Corey Alan Wampler
Jan 20, 2017
Corey Alan Wampler, 26, of Canaan, CT passed away on January 20, 2017. Corey was taken from us in a tragic accident at his home doing what he loved best, working on cars. He is survived by his wife Jayme Lynn Fleming-Wampler and their unborn daughter, Catherine Elizabeth Wampler. His mother, Noelle Pixley-Hosier and step-father, Timothy Hosier of Egremont, MA....
Melvin Pope Wilson
Jan 14, 2017
Melvin Pope Wilson, 78 years old, of High Street in Great Barrington died Saturday, January 14, 2017 at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington at 4:30 p.m. after a long illness and recent stay at Fairview Commons. A native and lifelong resident of Great Barrington Melvin was born on March 7, 1938, the son of Otis and Mattie Pope Wilson. He...
Pencial C. Smith
Jan 11, 2017
Pencial C. Smith, known by friends and family as “Smitty” of Heaton Court, 5 Pine St., Stockbridge, MA passed away quietly in the loving arms of his wife at Fairview Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Great Barrington, MA at the age of 86 on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at approximately 10:00 a.m. Born to the late Pencial and Jeannie...
Raymond E. Wilcox, Sr.
Jan 10, 2017
Mr. Raymond E. Wilcox, Sr., “Babe”, 100, of West Road in Alford died early Tuesday morning, January 10, 2017 at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington. A native and lifelong resident of Alford, Raymond was born October 16, 1916 the youngest of five children of John and Jennie Buckbee Wilcox. He was a graduate of the former Searles High School, class...
Inge Anna-Luise Kouloganes
Jan 9, 2017
Inge Anna-Luise (H ü ffmeier) Kouloganes, age 80, died peacefully, surrounded by family on January 9, 2017. Inge was born in Rotekuhle, Germany on May 8th, 1936, the oldest daughter of seven children. From the start, Inge’s inherent strength was evident as she grew up and survived WWII and its aftermath. Her love of music and the arts defined her...
John J. Skorput
Jan 1, 2017
John J. Skorput, 95, formerly of West Stockbridge, MA passed away on January 1, 2017 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born November 20, 1921 in Cementon, New York he was the son of Peter and Pauline Yaremcism Skorput. A veteran of World War II John served in the U.S. Army 94th Signal Battalion from 1942 -1945 and received the...
George E. Emerson, Jr,
Dec 25, 2016
George E. Emerson Jr., 85, of Canaan, NY passed away December 25, 2016 at his home following a brief illness. George was born July 14, 1931 to George E Emerson Sr., and Emma Belle Niver in Pittsfield, MA. He was educated in local schools. He joined the United States Marine Corp in 1951. He was promoted to the rank of...
John W. Warren, Jr.
Dec 15, 2016
John W. Warren, Jr., 73, of Maple Avenue in Sheffield passed away December 15, 2016 at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington. Born January 4, 1943 he was the son of the late John W. and Alice Warren. Mr. Warren was a finish carpenter and foreman for 30 years. He was also a self employed carpenter. John’s hobbies were varied. He...
Patricia "Pat" Hines
Dec 13, 2016
Patricia "Pat" Hines, 88, passed away at home on December 13, 2016. Pat and husband, Jack, lived in Great Barrington before moving to Florida in 1988 and to Texas in 2012. Aside from her passion of delivering babies into the world the love for her kids, grandchildren, and great grand children was unconditional. The miles separating she and Jack from...
Raymond W. Alexander
Nov 21, 2016
Raymond William Alexander, 76, of South Egremont, MA died November 21, 2016 of World Trade Center linked Cancer. Born May 24, 1940 to Ann and Raymond S. Alexander in Flushing, Queens he grew up in Port Washington, Flushing and Whitestone, Queens. Ray was an Altar boy at St. Mel’s RC Church in Whitestone Queens. He graduated in 1958 from St....
Paul Frazer Moritz, Jr.
