Nancy Kuntz
May 30, 2026
Nancy Howell Kuntz, 96, of South Egremont passed away peacefully on May 30, 2026 at Geer Lodge in Canaan, CT.
Born in Dayton, Ohio on July 13, 1929, she was the daughter of Clarence D. Howell and Josephine Brazier Howell. Nancy graduated from Fairview High School in Dayton, Ohio in 1947.She was accepted to Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in the...
Karen Gralla
May 29, 2026
Karen Christian Gralla, 76, died May 29th, 2026 at her home in Monterey.
Born in Danbury, CT on Jan. 16, 1950, daughter of Edna Mae Christian and Donald Joseph Christian, sister to Susan, and a few years later, sister to Sally. She attended West Springfield schools until starting college at UMASS Amherst, where she received her BA in English and later,...
Mary Balle
May 22, 2026
Mary Blanchard Balle, devoted wife, mother, author, scholar, counselor, and cherished friend, passed away peacefully on May 22, 2026, at the age of 84.
Mary was an accomplished author and independent scholar whose work reflected her lifelong fascination with history, literature, and the human experience. She was best known for her definitive historical biography, Mary Lamb: An Extraordinary Life of Murder,...
Curtis E. Nazor
May 19, 2026
Curtis E. Nazor, 76, of Great Barrington, passed away on May 19, 2026, at a Veteran’s home in Sandisfield, Massachusetts.
A proud veteran, Curtis served in the Army during the Vietnam War and was awarded a Bronze Star and Purple Heart for his bravery and service to our nation.
A graveside service with military honors will be held on Friday, June 5th,...
Glenn Poliak
May 18, 2026
After 28 years living with progressive multiple sclerosis, Glenn Poliak passed quietly away at home May 18, 2026. He was 55 years old
Glenn’s life stands as a testament to his indomitable human spirit and the power of family. Glenn was born in California in 1970, but his family moved to Brazil when he was three. He spent his formative years...
Martin Leonard Lewis
May 18, 2026
Martin Leonard Lewis, beloved husband, father, grandfather, mentor, and friend, passed away on Monday May 18, 2026 surrounded by his family. He was born on July 7, 1949, to Ruth and Hyman Lewis and grew up in Sharon, Massachusetts with his brother Robert.
Marty graduated with a degree in Hotel Management from UMass Amherst, where he met his wife Sharon. They...
Nancy Calero
May 13, 2026
Nancy (nee Lowden) Calero, 84, of Stockbridge, MA passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 of natural causes, just a couple of weeks shy of her 85th birthday.
Known to most as “Penny”, she was born in Stockbridge, Massachusetts on June 4, 1941. She was the oldest of two daughters, born to Franklyn and Grace Lowden.
Nancy attended Williams High School, where...
Elizabeth "Betty" Petersen
Apr 30, 2026
Betty Petersen, 88, of Sheffield, died on April 30, 2026, leaving behind a family full of stories, life lessons, and enough “Bettyisms” to keep everyone laughing for generations.
If you weren’t paying attention, you probably missed one of Betty’s quietly delivered one-liners. She had a wonderful sense of humor and a personality that somehow managed to be both larger-than-life and completely...
Zaharias Giannaris
Apr 26, 2026
Zaharias “Zack” Giannaris, of Lenox, MA, passed away on April 26, 2026, surrounded by his family. He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather whose generosity, kindness, and quiet strength were felt by all who knew him.
Zack was born in Sparti, Greece, and immigrated to the United States in the mid‑1970s, following in the footsteps of his older brothers. For...
Franck E Felix
Apr 18, 2026
Franck E. Felix, a beloved father, valued community member, and proud Marine Corps veteran, died Saturday, April 18, 2026 at his home in Housatonic, MA. He was 77 years old.
Born on October 2, 1948, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, he was the son of Marie Pierre Louis Felix. He immigrated to the United States in 1958 and was raised and educated in...
