Roger Suters
Apr 23, 2022
Roger Suters died peacefully on April 23, 2022.
He was born in Philadelphia in 1942 and attended Drexel and Columbia Universities. He retired from IBM after 40 years, and worked with Elder Services of the Berkshires with the MOW program.
His love of music and the Bass, which he shared with his son Jon, brought...
Wendy Taylor Linscott
Apr 19, 2022
Wendy Taylor Linscott, 74, of Egremont, died of complications from cancer on April 19 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. An attorney and passionate local community activist, Wendy had practiced law in Great Barrington since 1980 with her late husband, James McGrew Lamme III. Together they owned and operated the law firm of Lamme & Linscott.
Born...
Constance Mcginn
Apr 18, 2022
“ Connie” M. McGinn, 90, died Sunday evening at her residence in Lee, MA. Born December 17, 1931 to the late Ernest O. Faucher and Antoinette Ducharme Faucher, she was raised in Pittsfield, and then went on to graduate from the former Searles High School in Great Barrington.
Ms. McGinn, once Ms. Milani, held many...
James Nelson Parrish
Apr 12, 2022
James Nelson Parrish, 72, passed away on April 12, 2022 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA.
He was born on August 18, 1949 in Great Barrington MA, the son of Robert R. Parrish and Lila H. Sinclair Parrish.
James attended Searles High School and Cornwall Academy, and enlisted in the U.S Army during the...
Joan Marie Arienti
Apr 9, 2022
Joan Marie Arienti, 86, passed away peacefully on April 9, 2022 at BMC in Pittsfield, MA. She joined this world on May 29, 1935 in Great Barrington, MA, the daughter of Anthony and Blanche (Kolek) Ptak.
Joan mothered 6 wonderful children and worked part time at the Jennifer House for many years. She later worked as a...
Mildred Cortesi
Apr 8, 2022
Mildred (Millie) Cortesi passed away on April 8, 2022 at home surrounded by her loving family.
She was born in Sheffield, MA on August 4, 1929, the daughter of Clarence and Ethel Stanard Martin. She married Gino Cortesi of Falls Village, CT on September 27, 1950 and they were married for 58 years until Gino’s passing on...
Linda Mullany
Apr 2, 2022
Linda Fay Wheeler Mullany passed away on April 2, 2022. Born in Great Barrington on May 12, 1943, she was the daughter of Edith and Truman Wheeler who owned the Wheeler Farm which now is the home to the Great Barrington Historical Society. Linda graduated from Searles High School and Saint Luke’s Nursing School.
Linda married her...
Patricia A. Sullivan
Mar 30, 2022
Patricia Ann Sullivan passed away peacefully at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington with her family by her side after a long illness.
Born in Pittsfield on February 14, 1953 she was the daughter of Thomas and Claire Owens Sullivan.
Patricia or Patty as she liked to be called was a 1971 graduate of Monument Mountain...
Richard Edelstein
Mar 24, 2022
Dr. Richard Edelstein, 90, passed away on March 24, 2022 in Lenox, MA.
He was born on May 18, 1931 in Brooklyn, NY, the son of Samuel and Ida (Stelling) Edelstein. He married Patricia (Michaud) Edelstein in October of 1982 in Cold Spring, NY.
Richard graduated with distinction from Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn,...
Ronald Frambach
Mar 19, 2022
Ronald “Ron” Frambach was born on February 11, 1941, in Brooklyn, N.Y. He was the second son of David Frambach and Rose Lepine Frambach. He married Avis “Bea” E. Hanlon on March 28, 1964, and together they raised their daughters, Laura Elizabeth and Rebecca Irene “Becky”.
Ron and Bea were baptized as Jehovah‘s Witnesses on August 25,...
Dr. Paul Lippmann
Mar 14, 2022
Dr. Paul Lippmann, renowned psychoanalyst, loving husband, father and grandfather, died peacefully on March 14 th at his home in Stockbridge surrounded by his loving family, after a long battle with cancer.
Paul was born in 1934. He grew up in Coney Island, Paterson, New Jersey and Staten Island, New York, where he worked in his family’s...
Barbara W. Cartinelli
Mar 3, 2022
Barbara W. Cartinelli, 78, longtime resident of Silver Street in Sheffield, MA passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2022 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law.
She was born on December 15, 1943 in Manhattan, NY the daughter of Ernest and Katherine (Hannan) Wilbur.
Barbara attended the Corpus Christi School in Manhattan, NY before...
James T. Collingwood, Sr.
Mar 2, 2022
James T. Collingwood, Sr., 94, passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington, MA.
He was born on November 25, 1927 in Holyoke, MA, the son of Frank and Justine (Taber) Collingwood.
James married the love of his life, Betty Markham, on June 14, 1952 at the Old Parish Church...
Gordon A. Gray
Feb 19, 2022
Gordon A. Gray, 83, of Housatonic, Massachusetts passed away on Saturday, February 19, 2022.
He was born on October 1, 1938 in North Adams, MA, the son of William A. Gray and Margaret Liles (Reimer).
Gordon worked in sales for Lenox Machine Company/Beloit Corporation. In his world travels, he visited both England and Switzerland for...
Brian L. Wool
Feb 18, 2022
Brian L. Wool, 58, of Great Barrington, Massachusetts died on February 18, 2022 at Albany Medical Center. Brian was born in Great Barrington on March 23, 1963 to Martha A. (Dellea) Wool of Great Barrington and the late Alan A. Wool.
Brian was educated in local schools and was a 1981 graduate of Monument Mountain Regional High...
Pauline Ann Hamilton
Feb 16, 2022
Pauline (Pat) A. Hamilton, 73, of River Rd. Sandisfield, passed away February 16, 2022 at Fairview Hospital. She was the wife of Richard A. Hamilton Sr.
Pat was born on March 27, 1948 in Winsted, CT, the daughter of the late William & Pauline (Roy) Blanchette. She was a healthcare worker for many years until she became...
Ira Madris
Feb 7, 2022
A creative director inside and out from the madmen era, died on February 7, 2022. After his accomplished 35 year career at McCann-Erickson, he spent his time with devoted husband Bill at their home in Hillsdale, New York which was a magical gathering place for their friends and family. He is survived by his husband Bill Demma; his loving...
Todd Gitlan
Feb 5, 2022
Todd Gitlin, whose immersion in the student rebellions of the 1960s laid the foundation for his later work as a writer, a cultural historian and both a voice and a critic of the left, died on Saturday in Pittsfield, Mass. He was 79.
His stepdaughter, Shoshana Haulley, who confirmed the death, said he...
Pamela Krol
Feb 4, 2022
Pamela Krol, 75, of Sheffield passed away February 4, 2022 in the loving arms of her family and friends. She was born in Chicopee, MA to Richard and Blanche Millette. Pamela leaves her husband, Robert of 53 years, along with daughter Kathleen and sons Joseph and Robert and wife Lizzett; and three grandchildren; Jared, Charlotte, and Lyla Krol. She...
Priscilla Jean Adams Moulthrop
Jan 27, 2022
Priscilla Adams Moulthrop, 93, passed away on January 27, 2022 with her loving family by her side.
Priscilla was born in Great Barrington on February 25, 1928, daughter of Ray S. Adams and Carolyn Meigs Adams. She attended local school and graduated from Northfield School for Girls in 1946.
In 1943, she met the love...
