Obituaries

Aug 17, 2018

Marion Myrtle Robbins Consaul, 73 of Sheffield, MA passed away peacefully on August 17, 2018, with her children Tina and Domenic at her bedside. Marion was born on January 19, 1945 to Horace and Barbara Porter Robbins in North Hampton, MA. She was a graduate of Mt. Everett High School and later Berkshire Community College and then the University of...

Aug 14, 2018

Darell Hutchinson, 45, of West Springfield, MA. died on August 14, 2018 after a long illness. Born on July 6, 1973, he was the son of Robert Hutchinson of Agawam and Elide Malaguti Hamelin of West Springfield, MA. He was educated in local schools and later became a gifted carpenter. He worked primarily in residential construction. He was also a...

Aug 9, 2018

Marilyn M. Bailey, otherwise known as “Gram”, passed away on August 9, 2018 at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington, MA. at the age of 84. Born on June 29, 1934 in Carmel, New York, she was the daughter of Herbert and Agnes Bennett Adams. Marilyn along with her husband Frank, worked and camped at Prospect Lake Park in North Egremont,...

Aug 8, 2018

Anne Pauline Ruesch Iemolini, 95, of Stockbridge, MA. passed away peacefully on August 8, 2018 at Fairview Commons in Gt. Barrington. Born on May 21, 1923 she was adopted by Paul Ruesch of Austerlitz, NY and Ellen Ryan of Limerick, Ireland. She was raised in Stockbridge, MA. and graduated from Williams High School and then attended Pittsfield Secretarial School. Anne...

Aug 7, 2018

Chloa L. Gustafson, 82, passed away on August 7, 2018 after a short illness. Born on July 14, 1936, she was the daughter of Lawrence and Ruth Seymour McFadden. Chloa was raised in Ohio and graduated from Hunington High School. She was primarily a homemaker whose strength, courage and love nurtured her children throughout their lives. Chloa was a tireless...

Aug 6, 2018

Gloria M. Nicolai, 84, passed away at her home in Egremont on August 6, 2018. Born on February 22, 1934 in Goshen, CT. she was the daughter of Gustav and Karen Olsen Pedersen. Gloria was a graduate of the former Searles High School and then employed by General Electric in Pittsfield prior to her marriage to Peter Nicolai in 1953....

Aug 2, 2018

Arthur A. Hyatt of Main Street in Sheffield passed away peacefully at Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation in Canaan, CT. on August 2, 2018. Born in Pittsfield, MA. on June 6, 1930, he was the son of Albert and Alva Lake Hyatt. He lived a long and active life. He worked for his father at Hyatt Gas in Pittsfield before...

Aug 2, 2018

Amelia Ann Finnerty daughter of Jonathan and Melinda Finnerty passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 2, 2018 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA. She was born on Friday, July 27, 2018 in Pittsfield, MA.

Along with her parents Jonathan and Melinda Finnerty, Amelia is survived by her maternal grandparents John Michael and...

Jul 28, 2018

Robert Dale Brown, 75, of East Main Street, Stockbridge, Mass. passed away, of natural causes, at his home on July 28, 2018. He was the Son of Ethel Ruesch-Brown and Dr. Wesley C. Brown (of Stockbridge) and beloved Father of Stephanie D. Brown (of Connecticut). Robert was born in Worcester, Mass on September 3, 1942 and was of Swiss and...

Jul 22, 2018

William F. Dempsey of Castle Street, Gt. Barrington, MA died peacefully at home on July 22, 2018 at the age of 100. Mr. Dempsey (Bill), an automobile dealer in Gt. Barrington for many years, was born in Bridgeport, CT on January 24, 1918 to Matthew J. Dempsey, Sr. and Beatrice Clarkson Dempsey. He moved with his family in 1921 to...

Jul 9, 2018

Louis Seymour (Sey) Zimmerman was a man full of life who always made those he met feel seen and celebrated. He was a husband for over four decades, the father of three, the grandfather of three, the brother of four and the uncle of many beloved nieces and nephews. He died unexpectedly on July 9, 2018, of heart disease. Sey...

Jun 24, 2018

Charles M. Seiger Jr. passed away June 24, 2018 in Orlando, Florida, where he resided with his wife Betty (Hohman) Seiger. He was a former longtime resident and Chief of Police of the Town of Egremont. Son of Charles Sr. and Elizabeth Seiger, Charles was born April 20, 1929 in Flushing, New York where he attended local schools and...

Jun 23, 2018

Edith Reneé Ross (née Schenk) 87, of Monterey Massachusetts, passed away Saturday June 23, 2018 at home surrounded by her family in Monterey Massachusetts. Born on August 23, 1930 in New York she was the daughter of Bessie Ornstein Schenk and Abraham Schenk. She graduated from Far Rockaway High School in 1948 in Far Rockaway, New York. She received her...

Jun 17, 2018

Gail T. Whitehead, 55, passed away at her home on June 17, 2018 after a long illness. Born on March 25, 1963, in Willimantic, CT., Gail was the daughter of Charles and Estelle Beaudette Tarpinian. She attended local schools in Connecticut, graduated from The Boston Conservatory of Music with a BFA in Dance, and later the University of Brighton in...

Jun 13, 2018

Charles Carroll O’Toole, 87, a longtime resident of Fairfield, CT passed away on June 13, 2018 at home surrounded by his loving family in Great Barrington, MA where he had been living for the past 2 years. Born February 14, 1931 in Mount Vernon, NY he was the son of the late Charles Carroll O’Toole Sr. and Leona Johnson O’Toole....

Jun 10, 2018

CANAAN, CT/SHEFFIELD, MA - James G. Law, 90, of Greene Avenue, Canaan, Connecticut, formerly of Sheffield died on June 10, 2018. He was born in Lindenhurst, Long Island, New York on June 30, 1927, the son of Ann Gilligan Law and William C. Law. James grew up in Lindenhurst and graduated from Lindenhurst High School in 1945. He enlisted in...

Jun 9, 2018

William T. Heenan, 70, of East Stahl Road, passed away on Saturday, June 9, 2018 at home. Born on April 4, 1948 in Schenectady, NY, he was the son of the late Thomas and Marion Hayner Heenan. William was raised and educated in New York having attended Siena College and becoming an accountant for the State of New York for...

Jun 9, 2018

Willard A. Curtis, 62, of Pittsfield, Ma passed away at home on Saturday, June 9, 2018. Willard was born on November 11, 1955, the son of the late Willard R. Curtis and Janet Markham Curtis. He grew up in Ashley Falls and graduated from Mt. Everett Regional in Sheffield. He was a member of the A.P.A. amateur pool circuit and...

Jun 6, 2018

Gail P. Delmolino, 71, passed away on June 6, 2018, at her home, after a lengthy illness. Born on October 2, 1946, she was the daughter of the late William and Mabel Saulpaugh Faivre. Gail was a lifelong resident of the Berkshires having graduated from the former Searles High School with the class of 1964 and later earning a degree...

Jun 4, 2018

Alice Asklipious, 101, passed on June 4, 2018 at the home of her son George, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Born on September 20, 1916 in New York City, she was the daughter of George and Caliope Fassois. She was educated in New York schools. Alice later met her husband Otto and they married in 1933. They enjoyed 45 years together...