STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Elaine Baum, 77, of Stockbridge, died Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center.

Born in Pittsfield Oct. 18, 1943, the daughter of Charles and Shirley Knox, she attended local schools and was a 1961 graduate of Pittsfield High School.

She was employed by the Berkshire Mutual Insurance Co. and later Minkler Insurance Co.

Elaine loved tending her gardens, traveling with her husband, and attending concerts at Tanglewood, especially the BSO.
She and her husband Robert Baum were married in Lenox Jan. 8, 2005.

Besides her husband of Stockbridge, she is also survived by her son Sean Carroll (Susan) of Dalton, daughter Alison Worrick (Jim) of Pittsfield, Tiffany Baum (Kevin Kump) of Lenox, Ronald Baum of Brazil, Gregory Baum of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Avi Robinson Baum of Jerusalem, Israel; grandchildren; Eric Worrick, Corinna Kate Carroll, Rose, Brianna, and Shali Baum; sisters; Suzanne Coughlin (Don) of Lady Lake, Fla., Patricia Kelley (Wally) of Lakeport, Calif., Polly Lombardi (John) of Pittsfield, and Kelly Jones (Bill) of Pittsfield; and brothers Steven Knox of Oakland Park, Fla., and Jeffrey Knox (Lynn Majewski) of East Brunswick, N.J.

Funeral Notice: A private burial service will take place at Ahavath Shalom Cemetery in Great Barrington. The Roche Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.