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Nan Peppard Krauss
January 11, 1942 - January 12, 2025
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Nan and her husband (and our MHS '60 classmate) Russ Krauss.
Obituary from https://www.thurstonrowefuneralhome.com
Torrington, Connecticut
Nancy Peppard Krauss, 83, passed into eternal rest January 12, 2025 at St. Vincent’s Hospital. She was born on January 11, 1942 in New York, New York. Nan was the daughter of the late Stanley Harcourt Peppard and the late Jean Alexis Pickels. She was predeceased by beloved sisters Susan Peppard Wasserman and Jane Peppard Crawford.
Nan was raised in Montclair, New Jersey and graduated from Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. She was a voracious reader, engaged in endless conversations, and wrote insightful poetry. Nan was intensely empathic and her strength and organization were unrivaled. She loved hiking, swimming, staying fit, and shopping. For decades, Nan worked as a manager and assistant to Dr. Avram Berger in his Torrington, CT maxillofacial surgery office.
Nan is survived by her daughter, Sarah J. Carr of Torrington, Connecticut, her son, Michael Carr and his wife Sarah S. of Litchfield, Connecticut, her grandchildren; Finnigan Carr of Litchfield, CT, Piper Carr of Charleston, SC, Madison Carr of New York, New York, Devon St. John of Torrington, CT and Zachary St. John of Torrington, CT, and great grandson Walker St. John of Torrington, CT, nieces Kate Wasserman of Wheaton, IL, and Barbara Volterra (Crawford) and her husband Joel of NY, NY, and nephews Peter Crawford and his wife Kelly of Attleboro, MA, and Hal Wasserman of
Chicago, IL.
A memorial service will be announced in the springtime.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, www.alz.org
Kindly visit www.thurstonrowefuneralhome.com to send the family an online condolence.
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Brooke Hench Gieda sent this sad news about the loss of her lifelong friends Nan Peppard Krauss and Jane Peppard Crawford.
Brooke writes, "I was notified of Nan Peppard Krauss's passing by her son. She died on January 12th, a day after her 83rd birthday. I had called her on the 11th to wish her a happy birthday and spoke with her for about 10 minutes. I'm so glad to have spoken to her then! A prophetic call truly! Nan moved back to Connecticut several months after the demise of her husband, Russ Krauss. They lived in Idaho for many years.
Nan had told me that in the last year, her identical twin, Jane Peppard Crawford, had passed away. Jane died May 22, 2024. I am reeling from the death of my two oldest girlfriends, having known them both since 1st grade at Mt. Hebron. So many memories, so many laughs, so many joyous occasions we three shared!
If you're inclined, a donation to the Alzheimer's Association can be made in memory of both Nan and Jane (www.alz.org).
 
Left: Nan at our MHS '60 class in 2016 class. Right: Nan masquerading as her twin sister, Jane.
Here's a story that Brooke shared about growing up with Nan and Jane:
"Having walked back and forth to school every day, I occasionally rode my bike (lots of accidents turning the corners on Braemore way too fast). Our class included a bully (Danny Evans, who might be remembered by the Mt. Hebron crew) who lived a block above my house. On occasion he would ambush me on the way home from school. Thereafter, he kicked and hit me and kicked in the spokes on my bike which I then wheeled home in tears. My father was so angry about what had happened that he suggested that Nan, Jane, and another neighborhood friend do the same to Danny -- which we did one afternoon after school on Upper Braemore Road. We jumped out of the bushes and dragged him into a neighbor's sandbox where we beat the crap out of him! That sandbox was only one yard away from Danny's house, and it happened to be the housekeeper's day at the Evanses. She came out the back door waving a broom at us yelling, "You leave my Danny alone!!" We all ran off laughing and slapping each other on the back. Needless to say, Danny never touched any one of us again. End of story!
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