Obituaries

Oct 13, 2016

Virginia S. Markham, 84, of Home Road in Sheffield passed away early Thursday morning, October 13, 2016 at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington. Born June 14, 1932 in Otis, MA she was the daughter of Laurence and Clara Langdon LaRock.  She attended local schools and went on to graduate from the former St. Luke’s Nursing School with a license as...

Sep 28, 2016

Richard F. Dellea, 80, of Church Street in Great Barrington passed away peacefully at home with his loved ones after a courageous battle against cancer September 28, 2016. Born June 8, 1936 in Alford, MA he was the son of Richard and Gertrude Wheeler Dellea. Richard was a dairy farmer on the Dodd’s Farm in Hillsdale NY. He was a...

Sep 26, 2016

Ruth Anna Ruthel, 91, of Humphrey Street in Gt. Barrington, died September 26, 2016 at her home. Born July 27, 1925 in Berlin Germany, she was the daughter of Joseph and Mathilde Grill Newole. She was educated in Germany and moved to this country in the early 1950’s. She married her husband Hellmuth Ruthel on February 6, 1954 in Pittsfield...

Sep 13, 2016

Mrs. Gloria J. Warren, 58, of Clayton Road passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at her home in Ashley Falls surrounded by her family. Born July 18, 1958 in Torrington, Connecticut she was the daughter of Richard Fife and the late Sandra J. Fallon.  She was a graduate of Housatonic Valley Regional High School in Falls Village, CT. Gloria’s greatest...

Sep 6, 2016

Christopher Thomas Carroll Sr., a longtime resident of Scituate, Massachusetts, died on Sept. 6, in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, following a long illness. He was 77. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Dec. 5, 1938, to Joseph and Rose Carroll, Christopher moved with his family to Scituate in 1982, where he lived until 2015. For many years, he ran his own sales...

Aug 13, 2016

Susan Jane Pevzner, 66, of Haley Road in Great Barrington passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her children on Saturday August 13, 2016. Born September 8, 1949 in Brooklyn, New York she was the daughter of Marilyn Mamroth Glucksman and the late Henry Glucksman.  At the age of 13 Sue moved with her family to Stockbridge where she graduated...

Aug 4, 2016

George Martin Coons, 40, a longtime resident of Boardman Street in Sheffield, Ma died on Thursday evening, August 4, 2016. Born January 11, 1976 in Hudson, NY he was the son of David E. Coons and Nancy Olmsted Coons.  He attended Mount Everett High School in Sheffield and Taconic Hills in Hillsdale, NY. An avid outdoorsman George enjoyed hunting and...

Aug 1, 2016

Dolores H. Stein, 98, died peacefully at her Alford, Massachusetts home on August 1, 2016.        . Born on May 1, 1918 in Jersey City, New Jersey she was the daughter of Benjamin and Victoria Wash and granddaughter of Polish immigrants.  She graduated from Lincoln High School in Jersey City and, having earned a full scholarship, was the first in her...

Jul 15, 2016

Anthony William Errichetto, Sr. (Tony), 82, of Glendale Road, Stockbridge, MA passed away at home peacefully Friday evening, July 15, 2016 with his loving family by his side after a 7 month long battle with cancer. Born March 16, 1934 he was the son of late William Errichetto and Philomena Christino Errichetto. He was an avid antique and gun collector....

Jul 13, 2016

Mae Ellen Brown, 101, beloved Home Economics teacher in Lenox and longtime resident of Housatonic died peacefully Wednesday, July 13, 2016.

Born on October 23, 1914 in Cason, Texas she was the daughter of John and Abbie Williams Hygh.  She attended schools in Cason and Hawkins, Texas graduating and earning her BA from...

Jul 2, 2016

Michael P. Kane, 61, of Spruce Street in Great Barrington died Saturday, July 2, 2016 at Fairview Hospital after being stricken earlier at home. Born December 1, 1954 in Pittsfield, MA he was the son of the late James and Patricia Tripp Kane. He was a 1972 graduate of Monument Mountain Regional High School. Michael was a dedicated father, grandfather,...

Jul 1, 2016

Olga Marjorie Esther Carlson, 100, a longtime resident of Hewins Street in Sheffield died Friday, July 1, 2016. Born on August 23, 1915 in Boston, MA she was the daughter of Gustave and Ester Forsen Carlson.  She was a 1937 graduate of Perry Normal School and a 1939 graduate of Boston University where she received her BS in Education. Mrs....

Jun 30, 2016

Mrs. Jean Savoy passed away peacefully at Daughters of Sarah Nursing Home in Albany, New York the evening of June 30, 2016 at the age of 94. She was born in Bristol, CT. and spent most of her life in Great Barrington, MA. Jean was predeceased by her loving husband of 73 years, Joseph Savoy and her brother Berkley Marchione...

Jun 27, 2016

Jean M. Dunn, 84, of Fairview Terrace died peacefully at her home on June 27, 2016. She was born August 3, 1931 in Malden, MA. the daughter of Kenneth MacCush and Elmira Williamson. She graduated from Malden High School and Boston University with a degree in business. She came to Gt. Barrington to work at the Berkshire Inn, where she...

Jun 24, 2016

Linda J. Higgins, 64, of Main Street in Sheffield, Massachusetts passed away on Friday, June 24, 2016 at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.

Born November 17, 1951 in Greenfield, Massachusetts she was the daughter of the late Henry and Justine (Phillips) Wheeler.  She graduated from Drury High School, class of 1969 and...

Jun 10, 2016

Joseph Cornelious Hammond, 86, died June 10, 2016 at Timberlyn East Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Born on March 1, 1930 to Horace and Sarah Hammond in Exmore, VA, he was one of twelve children.

Joe Hammond as he was affectionately known, grew up in Oyster Bay, NY and was a star athlete at Oyster Bay...

Jun 6, 2016

Kathryn “Kathy” Nourse, 67 of Sheffield, MA passed away suddenly on Monday June 6, 2016 after being stricken at home.  Her final act was to give the gift of life through tissue donation. Born March 15, 1949 she was the daughter of Katharine Wilbur and Samuel Theofilos. She attended local schools, graduated from Mount Everett High School. On August 5,...

Jun 5, 2016

Donald L. Amstead, Jr. 80, of Fox Hill Road, Monterey, died peacefully on Sunday, June 5, 2016 at Fairview Commons Nursing Home surrounded by his family. Born in Great Barrington on December 25, 1935, he was the son of the late Donald Amstead, Sr. and Edna Soldati Amstead. Donald attended the former Corashire Center School in Monterey and graduated from...

Jun 5, 2016

Phyllis Curtin, internationally acclaimed American Soprano and Master Vocal Teacher died peacefully in her Great Barrington home on Sunday, June 5, surrounded by her family. A Celebration of Life Memorial will be announced at a later date. She leaves her daughter, Claudia d'Alessandro, her grandchildren Gena Frank of Boston, MA, and her grandsons Will and Sam Frank...