Johanna Weiss Robbins of Moretown, Vermont died on January 27, 2024, at age 96.

Johanna Weiss was born on September 22, 1927 in Culver City CA, part of the greater Los Angeles urban area. Her parents Fred and Gizella Weiss were both Hungarian immigrants. Johanna grew up in a boisterous lively household with seven siblings; she was the last surviving member.

After High School, Johanna continued her education at nearby University of California Los Angeles. While at UCLA, she met Gerald (Jerry) Robbins on a blind date. Jerry was a WWII Navy veteran and was attending nearby USC at the time. Johanna and Jerry married in Culver City and took an adventurous cross-country drive for their honeymoon. They attended graduate school together, both earning their Masters of Social Work degrees at Boston University. After several years in Boston, they moved to nearby Framingham MA, bought a home, and raised their family.

Johanna worked as a Social Worker in several capacities, including leading the Substance Abuse Program at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester MA. Through her work, Johanna discovered that stress was an underlying and complicating factor in virtually all of her patients' problems. On her own, she searched through the available stress-reduction strategies, eventually determining that Transcendental Meditation (TM) was the most proven stress-reduction technique available. Johanna then became a TM teacher and, through her instruction and guidance, went on to assist many people in the Boston region and beyond.

It is worth noting that Johanna became a vegetarian in 1970 and incorporated both diet and meditation as important parts of her way of life. Additionally, during this period in Framingham, Johanna & Jerry created a small semi-wild nature preserve in their suburban yard, populated with local plants and frequented by a wide range of native birds, insects, and small mammals.

After her husband Jerry's death in 2005, Johanna moved to Moretown VT next door to her son, Steve and his family. Though originally from southern California, Johanna loved New England and especially Vermont. While in Vermont, Johanna further pursued three of her passions – gardening, walking and painting. Johanna's paintings were generally pastel-colored outdoor scenes – pleasing, restful, and sometimes fanciful. She loved watching wildlife and the ever-changing Vermont seasons from her porch. Well into her 80's she walked up and down South Hill Road, then only up and down our very steep driveway, then just around the house. Even when using a walker for assistance, mom kept moving.

Johanna is survived by her three sons Jeffrey (Trapper), Andrew, and Steven; her daughters-in-law Roxanne Everett, Maria Edwina L Robbins, and Regina Trailweaver, her four grandchildren Tejas, Kayla, Zachary, and Joseph and Tejas' mother, Nammu Reddy

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Johanna was a smart driven woman; she possessed an inherently ethical nature and embodied deep spiritual commitment. She was capable of profound insights and always possessed a strong sense of will in the face of challenges. Johanna felt a keen responsibility to improve the world and we are all better for her efforts.