Bonnie Fhagen
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....
Thomas Hoose Smith
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...
Robert Patrick Mackenzie
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...
Joan C. Carter
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...
Barbara L. Walther
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...
Phyllis Elizabeth Porter Gull Carto
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...
Anne Rae Hyatt
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...
Shirley Bachetti
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...
Joan E. " Betty" Vigneron
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,...
Robert Van Deusen
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...
Joy A Eichstedt
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...
Edward J. Van Wagner
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...
Alice L. Wilmot
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...
Ruth Emma Verones
Nov 9, 2017
ALFORD- Ruth Verones died on November 9, 2017 at Fairview Commons in Gt. Barrington. Born on May 22, 1927 in Gt. Barrington, she was the daughter of Howard and Ida Dewkett Drumm.  She was raised in Alford and attended the one room Alford School House then later graduated from Searles High School.
Philip C. Boardman
Nov 6, 2017
Philip C. Boardman, a lifetime resident of Hewins Street, Sheffield, passed away November 6, 2017, surrounded by his loving family and friends. Death occurred due to a recently discovered cancer, as well as many prior serious illnesses. Born Nov. 14, 1938 he was the son of the late Edgar Boardman and Eleanor Moulton Boardman of Sheffield. Philip grew up working...
Linda B. Day
Nov 1, 2017
Linda Busse Day, of Stockbridge MA, died peacefully on November 1, 2017 at Mt. Carmel Care Center in Lenox. Born in the Bronx, NY, she was the daughter of the late Ewald & Christine Bueshing Busse who were both German immigrants. She grew up in Elmont, LI and Huntington, CT and graduated from Shelton High School (CT) in 1960. She...
Laura Jean Polzella
Oct 24, 2017
Laura Jean Polzella, 63, of Sheffield, passed away peacefully on October 24, 2017 at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Southington, CT on December 21, 1953, she was the daughter of Lawson and Betty Anderson Polzella. She attended both high school and college in Connecticut.
She moved to the Berkshires many years ago to make a home with her...
Patrick Owen Burns
Sep 28, 2017
Patrick Owen Burns of Sheffield MA, a native New Yorker and resident of Brooklyn Heights for over 50 Years, died on Thursday, September 28 at the age of 80, from complications of Parkinson Disease. Born in 1937 to Edward D. and Anne Gallagher, of Fieldston, New York, Patrick grew up in the city and then attended Dartmouth College, after Dartmouth...
David T. Kaplan
Sep 27, 2017
David T. Kaplan, of Kennsington, MD, died Wednesday, September 27 of cancer. Born on April 28, 1951, the son of the late Lillian Westerman and Carl Kaplan and the late Ben Westerman (step-father), he graduated from Hudson High School in Hudson, NY. He obtained a Bachelor’s degree from Drew University in botany and a master’s degree from University of Massachusetts,...
Thomas B. Guidi
Sep 25, 2017
Thomas B. Guidi, 75, longtime resident of Great Barrington, MA and Rotunda West, FL passed away on September 25, 2017 of a hemorrhagic stroke while on vacation in Texas. Born to Harold A. and Marion E. Curtiss Guidi on April 21, 1942, in Great Barrington, he graduated from Mt. Everett High School in 1960, before proudly serving our country in...
