norwalk in 1957 where Dr. Maerowitz established a dental practice and their son Seth was born. In 1962 their son Blair was born and in 1967 their daughter Deena was born. In 1977, the family moved to Wilton.

Her first teaching job was as a first grade teacher at the Columbus School in South Norwalk. She then moved to Kendall School teaching kindergarten, eventually taking leave of absence when their first daughter Shawn was born in 1955. She then worked at Tracy School teaching kindergarten until 1967. In 1977 Mrs. Maerowitz was asked to teach kindergarten at Ox Ridge School in Darien, where she remain until retiring in 1990.

Mrs. Maerowitz received her M.S. degree from Fairfield University, and studied for post graduate work at Bank Street College of Education and the Center for parenting Education at Wheelock College in Massachusetts. In 1990 she worked in nine preschools in Wilton, Norwalk, Southport, Easton, Westport and Fairfield as an early childhood consultant working with the families of young children on parenting issues. She retired in 2010 when Max, her beloved husband of 58 years, died at home.

Mrs. Maerowitz also served as vice president of the League of Women Voters. She was very active in the civil rights movement and integrating Norwalk Schools. She was a member of Brandeis University Book Group, the Y’s Women Memoir and Book Group, as well as a private memoir writing group. She served as a volunteer at the Wilton Food Pantry, as a driver for Meals on Wheels, and as a trained volunteer for Hospice as a Visiting Nurse. She and her dog LuLu were often seen at assisted living and nursing homes in the area. She also worked in the Wilton Library helping to prepare books for the famous Wilton Library Book Sale.

Donation in her memory may be made to the Wilton Library Fund for Large Print Books.

Mrs. Maerowitz always told her beloved family that she had a wonderful, satisfying and adventurous life.