Obituaries

Jul 13, 2022

Sacha Griggs Jordan, 44, of Georgia, formerly of Great Barrington, MA entered into eternal peace on July 13, 2022. She was surrounded by her family.

Sacha was struck by a car while crossing a road and after five days in the hospital she left this earth no longer in pain.

Sacha attended Monument Mountain Regional...

Jun 27, 2022

James T. Collingwood, Jr., 63, passed away unexpectedly at home with his wife Theresa on Monday, June 27, 2022.

He was born on December 9, 1958 in Sharon, Connecticut, the son of the late James Collingwood Sr. and Betty Markham Collingwood.

Jim was a graduate of Mount Everett Regional High School class of 1976. He...

Jun 25, 2022

Timothy Allen Briggs, 66, of Sheffield, MA passed away peacefully at home while watching golf in his favorite chair on June 25, 2022.

Born in Great Barrington, MA on January 7, 1956, he was 1 of 7 children of Louise (Murphy) Briggs and the late Raymond Briggs Jr. and.  He attended Monument Mountain Regional High School until...

Jun 24, 2022

David Edward Kershaw, 79, of Ashley Falls, MA went to be with the Lord on June 18, 2022.

Born on April 13, 1943 in Lockport, NY, he was the son of Edward Fairfield Kershaw and Katherine Noeller Kershaw of Lockport, NY.

David joined the U.S. Airforce, serving in Vietnam on the security police.  He then...

Jun 18, 2022

William F. Finkle, 72, a longtime resident of Park Street in Housatonic died unexpectedly early Saturday morning, June 18, 2022.

A native and lifelong resident William was born in Great Barrington, MA on October 26, 1949, the son of the late Arthur and Edna (Hastedt) Finkle.

A veteran of Vietnam, William was drafted into the...

Jun 17, 2022

James F. Percy, 78, of County Road in Sheffield, MA died Friday morning, June 17, 2022 at his home.

James (Jim) was born in Sheffield, MA on May 10, 1944, the son of Theodore D. Percy and Anna (Gilligan) Percy. He was a graduate of Mt. Everett Regional High School in Sheffield, MA.

Jim was...

Jun 9, 2022

Arthur Peter Brazee, Jr., 67, of Water Farm Road in Sheffield passed away peacefully on June 9, 2022 at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington, MA.

A native and lifelong resident, Arthur was born on May 5,1955 in Great Barrington, MA, son of the late Arthur Peter Brazee, Sr. and Leona Kathleen (Markham) Brazee.

He was...

Jun 3, 2022

Myron P.  Wartella, 57, of Great Barrington, MA passed away on June 3, 2022 surrounded by his family at BMC due to complications related to MS. He was born January 5, 1965 in Wilkes Barre, PA to Agnes (Biscotti) Peron and the late Myron M. Wartella. The family moved to the Berkshires in 1966. For the past 18 months...

May 31, 2022

June Isabelle Bliven Crandall, 94, of Otis, MA passed away peacefully in her sleep on May 31, 2022.

The daughter of the late Raymond F. and Irene Dorhamer Bliven, she was born June 27, 1927 in Otis and attended local schools.  She was a graduate of Lee High School, class of 1944 and Iowa State University, class...

May 31, 2022

Charles Compton Wales, 100, a longtime resident of Willard Hill Road died on May 31, 2022 at his home in Stockbridge, MA.

Born May 15, 1922 in Detroit, Michigan he was the son of the late Charles and Erma Compton Wales.  He attended local schools and went on to graduate from the United States Naval Academy, class...

May 26, 2022

~ Service ~

A graveside service will take place at 12:00 PM on Sunday, May 29, 2022 at Ahavath Sholom Cemetery on Blue Hill Road in Great Barrington, MA.

~ Shiva will be observed ~

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May 17, 2022

Betty E. (Salois) LeGeyt passed away peacefully on May 17, 2022 at home with her family.

Betty was born in Lynn MA on July 24th, 1938. The daughter of Frederick C. and Bertha E. Salois. She attended Lynn English High School and then attended Seminary at Boston University. Upon graduation she was assigned to two small rural...

May 13, 2022

Dr. Thomas (Doc) Livingstone Jr. born on July 19th 1949 passed away on May 13th 2022.

Doctor Livingstone was passionate about his dentistry practice and more importantly how he could serve the people who visited his office. He wanted everyone who came in to feel relaxed, comfortable, and part of his dentistry family. For years he took...

May 13, 2022

Christopher Guy Edmond Bamford, beloved author, translator, book collector, scholar, husband, father, grandfather, and friend, died at his Mt. Washington, Massachusetts home on May 13, 2022, surrounded by family. He was 78.

Christopher was Editor-in-Chief Emeritus for SteinerBooks and Lindisfarne Books. A Fellow of the Lindisfarne Association, he lectured and wrote widely on Western spiritual and esoteric...

May 2, 2022

Harold Hastings, 75, passed away in Boston on May 2, 2022.

Harold was born November 21, 1946 in Dayton, Ohio, and moved to New York shortly thereafter. Harold’s parents were Julius Hastings, a physical chemist who worked at Brookhaven Labs for most of his career, and Celia Hastings (Moskovitz), an educator.

The oldest of three...

Apr 30, 2022

Susan Marie Le Geyt, 57, passed away at her home on April 30, 2022.

Born September 19, 1964 in Great Barrington MA, she was the first child of Richard and Betty Le Geyt.

Susan was very passionate about learning and was always open to learning new things any chance she got. She had a special...

Apr 27, 2022

Micheline LaGuilhomie of Stockbridge passed away suddenly April 27. Born in Paris Aug. 29, 1925 to Roger and Lucienne LaGuilhomie, Ms. LaGuilhomie was a teenager in Paris during the German occupation and joined the French Feminine Armed Forces following the liberation of Paris in August 1944. After the war, she often could be found jitterbugging with her friends to...

Apr 26, 2022

Jiří (George) Seidl passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 26.  Born in Soběšín, a village in the Czech Republic, on May 5, 1930, he was the son of Eduard and Anna Seidl who ran a hotel and restaurant in the hunting lodge of a nearby castle. Jiří went to Hotel School in Marienbad and later trained at the Grandhotel...

Apr 26, 2022

Edward Howard Hunt, 79 years of age passed away at his home in Housatonic MA on April 26 th , 2022. Ed was born January 19, 1943 in Boston, MA and grew up in Cohasset, MA, son of John E Hunt and Ruther Enders Hunt. He graduated from Berkshire School in 1961 and attended Tufts University from 1961-1965 ...