Nov 17, 2016
Paul Frazer Moritz, Jr., passed away peacefully at his home from complications due to ALS on Thursday, November 17, 2016. Paul was the son of Paul Frazer Moritz, Sr. and Cathalene Bakker Moritz of Sheffield, MA. Born in Great Barrington on March 13, 1952, Paul moved with his family to Suffield, CT where he grew up and attended Suffield Academy. ...
Donald Leroy Wilson
Nov 16, 2016
Donald Leroy Wilson, 75, most recently of Housatonic, MA, passed away on Wednesday November 16, 2016 at Berkshire Medical Center with family by his side after a year-long battle with cancer. He was born in Great Barrington, MA, son of the late Mattie B. Wilson and Otis E. Wilson. A well-known face throughout Southern Berkshire County, Donald was known as...
Carolyn Mower Burns
Nov 16, 2016
Carolyn Mower Burns, 69, passed away after a short illness at her home in West Stockbridge on Wednesday, November 16th, surrounded by her family and friends. Born in Hollywood, California on July 23, 1947, to James and Ida (Bell) Mower, Carolyn grew up in Stockbridge. She attended the Stockbridge Plain School, and graduated high school from the Buxton School in...
Robert "Bob" Rush
Nov 15, 2016
Robert Arthur Stanley “Bob” Rush passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at his home. Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was the son of Irving and Estelle Greenstein Ruchamkin. He attended the University of Pennsylvania and graduated from the Wharton School of Business in 1962. Bob married his wife of fifty two years Elaine Fraid in Montreal,...
Elizabeth M. "Betty" Chapin
Nov 13, 2016
Elizabeth “Betty” M. Chapin, 87, of Bridgeview Lane in Sheffield peacefully passed away November 13, 2016 at her home. Born Jean Elizabeth Melvin, on December 27, 1928 in Glasgow, Scotland, she was the daughter of David and Ann Hardy (Scott) Melvin. She was a graduate of Bryant School and the former Searles High School in Great Barrington, MA. Betty retired...
Virginia Freudenberger
Nov 13, 2016
Virginia Freudenberger, aka “Grandma Ginny” and the oldest resident of Stockbridge, of Main Street Stockbridge, MA died peacefully on November 13, 2016. She was born December 22, 1915 in Brooklyn, NY, to Rudolph A. Rung (Vienna, Austria) and Anna E. Noechel (Rochester, NY). A graduate of Hempstead High School and DeMott’s Business School, she was employed at Equitable Life Insurance...
Loet Velmans
Nov 11, 2016
Loet Velmans, 93, a longtime resident of Sheffield, MA, died Friday at his home. Velmans was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. As a teenager, he helped to commandeer a small boat and narrowly escaped the Nazi invasion of Holland in 1940. From England, he made his way to the Dutch East Indies, enlisted in the Dutch Free Army and was...
Edward Epstein
Oct 30, 2016
Edward Epstein, husband of the love of his life for 58 years Phyllis, much-loved and respected father of Sheryl (Jonathan) Knapp of Ridgefield, CT, Jeff (Gorana) of Miami, FL, and Brian (Elizabeth) of Schenectady, NY, and Grandfather/Papa of Louisa, Madeline, Caleb, Ethan, Mallory, Anabel, Quincy, and Lee, brother of Stanley (Harriet), passed away peacefully and with integrity, surrounded by his...
Elizabeth M. Harvey
Oct 29, 2016
Elizabeth M. Harvey, 81, of West Stockbridge, passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2016 at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts on July 8, 1935, she was the daughter of Edmund and Blanche Skrok Rathbun. A lifelong resident of the Berkshires, Elizabeth was educated in local schools and attended the former Searles High School. She worked at Bicron...
Taylor James Pixley
Oct 14, 2016
Taylor James Pixley, 72, died October 14, 2016 at Fairview Commons. Born on April 12, 1944 in Great Barrington, Ma he was the son of Gordon and Edith Cottrell Pixley. He attended local schools after which he worked for the Pittsfield Milk Exchange. He then accepted a job with Marshal Gaston Construction. Taylor enjoyed working construction and began his own...