Peter Carroll Miles
Apr 14, 2026
COPAKE, NY - Peter Carroll Miles, a retired high school English teacher (George School, Newtown, PA) an avid rock climber, back packer, and longtime volunteer recruiter for The Student Conservation Association, passed away at home on Tuesday, April 14, 2026.
He was born in Great Barrington, MA on February 1, 1942, the son of Collins Loewe Miles (1909-1989) and Harriett Edmonds...
Warren Ray Wilcox
Apr 14, 2026
Warren Ray Wilcox, 93, of Sheffield, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on April 14, 2026. Born on April 2, 1933, in Harwinton, CT, he was the son of the late Carl Martin Wilcox and Lillian (Fritch) Wilcox. He was predeceased by his beloved wife, Joan (Thomas) Wilcox, brother Allen Wilcox, and great-grandchildren, Parker Allen Kilmer and Brayden Warren Kilmer.
Warren proudly served...
Ted Portnoff
Apr 12, 2026
Ted Portnoff, born Feodor Fedya Portnoff in Miami to Nina Safran Portnoff and Leo Portnoff, passed away on April 12, 2026.
He was raised in the Bronx following the early loss of his father, a noted violin teacher and composer. Ted went on to earn his master’s degree from the City College of New York, laying the foundation for a life...
Phyllis Tinker Weaver
Mar 21, 2026
Phyllis Tinker Weaver, 73, of South Egremont, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully at her home on March 21, 2026, surrounded by her loving family, after a courageous two-year battle with cancer.
Phyllis was born on April 15, 1952, to Preston Sr. and Margaret Tinker of Great Barrington. She dedicated her life to her family, her community, and her work, leaving a lasting...
Richard L. Solar
Mar 9, 2026
Richard Leon Solar of Great Barrington, MA passed away on March 8, 2026, at the age of 86. While he split his time between New York City, Vero Beach, and the Berkshires, his real love was always the hills of Western Massachusetts. He was a man of high integrity who was uniquely purposeful yet persistently unserious.
Born in Brookline, MA in...
Agnes Kathryn Peron
Mar 3, 2026
Agnes Kathryn Peron, age 85, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026, at Kimball Farms in Lenox, MA. Born on September 1 st, 1940, to the late Dominic and Cora Bisscotti. She was a graduate of Classical High School in Springfield, MA, and received her Bachelor of Music from The New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, MA.
Music was...
Dr. Stephen Kaufman
Feb 26, 2026
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Stephen Kaufman of Eliot, Maine on February 26, 2026 due to pancreatic cancer. The funeral will take place at Dewey Hall in Sheffield, MA on Monday, March 2, 2026 at 11:00 am followed immediately by interment at Ahavath Sholom Cemetery in Great Barrington, MA. A livestream of the...
Cheryl Lanoue
Feb 15, 2026
Cheryl Ann (Wallis) Lanoue, 67, passed away peacefully on February 15, 2026, surrounded by her loving family.
Born in Whitinsville, Massachusetts, Cheryl was the beloved daughter of Marjorie and Richard Wallis. Throughout her life, she was known for her quiet strength, tenderness, and devotion, qualities that became the steady anchor of her family’s life.
Cheryl was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, daughter,...
Aileen Cooper
Feb 12, 2026
Aileen Govaz Thompson Cooper
Aileen Govaz Thompson Cooper, 95, of Sheffield, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on February 12, 2026. She was born on January 15, 1931, in Georgetown, Grand Cayman, British West Indies
Aileen was a gentle and kind woman with a cheeky, quick wit that delighted those around her. She loved dogs and birds, and in later years found great joy...
June Hastedt
Feb 6, 2026
June Virginia Hastedt of Housatonic passed away at the age of 93 on February 6, 2026. June was born in Winsted, Connecticut on June 9, 1932 to Frederick and Lena Ellis Hastedt.
June grew up in the Southfield, Massachusetts area with her ten brothers and sisters. She graduated from a one-room schoolhouse in New Marlboro in 1950, and went on to...
