Obituaries

Apr 20, 2018

Julia E. Ramirez, 86, passed away on April 20, 2018 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Ambato, Ecuador on July 11, 1931, she was the daughter of Juan and Rosa Arias. She was educated in the Ambato school systems and graduated from high school there. In 1951, she married her late husband Jorge Ramirez in Ambato...

Apr 18, 2018

Gloria F. Stanisz of Park Street in Housatonic passed away at Fairview Hospital on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at the age of 86. Born in Pittsfield, MA on May 29, 1931 she was the daughter of the late Dominco and Maria Passetti Ferrari. She grew up in West Stockbridge and was graduate of the former Williams High School in Stockbridge....

Apr 18, 2018

Norma Laurenti Spaulding, 90, a former longtime resident of Great Barrington passed away on April 18, 2018 at Side by Side Assisted Living in Pittsfield. Born in Lee, MA on March 13, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Carlo and Adele Pellegrini Laurenti. Norma was primarily a homemaker. She was a hostess at the former Oakwood Inn and...

Apr 15, 2018

Frederick F. “Rick” Merrill, 69, of Stockbridge, MA passed away on April 15, 2018, after a short illness. Born on May 29, 1948 in Pittsfield, MA., he was the son of the late Ormand and Pauline Supranowicz Merrill. He was educated in Pittsfield Schools. A veteran of the Vietnam War, Rick served with the U.S. Army from August 1967 until...

Apr 14, 2018

Nancy L. Collins, 77, passed away on April 14, 2018 at Fairview Commons in Gt. Barrington. Born on November 3, 1940, she was the daughter of the late William and Juliana Reilly Besancon. A lifelong resident of Berkshire County, she graduated from Lee High School. Nancy married her late husband Edward Collins in 1960. They spent 34 loving years together...

Apr 13, 2018

Gale Ann Hartel, 62, of Cumberland, MD., passed away Friday, April 13, 2018 at the Western Maryland Regional Medical Center. Born August 2, 1955 in Middletown, OH. Gale was the daughter of the late Bruce D. Hartel and Roberta (Stephen) Hartel. A graduate of Monument Mountain Regional High School, she also graduated from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, MA....

Apr 1, 2018

SHEFFIELD - Robert W. Law, 64, of Kellogg Road, Sheffield died on April 1, 2018. He was born in Lindenhurst, Long Island, New York on November 1, 1953, the son of James G. Law and the late Emily M. Law who died in 1971. His family moved to Sheffield at an early age and owned and operated the...

Mar 31, 2018

Robert Louis Lichter, age 76, died of prostate cancer on March 31, at his home in Alford, MA. Bob was a scientist and educator; loving husband, father and grandfather; singer; hiker; world traveler; and active member of his community. He grew up in the Boston area with his parents Morris and Ada, and his siblings Barry and Nancy. Bob graduated...

Mar 31, 2018

Bonnie Lea Woodard, 59, of Christian Hill Road passed away on Saturday, March 31, 2018.

Born on October 28, 1958 in Great Barrington MA she was the daughter of John and Augusta Eichstedt.  She was a g raduate from Monument Mountain Regional High School, class of 1977

Bonnie married her high school sweetheart Louis Woodard...

Mar 30, 2018

Richard F. Snow “Snowy”, 78, died peacefully in his sleep on March 30, 2018.  A lifelong resident of Gt. Barrington, Dick and beloved wife Jan resided in South Egremont for the past 25 years.

Born on August 14, 1939 in Gt. Barrington, he was the son of Harvey & Gertrude Snow. A graduate of the former Searles...

Mar 19, 2018

Patricia A. “Pat” New, 66, of Springfield, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 19, 2018.

Born August 7, 1951 she was the daughter of the late Edward F. New Jr. and Helen Cordes New.  She was raised in Stockbridge, then after college, lived in Great Barrington for several years, before moving to...

Mar 10, 2018

Dora Warren LeMere Guerra, age 81 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2018. She was born November 1, 1936 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts to parents Wesley and Alice Warren who preceded her in death along with her first husband, Philip LeMere; daughter, Doreen LeMere; and brother, J. Wesley Warren Jr. Survivors include her husband, John Guerra, Sr.; daughters,...

Mar 7, 2018

Margaret Wool Pothul, 96, passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at Fairview Commons.

Born on September 12, 1921 in Mt. Vernon, NY, she was the daughter of Anthony and Ida Moccio Wool. She attended local school and graduated from the former Searles High School with the class of 1939.  She also attended Berkshire Community College.

Mar 3, 2018

Richard. S. Shaw, 79, passed away on March 3, 2018 after a long illness. He was born on September 26, 1938 in Great Barrington, MA and was the son of the late Forest and Grace Stevens Shaw.  A native of the Berkshires, he graduated from the former Searles High School with the class of 1957. After high school, Richard...

Feb 26, 2018

Francis (Ike) Roraback, 83, of Blue Hill Rd. in Great Barrington, died peacefully in his home on February 26, 2018 surrounded by his loving family.

Ike is survived by his loving wife, Barbara (Graham) of 49 years, his son, Jeffrey Roraback of Great Barrington and his daughter Jennifer Cassaday, and her husband Jeffery, of Mesa, Arizona.  Ike...

Feb 25, 2018

Robert J. Gingras, 52, passed away at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MA. on February 25, 2018. Born on January 4, 1966 in Sharon, CT., he was the son of the late Marguerite and Jean “Guy” Gingras.  He was the youngest of his three siblings. He was educated in local schools and graduated from Mt. Everett Regional High School. For...

Feb 16, 2018

Ruth A. Gillette, 92, of Miller Avenue, Sheffield passed away February 16, 2018 at Geer Nursing with her family beside her. She had been a resident there since September.

Born in Springfield, on January 25, 1926, she was the daughter of Mabel Boice LaDoux Tibbetts and Raymond LaDoux. Her early education was at Mittineague School in West...

Feb 14, 2018

Carol L. (Robinson) Mallory of Great Barrington passed peacefully from this life after a long battle with cancer on February 14 at home with her family at her side. She was born on January 23, 1949 in Troy, NY, the daughter of Marian E. (Geerholt) Robinson and the late Howard O. Robinson. She spent her early life in that area...

Jan 30, 2018

Sylvie Potashner, 39, died peacefully on January 30, 2018 with her partner Seth Kershner at her side after a two-and-a-half-year struggle with gallbladder cancer. Sylvie was born on August 30, 1978 in Montreal and at two weeks of age moved to West Hartford, CT. She graduated from Simon’s Rock College and The University of Connecticut School of Social Work and...

Jan 1, 2018

Sleeping peacefully, Elsie Barbara Denhardt West passed away January 1, 2018 at Geer Nursing.

Born on October 26, 1921, in New York City, she was the daughter of David and Barbara Denhardt.  Thru a beloved Sunday School Teacher, she spent summers in Sheffield caring for young children.  She graduated from the former Sheffield High School in 1939...