Joy Dronge
Nov 6, 2022
Joy Robin Dronge of Stockbridge, Massachusetts died on Nov. 6 at age 87, in Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington from pneumonia and complications from cancer. She was surrounded by family and received exceptional care from her doctor and nurses. She was a talented musician, composer, teacher, scholar, mother, Grandmother, aunt, sister, friend and so much more. She was a...
Barbara Snyder
Nov 5, 2022
Barbara Lee Snyder, 79, resident of Great Barrington, MA, passed away on Saturday, November 5th, 2022. Barbara was born in Pittsfield on August 22, 1943. She was the daughter of John and Angelina Metallo and graduated from Searles High School (1961) in Great Barrington, MA.
Barbara was an educator, wife, mother, sister, nana, and more. She had...
John (Jack) M. Watson
Nov 4, 2022
John (Jack) M. Watson, lifelong civic leader, passed off his torch of light on November 4, 2022, at the age of 89, to those who will carry on his heartfelt duty to community and philanthropy.
Jack was born to John S. and Lavinia Thatcher Watson in Great Barrington, MA. Jack was a graduate of Searles High School...
Janet Gilligan
Nov 2, 2022
Janet Gilligan, 77, of Bow Wow Road in Sheffield passed away at her home on Nov 2, 2022.
Janet was born on November 29, 1944 in Camden, Maine to the late Lloyd and Lydia (Trim) Pendleton and grew up on the island of Islesboro, Maine. She graduated from Kents Hill School before attending the University of Maine...
Virginia Ann Guarda
Oct 26, 2022
Virginia Ann Guarda, 91, died on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington, MA.
Virginia was born on November 19, 1930 in Housatonic, MA, to her parents Harry Gracyk and Eleanor Brozowa. She married the late Carmelo R. Guarda, Sr. on June 6, 1951 in New Lebanon, NY.
Virginia attended local schools...
John William Clouser, Sr.
Oct 16, 2022
John William Clouser, Sr., 68, of Falls Village, Connecticut died on Sunday, October 16, 2022 at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington, CT from complications stemming from a long illness.
Born on April 12, 1954 in Great Barrington, MA, he was the son of Floyd A. Clouser, Sr. and Margaret R. (Winters) Clouser.
Throughout his life,...
Betty Jane Bouteiller
Oct 11, 2022
Betty Jane Bouteiller , 91 of Gt. Barrington, MA. died on October 11, 2022 after a long struggle with dementia.
Betty loved listening to Fred play his guitar and dancing. Her favorite artist was Elvis Presley. She was great at knitting sweaters for the family, bowling and made a mean pot of spaghetti sauce. She...
William John Kavanah
Oct 1, 2022
William John Kavanah passed away on October 1, 2022 at the Maine Veterans’ Home of Augusta at the age of 90. Until recently he had been a resident of Granite Hill Estates in Hallowell, ME for 17 years.
Bill was born in Manhattan on January 3, 1932. He lived for a time in Yonkers, NY with his...
Vivian Vesta Stalker
Sep 28, 2022
Mrs. Vivian Vesta Stalker, 73, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend died early Wednesday morning September 28, 2022 at her home in Ashley Falls following a courageous battle with cancer.
Born August 31, 1949 in Northampton, MA she was the daughter of Horace and Barbara (Porter) Robbins. She attended local schools and was a graduate of...
William Henry Wood, Jr.
Sep 10, 2022
Bill Wood died at his home in Egremont, Massachusetts on Saturday, September 10, 2022 at the age of 85. Born to William Henry Wood of Havana, Cuba and New York, and Maude Williams of Egremont, Massachusetts on April 22, 1937, he went to the South Egremont school, and graduated from the former Searles High School in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. ...
Mary E. Voos
Sep 4, 2022
Mary E. Voos, 98, a longtime resident of Alford, Ma died Sunday, September 4, 2022 surrounded by her loving family.
Born in Ireland in 1924 to John and Mary Kelly. Mary was the youngest of seven children. Mary was educated with the Sisters of Mercy. She left Ireland to work in London at age 18.
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Laura Keeney Tucker
Aug 28, 2022
Laura Keeney Tucker, 96, of East Road, Alford, died August 28, 2022 at Mt. Carmel Care Center in Lenox, MA. Laura was born during a blizzard on March 2, 1926 at the home of her grandmother, Laura Williams Millard, on Route 71 in Alford. Her parents were Roger M. Keeney and Josephine M. Keeney (later remarried to Leonard J....
Vernon G. Reuss
Aug 21, 2022
Vernon G. Reuss was a husband, father, stepfather, grandfather, great grandfather, and patriot to his country as he served in World War II. Vernon passed away early Sunday morning, August 21st, at 99 years old, just four months shy of his 100th birthday on December 31st. He was the oldest living resident in his hometown of Stockbridge, Massachusetts, having...
Sharon L. Atwood
Aug 10, 2022
Sharon L. Atwood (75) of West Stockbridge, MA passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2022, at home surrounded by her loving family.
Sharon was born March 26, 1947 in Richmond, VA the daughter of Herman and Elizabeth (Warnock) Tatum. She graduated from Searles High school in 1965. She worked at First Agriculture Bank as well as Great Barrington...
George Smith
Aug 2, 2022
Mr. George Thomas Smith, 84, of South Egremont, MA and South Harbor, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, died peacefully at his home on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, or as George would say, he was “gathered up”.
Depending on how you knew him, George was affectionally known as Georgie, GT, Bowtie George, HoHo and Dad. He was a...
Ronald Carpenter
Jul 29, 2022
Ronald Carpenter, a devoted husband and father, passed away on Friday, July 29th at the age of 74.
Ron is survived by his wife, Odille, and his children, Jesse and wife, Amy, Eric and wife, Caron, Jamie and wife, Aline, Helen and husband, Bill, Chelsea and husband, Thomas, brothers, Clyde and wife, Janet, Greg and wife, Sonnie,...
Lorraine Marie Ward
Jul 28, 2022
Lorraine Marie (Wells) Ward, 87, a longtime resident of Great Barrington, Ma passed away peacefully on July 28, 2022. Lorraine was an only child, mother of seven, and wife to Donald Ward Jr.
Born in Great Barrington on September 11, 1934 she was the daughter of Edward and Loretta (Whalen) Wells. She attended the local elementary and...
Jean E. (Pottle) Funk
Jul 27, 2022
Jean E. (Pottle) Funk, 53, of Sheffield, MA passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on July 27, 2022 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer that began a year ago.
Jean was born on February 27, 1969 in North Adams, MA as the first child of David and Marsha Pottle. In her youth, Jean...
Joyce (Trautt) Hovey
Jul 20, 2022
Joyce Trautt Hovey, 87, a longtime resident of Stockbridge, MA died July 20, 2022 at Kimball Farms in Lenox.
Born in Drexel Hill, PA on March 6, 1935 she was the daughter of George R. and Elsie Banner Trautt. She grew up in Pennsylvania and graduated from West Chester University, West Chester, PA in 1957 with a...
Florence Reynolds-Mullany
Jul 17, 2022
Florence Meehan Reynolds-Mullany, 87, of Great Barrington, MA passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2022 in Great Barrington.
Born on September 6, 1934 in Webster, MA, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Regina (Phoenix) Meehan. She graduated from St. Louis High School in Webster, MA and attended Becker Junior College in Worcester, MA.
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