Obituaries

Dec 30, 2017

( link to Kerry K. Hamill's Memorial page ) On Saturday, December 30, 2017, we lost two beautiful people, Kerry Kathleen Hamill, age 40 and Grayson Luc Pellegrino, age 3 ½ years, tragically in a motor vehicle accident in Bedford, NY. They resided in Lee, MA at the time of their deaths. Kerry’s wife Lauren Pellegrino, survived...

Dec 30, 2017

(link to Grayson L. Pellegrino's Memorial page ) On Saturday, December 30, 2017, we lost two beautiful people, Kerry Kathleen Hamill, age 40 and Grayson Luc Pellegrino, age 3 ½ years, tragically in a motor vehicle accident in Bedford, NY. They resided in Lee, MA at the time of their deaths. Kerry’s wife Lauren Pellegrino, survived the...

Dec 29, 2017

Hazel Brewer, 98, passed away on December 29, 2017 at Geer Health Care in Canaan, CT. Born in North Egremont, MA on November 15, 1919, she was the daughter of Henry and Hattie Murphy Brewer.  She attended local schools and was a 1937 graduate of Searles High School.  She later attended Van Der Hayden Hall in Troy, NY. For many...

Dec 26, 2017

Parker G. Oppermann, 83, a longtime resident of Great Barrington passed away early Tuesday morning, December 26, 2017.  Parker and his wife Anne had been residents of Lenox since 2013. Born at the family home in Interlaken, MA on March 8, 1934, Parker was the youngest of 12 children of Norman and Mabel Metzler Oppermann.  He attended local schools and...

Dec 25, 2017

Karen Bru Ross, 61, of Park Street, Great Barrington passed away on Christmas Day, surrounded by her family after a brief battle with cancer. Born on August 4, 1956 in Plainfield, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Henrietta Bru, of Allentown, PA. She is survived by her husband of 33 years, Thomas M. Ross of Great...

Dec 24, 2017

 Jared Allen Tagge, 31, formerly of Lenox, MA passed away on December 24, 2017 in Hong Kong.  He had been living in Shenzhen, China for the past 5 years.

Born on July 21, 1986 in Baton Rouge, LA, he was the son of James and Risë Babin Tagge of Stockbridge, MA.

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Dec 24, 2017

Dianne Cooper Bridges, 71, of Tucker Street in Lenox, MA died peacefully in Gt. Barrington on December 24, 2017. Dianne was born in Gt. Barrington, MA on November 27, 1946 to Mollie Brickman Cooper and Eli Cooper.  She attended Housatonic Grammar School, Searles High School, and received a BFA from Syracuse University in 1968.

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Dec 21, 2017

Bonnie Fhagen, 71, formerly of Great Barrington passed away Thursday evening, December 21, 2017 at her home on Pecks Road in Pittsfield, MA. Born on March 13, 1946 in New York, New York she was the daughter of the late Theodore and Bella Lerner Fhagen.  She attended local schools and was a graduate of Taft High School in New York....

Dec 19, 2017

Thomas Hoose Smith, 69 from Rensselaerville, NY passed peacefully on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at Berkshire Rehabilitation Center in Sandisfield, MA. He is survived by his daughter Chasity (John) McGivern of Knox, NY son Che Smith of Berne, NY, and his former wife Cheryl Schmidt.  He also leaves 5 grandchildren, John Todd McGivern from Knox, NY, Thomas Che, Amanda, Patrick...

Dec 14, 2017

Robert Patrick MacKenzie of New Marlborough, died at home of natural causes on December 14, 2017, surrounded by his loving family.

Bob was born on February 14th, 1952 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Pittsfield MA. Bob grew up on his family owned farm, Spruce Hill farm, in New Marlborough.  Bob graduated from Mt Everett High School, and...

Dec 12, 2017

Joan Carter of South Egremont died just as she had lived, with sophistication, style, serenity and a sense of inner peace, surrounded by friends of her long lifetime, after an unexpected infection which followed successful surgery. Our Joan was born in White Fish, Montana and raised in Carmel, California by her mother, Phyllis Carter, and her adoring stepfather. As...

Dec 12, 2017

Barbara L. Davis Walther, 70, of Monterey Road in Otis, MA died December 12, 2017 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.

SERVICE : Everyone is invited to a memorial service to celebrate Barbara’s life on Friday, July 27, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Finnerty & Stevens Funeral Home in Great Barrington, MA.  Burial will be...

Dec 10, 2017

Phyllis Elizabeth Porter Gull Carto, 92, formerly of Pittsfield, MA passed away on December 10, 2017 in Boise, ID. Phyllis was born in Great Barrington, MA. on May 15, 1925. She was raised in Pittsfield and attended school there. She then worked at Eaton Paper for many years until moving to Arizona. Before leaving Pittsfield, she married her first husband...

Dec 7, 2017

Anne Rae Thomson Hyatt passed away on December 7, 2017 at her home.

Born on November 27, 1934, in White Plains, NY, she was the daughter of George and Christine Young Thomson. At an early age, her family moved to Sheffield where Anne graduated from Sheffield High School.

In 1955 Anne married Arthur Hyatt in...

Dec 6, 2017

SHEFFIELD, MA. Shirley Bachetti, 89, passed away on December 6, 2017 at Baystate Medical Center of pneumonia. Shirley was born on September 16, 1928 to Harold and Lena Greene and remained a lifelong resident of this area. She was married to Bruno Bachetti, of Sheffield, who predeceased her in 1990. Together they owned and operated Bachetti’s Exxon/Mobil Service Station in...

Nov 30, 2017

Joan Elizabeth "Betty" Vigneron passed away November 30th at home in Great Barrington, MA where she was a longtime resident since 1957. She was predeceased by her husband of fifty-one years, Dr. E. Morgan Vigneron M.D., her sister Teresa Fulton of Briarcliff, NY, and brother Stanley Nowak of Barrington, RI. Betty is survived by her three sons: David of Stockbridge,...

Nov 27, 2017

SHEFFIELD, MA. -Robert J. VanDeusen

Robert VanDeusen, 85, passed away at his home on November 27, 2017.

Born in Gt. Barrington on August 15, 1932, he was the son of the late Harry E. and Myrtle Mansir VanDeusen.

Mr. VanDeusen enlisted in the U.S. Navy in August of 1950 at the beginning of...

Nov 21, 2017

Joy Ovitt Eichstedt, 75, of North Easton, MA and former resident of Southfield, MA passed away on Tuesday, November 21, 2017. Joy was born in Hudson, NY on October 26, 1942, the daughter of the late Edna Lucy (King) and the late Ronald Ovitt of Sheffield, MA. Joy was formerly married to Peter J. Eichstedt Sr. of Sheffield, MA. graduated...

Nov 11, 2017

Edward Joseph Van Wagner of Martindale, N.Y. passed away peacefully on Nov. 11, 2017 due to complications brought on by his lung disease.  During his brief hospitalization he was surrounded by his beloved family and many wonderful friends. He was preceded by his parents Jay and Alice Van Wagner, his son Ted Edward Van Wagner. He is survived by two...

Nov 10, 2017

Alice Louise Wilmot, 91, of 101 West Center Road, West Stockbridge, died at home of natural causes early on the sun-lit morning of November 10, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. Alice was the beloved wife of Robert S. Wilmot and cherished mother of Sandra, Richard, and J. Thomas. She was a Berkshire resident for 40 years, but throughout her...