Allyne Sheila Brumbaugh, Teacher Allyne S. Brumbaugh of Pound Ridge, NY, a teacher and wife of James H. Brumbaugh, died Thursday, November 11, at New York University Hospital with her family at her side. She was 61 and fought a courageous eight year battle with non-Hodgkin’s mantle cell lymphoma. Born August 19, 1949, in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of Lee Ziontz and Florence Ziontz and stepdaughter of Edith Ziontz. Mrs. Brumbaugh was a graduate of Brooklyn College and later earned a master’s degree from the same university. She had a lifelong commitment to teaching and began her career teaching primary school in Brooklyn, NY. She remained there for sixteen years where she taught mostly second graders in PS 139 magna programs. In 1986, she started teaching at Greenacres Elementary School in Scarsdale, NY where she worked until her health related retirement in 2004. During her career she authored books on teaching, enjoyed producing school plays in Brooklyn and was at the forefront of new teaching methods. She really liked to challenge her students. Allyne loved reading and was a library supporter. She also authored New York Times crossword puzzles and enjoyed any type of mind twisters. She is survived by her husband James H. Brumbaugh of Pound Ridge, NY, sister Nancy Waldman and brother-in-law Marc Waldman of Marlboro, New Jersey and their sons Peter, Michael and Russell; brother Matthew Ziontz and sister-in-law Stacey Ziontz of Port St. Lucie, Florida; sister-in-law Janet Feeman and brother-in-law Jerry Feeman of Tallmadge, Ohio and their children Emily, Josh and Ben. She was also godmother to and survived by Lisa, Nina and Johan, children of Julien and Ilse Britz, Ridgefield CT. Services were held at Hoyt Funeral Home in New Canaan, CT on Sunday, November 14, 2010. Burial followed at the Pound Ridge Cemetery.