Braintree: Tributes to Ariel Crittall

11:00am Friday 12th October 2012 in News

Ariel Crittall Ariel Crittall

A community champion whose adventures included a chance meeting with Adolf Hitler has died.

Over the years, Ariel Crittall, 97, devoted her time to numerous causes in the Braintree area, including The Friends of Essex Churches, the Citizens Advice Bureau and Braintree Museum Trust.

Ariel – whose husband John, of the famous Crittall Manufacturing Company proposed to her just ten days after meeting – lived at Park Hall, Great Bardfield.

She had been diagnosed with motor neurone disease and died on September 25 with her family around her.

Full story in this week's Times.

Comments (1)

9:38pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Lynette Flint says...

Ariel was one of the most interesting people I have ever had the privilege to meet, such a wonderful lady who always had time to chat and tell you a story. She also liked everyone to have some fun in their lives. Ariel was a great letter writer and never had a problem telling people exactly how she felt, she was still going to Braintree Museum Trust meetings up until her 90th year. Ariel will be sorely missed but never ever forgotten.

Lynette Bowers-Flint
Ariel was one of the most interesting people I have ever had the privilege to meet, such a wonderful lady who always had time to chat and tell you a story. She also liked everyone to have some fun in their lives. Ariel was a great letter writer and never had a problem telling people exactly how she felt, she was still going to Braintree Museum Trust meetings up until her 90th year. Ariel will be sorely missed but never ever forgotten. Lynette Bowers-Flint Lynette Flint

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