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Great Barrington
Carol A. Keresztes
Jun 2, 2018
LENOX/GREAT BARRINGTON - Carol A. Keresztes, 78, formerly of Great Barrington passed away on June 2, 2018. She had been a resident at Mount Carmel Care Center in Lenox for the past several years. Born on December 12, 1939 in New York, NY she was the daughter of the late Michael and Catherine Holden Keresztes. A dedicated educator, Carol taught...
Ralph H. Mills, Iii
Jun 2, 2018
Ralph H. Mills, III, passed away June 2, 2018 at the Waterbury Hospital, CT. Born on November 14, 1957 in Torrington, CT he was the son of the late Ralph and Phyllis LaQuire Mills. He was educated in Burlington schools and graduated from high school. Ralph worked for many years as a sales clerk for HOCON Industrial Gas, a welding...
Priscilla Rogers Burdsall
May 31, 2018
Priscilla Rogers Burdsall, 84, of Egremont, MA passed away peacefully with family by her side on Thursday, May 31, 2018 at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield, MA. Priscilla was born in Philadelphia, PA to Alban and Priscilla Rogers; and raised in Swarthmore, PA. She attended and graduated from George School, a private Quaker preparatory school, in Newtown Pennsylvania. At the age...
Stella W. Smith
May 31, 2018
Stella White Smith, 88 of Egremont, MA, formerly of Poughkeepsie, NY, passed quietly from this world on Thursday, May 31, 2018 with her daughter by her side, ending her 8-year struggle with Alzheimer’s. Stella leaves behind her daughter Maureen Smith Drake and husband Robert, her beloved grandsons Clayton Havens and wife Jessica, Jared Havens and wife Kristie, Step-grandson Daniel Drake,...
Elizabeth "Betsy" Hastedt Haber
May 24, 2018
Elizabeth “Betsy” Jane (Hastedt) Haber, 59, of Pittsfield, MA passed away on May 24, 2018. Born February 8, 1959 in Great Barrington, MA she was the daughter of the late Albert and Helen Calomiris Hastedt. Betsy was a graduate of Monument Mountain Regional High School, class of 1978. She was an active member of the Pittsfield community and a beloved...
Nicholas Stanton
Apr 30, 2018
Nicholas George Howard Stanton Born June 22, 1942. Died April 30th, 2018 in his home. Nick Stanton was greatly loved by his wife of 52 years, Andrea Stanton and his many descendants. His children, in order of appearance are Peter, Toby, Jeremy, Sean and Sara. His grandchildren are Joshua, Camille, Rowen, Julian, Avia, Milena, Kyle, Lucca, Nina, Lola, Daniel, Tyler,...
Allan H. Bredenfoerder
Apr 24, 2018
Allan H. Bredenfoerder, 73, died suddenly, at his home in Ashley Falls, MA on April 24, 2018. Born on September 11, 1944 in Mariemont, OH, son of the late Howard W. and Marguerite L. Bredenfoerder. After graduating from Mariemont High School and Wabash College, Crawfordsville IN he went on to earn his master’s degree at Rensselear Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY....
Julia E. Ramirez
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...
Gloria F. Stanisz
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....
Norma L. Spaulding
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...
Frederick "Rick" Merrill
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...
Nancy L. Collins
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...
Gale Ann Hartel
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....
Robert W. Law
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...
Robert Louis Lichter
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...
Bonnie Lea Woodard
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...
Richard F. Snow
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...
Patricia A. New
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...
Dora (Warren) Lemera Guerra
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,...
Margaret W. Pothul
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.
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