Naomi Knight

Naomi Barr Knight passed peacefully on February 17, 2025 in Portland Oregon.
Naomi was born on May 6, 1935, the eleventh child of Joseph Barr and Dora (Rosnick) Barr. She lived most of her life in Western Massachusetts, Boston, and Maryland.
She attended Classical High School in Springfield (class of 1953) and Emerson College with a focus on speech and drama. She was a member of the choir “Golden Tones,” did work with the hearing impaired, and radio voice overs on WBUR. She was also a petite specialist at Bloomingdales. She loved summers on the farm in Becket, MA, the smell of sweetgrass and the arts, particularly poetry, classical music and drama.
In 1956 she married David Knight of Dorchester, MA and they had 3 children: Elizabeth, Michael (Debbie), and Deborah.
She leaves three grandchildren: Rachel, Jeremy and Jacob who were the light in her eyes. She was the last of the Barr children and is survived by her many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Her funeral will be Friday Feb. 21st at the Ascher-Zimmerman Funeral Home with burial in Beth Israel Cemetery.
The family will be sitting shiva at the home of Michael & Debbie Knight in Newton on Sunday, February 23, 1:30pm-4:30pm and 7:00pm to 9:00pm; Monday, February 24, 7:00pm to 9:00pm; Tuesday, February 25, 7:00pm to 9:00pm; and Wednesday, February 26, 7:00pm to 9:00pm. Minyan each evening at 7:30pm.
Donations can be made in my mother’s memory to MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving).