Florence A. Sasso
Nov 27, 2021
Florence Ann Sasso; 81 years young passed away in the early morning hours of November 27, 2021 in her home of forty plus years in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Florence passed in the arms of her much-loved brother Gerald Sasso flanked by her two adored dogs Timone and Cris Cringle.
Born in Brooklyn, New York on October 14,...
Howard E. Nourse
Nov 26, 2021
Howard E. Nourse, 85, of Monterey died November 26, 2021 at home from Parkinson’s where he was cared for by his loving wife of 64 years with the assistance of Hospice.
He was born October 7, 1936 in Great Barrington, MA, the only child of Arthur and Lola Goewey Nourse. The family moved to New Marlborough before...
Yolande Du Bois Williams Irvin
Nov 15, 2021
Celebrating the Life of Y. Du Bois Williams Irvin:
In the Shadow of and On the Shoulders of an Intellectual Giant;
W.E.B. Du Bois, Her “Gran’Pa”
Written by
MaryNell Morgan-Brown, Ph.D.
(with Eloise Doxie-Dixon, Gloria Vando Hickok, and Jeffrey Peck, Sr.)
...
John D. Mullany
Nov 2, 2021
John D. Mullany, 78, passed away Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at Geer Nursing Home in Canaan, CT.
He was born on October 22, 1943 in Great Barrington, MA, the son of James “Ike” and Anne (Levenz) Mullany whom operated the former Wayside Inn on Stockbridge Road where he grew up.
John was a very educated...
Joan A. Thompson
Nov 2, 2021
Joan A. Thompson, 75, passed away Tuesday morning, November 2, 2021, at Hillcrest Commons Nursing Center in Pittsfield, MA.
She was born on January 2, 1946, at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington, MA. She was the daughter of Robert E. and Ethel V. (Page) Thompson.
Joan was a lifetime resident of the Berkshires and worked...
Diana Felber
Oct 31, 2021
Diana Felber of Great Barrington MA died peacefully on October 31, 2021. She created a beautiful world for herself and her family. Her natural generosity stemmed from both her curiosity, her appreciation for beauty, and her love for people and life.
She lived all of her life consciously, appreciating what had been offered and giving back in...
Evelyn M. Stalker
Oct 23, 2021
Evelyn M. Stalker, beloved family and community member, passed away on October 23, 2021 at the age of 78.
Evelyn was born on February 25, 1943 in Hudson, NY, the daughter of John and Mary (Novak) Unson.
Evelyn was self-employed her entire life as a housekeeper and a babysitter. She was admired and loved by...
Carrie Goewey Vandeusen
Oct 22, 2021
Mrs. Carrie Goewey VanDeusen, 98, former resident of Dewey Way in Sheffield died early Friday morning, October 22, 2021 at Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Canaan, CT where she had been a resident for the past four years.
Born March 25, 1923 at the family home in New Marlborough, MA, she was the daughter of Frank...
Eugene Talbot
Oct 12, 2021
Eugene Talbot, a self-described “Bronx street-kid” who moved to the Berkshires in 1954 as a staff psychologist at the Austin Riggs Center and went on to become Chair of the Stockbridge Selectman, a Planning Board member and Chair of the Laurel Hill Association, died October 12 at his home surrounded by his loving family.
He and his...
Leo Francis Colli
Oct 8, 2021
Leo Francis Colli, a former longtime resident of Glendale, passed away at Berkshire Medical Center on October 8, 2021.
Leo was born on June 6, 1937 in West Stockbridge, MA, the son of Leno and Rose (Delmolino) Colli. He married his wife, Maria (Kleiner) Colli, on August 24, 1957 at St. Joseph Church in Stockbridge, MA.
...
Curtis F. Ruppert
Oct 7, 2021
Curtis F. Ruppert passed away on October 7, 2021 at the age of 79.
Curtis was a man of few words with a dry sense of humor and a big laugh. He was born on Long Island, NY then moved to Great Barrington, MA in the 70’s where he worked many years helping to manage the family’s...
Rosalie Krupski
Oct 4, 2021
Rosalie Krupski, a longtime resident of South Egremont, passed away at Lee HealthCare on October 4, 2021 at the age of 92.
She was born on August 10, 1929 in Southington, CT, the daughter of Ignace and Sophia (Siwik) Krystotolski. She married the love of her life, John J. Krupski on May 9, 1948 at St. Joseph’s...
Alice T. Bierwith Evans
Sep 30, 2021
Alice T. Bierwith Evans, 94, of Lee Massachusetts, died peacefully at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center on September 30, 2021.
Born in Petersburg, NY February 7, 1927, daughter of William and Alice Nugent, she went to work at Montgomery Wards in the catalog department upon graduation from Hoosick Falls High School.
It was during this...
Roy Hudson Carwile
Sep 24, 2021
Roy Hudson Carwile passed away on September 24, 2021, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA, after waging a ferocious and heroic battle against cancer.
Roy was born on January 16, 1946 in Monmouth, IL, the son of Ralph Hudson Carwile and Ruth (Hamilton) Carwile. He grew up working with his father and uncle at the Carwile...
Gizella A. Doyle
Sep 21, 2021
Gizella Anne Doyle passed away on September 21, 2021 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA.
She was born on July 9, 1943 in New Rochelle, NY, the daughter of Anne J. Heintz and Peter Heintz, Jr.
Giz attended St. Gabriel’s High School in New Rochelle, NY and was a class of 1961 graduate. She...
Phyllis A. Samuels
Sep 14, 2021
Phyllis A. Samuels, 95, of Sheffield, MA died Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at Mount Carmel Care Facility in Lenox where she had resided for the last four months. The family would like to thank the staff of Mount Carmel for caring for her.
Phyllis was born in Salisbury, CT on July 15, 1926, the daughter of Harriet...
George H. Mielke, Sr.
Sep 13, 2021
George H. Mielke, Sr. age 94 passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family. George was born on January 18, 1927 to William and Laurinda Longdyke Mielke at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington, MA.
George attended local schools and enlisted in the US Army during World War II. He was stationed in Okinawa during his time in...
George Edward Ritter, Jr., Md
Sep 11, 2021
George Edward Ritter, Jr., MD died on September 11, 2021 at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington, MA, where he dedicated a significant portion of his career in medicine.
He was born on July 12, 1945 in St. Marys, PA to Janet Alice Ritter (Reese) and George Edward Ritter, Sr. George, Jr. and his wife, Kathryn Swanson Ritter,...
Donald Ward
Sep 6, 2021
Donald James Ward Jr, of Great Barrington MA, passed away peacefully on September 6, 2021, at the age of 89.
One of four children and father of seven, Don was born May 25, 1932, to Donald and Helen (Neuman) Ward and was raised in Bronx, NY, Stamford, CT, and Westchester, NY. Don spent many summers with his...
Evelyn H. Haile
Aug 29, 2021
Evelyn Henderson Haile passed away peacefully at age 107 at her daughter’s home in Bloomfield, CT on Sunday, August 29, 2021.
Evelyn was born in Lenox, MA on May 19,1914. She lived in Lenox where she attended Lenox High School. Following graduation, Evelyn attended Nursing School at Freedmen’s Hospital School for Nurses at Howard University. After graduating,...
