Ryan A. Storti
May 6, 2016
Officer Ryan A. Storti, 25, also known as “Rabbit” died early Friday morning May 6, 2016 as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Born August 3, 1990 in Pittsfield, MA he was the son of Gary and Jennifer Canon Storti. He attended the Co-op preschool in Great Barrington then went on to the former Housatonic Elementary...
Sara Liss Penziner
Apr 28, 2016
Sara Liss Penziner, 98, a longtime resident of West Road in Sheffield, more recently of Melbourne Place in Pittsfield died on April 28, 2016 at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Monterey, MA on May 3, 1917 she was the daughter of David and Rebecca Nevins Liss. She was educated in Great Barrington, MA. She married Jacob Penziner and raised her...
Gary M. Cane
Apr 28, 2016
Dr. Gary Michael Cane, DVM, of Mount Washington, MA., Hillsdale, NY, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia Canada and Gulfport Florida, adored son of Dorothy and Irving Cane was born on May 11, 1940 and raised in Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY at which time the world became a brighter and kinder place.
He traveled on the wings of Angels...
Ann B. Bristol
Apr 20, 2016
Mrs. Ann B. Bristol, 93, of Main Street died peacefully at Berkshire Medical Center on Wednesday, April 20, 2016. A native and lifelong resident of West Stockbridge Ann was born March 6, 1923 in the family home on Main Street, daughter of Francesco Saverio and Rose Bruno Baldasarre. Upon graduation from the former Williams High School in 1941 in Stockbridge...
Ronald J. Sturles
Apr 18, 2016
Beloved Father and Grandfather, Ronald J. Sturles died Monday, April 18, 2016 at Baystate Medical Center. Ronald was 71 years, born of Alexander Sturles and Irene Janicke Sturles in Brooklyn, NY on August 6, 1944.
Ron, as he liked to be called, married his wife Patricia A. McGuire on May 29, 1965 in...
Stefan Grotz
Apr 6, 2016
Stefan Grotz, a local attorney and former selectman of Monterey, MA, died on April 6th of complications related to a recent cancer diagnosis. Stefan was born in 1938 in New York City and grew up in the West Village with his parents, Paul and Dorothy Grotz. He attended The Little Red Schoolhouse and Elizabeth Irwin High School before earning his...
Rev. William Grady
Apr 5, 2016
Rev. William H. Grady, 80, resident of Ashley falls, Ma passed away at his home of 50 year on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 Born on March 3, 1936 in Augusta, Georgia, William was the son of the late Mamia Wesby and William Grady. William attended school until it was no longer possible for him. In fourth grade he had to...
Audrey B. Downie
Apr 3, 2016
Audrey Brewster Downie, formerly of Weatogue Road in Ashley Falls passed away on April 3, 2016 at Geer Nursing Home. Audrey was born in Coleraine, Londonderry, Northern Ireland on August 20, 1928 to Sarah Copeland and Woodburn Brewster. Her family came to America when she was ten years old and settled in Mt. Vernon, NY. She attended local schools there...
Marion Barnum
Apr 2, 2016
Marion Barnum, 94, a longtime resident of Sheffield died April 2, 2016. Born March 9, 1922, in Great Barrington, Ma she was the daughter of Edward and Marion Mead. Marion married her husband the late Milton Barnum on May 31, 1942. He predeceased her on April 25, 2011. During World War II Mrs. Barnum worked at the GE. She was...
Martha Isabel Wichman
Apr 1, 2016
Martha Isabel Wichman of Mill River, MA died on April 1, 2016 at Geer Nursing Home in North Canaan, Ct. Born on March 27, 1921 in Gt. Barrington, MA, she was the daughter of Frank and Martha Nicholson Beattie. Martha was raised and educated locally having graduated from the former Searles High School with the class of 1939 and then...
Francis Joseph Majewski
Mar 31, 2016
Francis Joseph Majewski, 81, a native of Housatonic died Thursday, March 31, 2016 in Maryland where he had lived for many years. He is survived by his sister Barbara Louison, brother-in-law and friend Rit Louison of Housatonic, MA, sister Christine Williams and brother-in-law Barry of Sturbridge, MA, great aunt Sophie Banach of Housatonic, MA, God-daughters Sarah Peace of Bedford, MA,...
Jeane K. Weinstein
Mar 30, 2016
Jeane Kolburne Weinstein, 90, longtime Executive Director of the former Kolburne School in New Marlborough died on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at Geer Nursing Center in Canaan, CT. Born July 6, 1925 in Mount Kisco, New York she was the daughter of Luma Lewis Kolburne and Stella Robbins Kolburne. Jeane graduated from Teacher’s College with a BS and later from...
Mary Ann Huberman
Mar 20, 2016
Mary Huberman was born in Boston, Massachusetts on October 2, 1945, and died peacefully at home in Alford on Sunday, March 20, 2016. In 2005 she became a resident of Lee and Jim Conlon’s Feill Sheathain, part of Cadmus Lifesharing Association in Great Barrington. Upon the Conlons’ recent retirement, Mary moved to another...
Malrangam Krishnamurti
Mar 8, 2016
Malrangam ("Krishna") Krishnamurti, 86, a resident of West Stockbridge, MA since December 2000, died on March 8, 2016 after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife of 38 years Ilana Kleiner Krishnamurti, his son Mohan Krishnamurti and daughter-in-law Radha, his son Bala Krishnamurti, his granddaughters Dr. Kriti Mohan and Kiran Mohan, his grandsons Rahul Bala...
Stanley L. Lane
Mar 1, 2016
Immediately following the funeral service we will proceed to Ahavath Sholom Cemetery located on Blue Hill Road in Great Barrington for the burial. After the burial everyone is invited back to Hevreh of Southern Berkshire to join the family in a Meal of Consolation .
Shiva will be observed...
Michelle C. Gillett
Feb 11, 2016
Michelle Gillett, poet and beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, died in her home on February 11, 2016. She was diagnosed with lung cancer in November of 2015. Michelle was born in New York City on January 3, 1948. Her parents were Phyllis and Paul Cherney and she grew up in Hartsdale, New York. Michelle graduated...
William Samuel Maxwell Montgomery
Feb 11, 2016
MONTGOMERY, W.S. Maxwell of Lenox, MA, passed away on Thursday, February 11, 2016 at the age of 94. Max was born in Brookline, MA to the late Samuel and Elizabeth (Maxwell) Montgomery, who immigrated to the United States from Ireland. A graduate of Brookline High School, Max went on to study engineering at Brown University. Although a member of the...
Lakhan S. Verma
Feb 6, 2016
Lakhan Verma, 79, passed away peacefully on February 6, 2016. Born on August 8, 1936 in Kyampur, Aligarh, India, he was the son of the late Rampal and Revati Singh. He came to the United States to attend the University of Missouri, receiving a BS degree in mechanical engineering. Over his career as a construction project manager he worked...
David Samuel Wells
Feb 4, 2016
David Samuel Wells, 74, passed away on Thursday, February 4, 2016 at his home in Sheffield, MA.
A native and lifelong resident, David was born in Sheffield on November 21, 1941, the son of Leonard and Marie (Tompkins) Wells. He was a graduate of Mt. Everett Regional H.S. (1960) and the Stockbridge School...
Rev. Dr. Max Lynn Stackhouse
Jan 30, 2016
The Rev. Dr. Max L. Stackhouse passed away at the age of 80 at his home in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, on Saturday, January 30. After graduating from DePauw University and Harvard Divinity School, Dr. Stackhouse was ordained by the United Church of Christ and went on to be internationally recognized as a theologian...
