Obituaries

Nov 11, 2020

Louis Rodrigues, 96, of East Longmeadow, formerly of Great Barrington, MA, passed away November 11, 2020 peacefully at home with his family by his side. He was born in Taunton, MA, March 26, 1924, to the late Armando and Hilda Rodrigues. After graduating from Taunton High School, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and served in WWII....

Nov 7, 2020

John “Jack” Alan Ryder, 89, formerly of Monterey, died November 7, 2020, of complications due to old age. He was born to Tom and Clara (McAvoy) Ryder, January 13, 1931, in Pittsfield, MA, and grew up in the city during its boom years. Within a few of years of marrying Lois Kisselbrock in 1952, they built a one-of-a-kind house...

Nov 2, 2020

Henry D. (Hank, Bo, Poppa, HennyPop) Granger, of North Egremont, MA and Venice, FL, died peacefully at home on November 2, 2020, after a quiet and courageous battle with cancer. He was 83.

Born on December 7, 1936 in New Rochelle, NY to R. Gordon and Catherine (Dodge) Granger, he grew up in Sheffield and North Egremont,...

Oct 30, 2020

Eleanor R. Shiels, 93, died on October 30, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA due to a short battle with Covid-19.

Eleanor (fondly known as “Sweetie” or “Bow”) was born on Dec. 5, 1926, in New Jersey. After graduating from Belleville High School in NJ, she took an extended journey to Mexico by train with...

Oct 28, 2020

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William F. Milligan, 86, of Alford, Massachusetts, died October 28, 2020, while under hospice care in his home in Alford following a brief illness.  Born on March 5, 1934...

Oct 12, 2020

Ruth Helene Meier, of Great Barrington MA died peacefully on Monday, October 12, 2020 at Kimball Farms Nursing Home in Lenox after a brief illness.  She was born November 17, 1932 at Westchester Square Hospital, Bronx, New York City NY to Francis E. Knaack and Ruth A. Wegman.

Ruth married Robert A. Meier on October 19, 1958....

Oct 9, 2020

Russell E. Fadding, 82, passed away peacefully at home on October 9, 2020 with his family at his side.

Russell was born in West Stockbridge, MA on March 14, 1938 to Archibald J. Fadding and Irene Fadding. He grew up on the family’s dairy farm on West Center Road.  In 1956 he graduated from the former Williams...

Oct 7, 2020

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Thomas P. Sullivan, 71, longtime golf pro at Wyantenuck Country Club died Wednesday, October 7, 2020 after being struck by a fallen tree.  Tom...

Oct 2, 2020

Kay Ellen Lord, 70, passed away peacefully on October 2, 2020 at home.  Born December 27, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Edward J. and Irene Seward-Lord.  Kay Ellen was raised in Housatonic and later the family moved to Great Barrington.  Kay graduated from the former Searles High School in 1967, then went on to earn her...

Sep 14, 2020

Barbara G. West, 75, passed away unexpectedly at her home on September 14, 2020.

Born on August 10, 1945 in Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Walter M. and Amelia M. Riou.  Barbara graduated with the class of 1963 from Mt. Everett Regional High School. She married her late husband David in 1964 and they...

Sep 8, 2020

On Tuesday, September 8, 2020 Jaye Carole Blume, loving wife, mother of five and proud grandmother of 11, passed away at home at the age of 82. Jaye was born on December 22, 1937 in Boston, MA to Doris (Greene) and John Floyd. On May 10, 1958 she married John W. Blume and raised five children Carole (Jes) Carson,...

Sep 6, 2020

On Sunday, September 6, 2020 Samuel James Brown, III, loving husband, father of 2 and proud grandfather of 4, passed away at home at the age of 66. Sam was born on July 14, 1954 in Westerly, RI to Mary and Sam Brown. On December 18, 1982 he married Cheryl Skinner and raised their daughters Hailey and Julia.

Sep 3, 2020

Ellen Tabs, 77, a West Stockbridge resident, passed peacefully on Thursday, September 3 rd , 2020, after a year-long battle with cancer, with loving family at her side. She shared a 55-year-long marriage with her adoring husband and high school sweetheart, Leonard, 79.

Ellen was born in Paterson, NJ in 1943, to parents Esther and Hyman Solomon....

Aug 30, 2020

Joseph Victor Sinico, 78, passed away peacefully at Mount Carmel Care Center surrounded by his family on August 30, 2020. His friends and family will remember his generosity, willingness to talk to any and everyone and his fondness for desserts.

Born on July 11, 1942 in Pittsfield, MA, to Angela and Albert Sinico, Joseph grew up in...

Aug 27, 2020

Joan Madden, who died peacefully August 27, 2020 at age 85, was loved dearly by her children, grandchildren, siblings, friends, colleagues, and anyone who had the good fortune to have known her. She was a gentle woman and devoted mother, a fun-loving companion and kind, open-hearted friend.

She was born Joan Marie Madden, the second daughter born...

Aug 23, 2020

Norma Moulton, 93, passed away on August 23, 2020.  Born on June 27, 1927 in Bethel, CT., she was the daughter of Eugene and Laura Kempe Reed.  She was a graduate of Bethel High School.  She then went on to attend secretarial school in New York City.

In 1945, while traveling from NYC to home in CT.,...

Aug 21, 2020

Richard Delmor Tryon, aged 96, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at his home on "Lowland Farm" on August 21, 2020. He was born in Great Barrington, MA, February 22, 1924, the son of Delmor Jones Tryon and Frances Theodora (Collins) Tryon, and lived his entire life in Monterey. Dick graduated from Searles High School in 1942. He...

Aug 6, 2020

Charles J. Menard, 66, passed away on August 6, 2020 at his home in Poughkeepsie, NY.

Born on May 26, 1954 in Pittsfield, MA he was the son of the late Antoine and Ella Warner Menard.  He was raised in Great Barrington and attended local schools then graduating from Mountain Monument Regional High School.  He also lived...

Aug 1, 2020

Richard William Ruth, 78, of Great Barrington, MA passed away August 1, 2020.

Richard was born on December 15, 1941 in Queens, NY.  His formative years were spent in his beloved Glendale section, where he played outside all day until the street- lights went on, signaling it was time to go home.  By the time he was...

Jul 31, 2020

Lenora Campoli, 76, beloved wife and cherished mother passed away on July 31, 2020.  Daughter of the late Vasco and Helen (Barrett) Zanconato of West Stockbridge.  Wife of Peter Campoli of Bedford, MA.  Mother of Nathan Campoli and his wife Ayana of San Jose, CA, Jason Campoli and his wife Jennifer of Boston, MA and Heather Anderson and her...