Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Jan 28, 2016

Jo Ann Fitzpatrick Brown, whose warm smile and uncommonly generous ways were well known to many throughout the Berkshires, died peacefully at her home in Stockbridge on January 28th, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 66. The daughter of the late state senator John Hitchcock Fitzpatrick and Jane Pratt Fitzpatrick, Ann was born in Rutland, Vermont on December...

Jan 19, 2016

Leo B. Jansen, 95, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 holding the hand of his beloved and devoted wife Liselotte “Lee” at Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Canaan, CT. Leo was born in Bonn, Germany on November 28, 1920.  He and his wife and young daughter immigrated to West Hartford, CT in 1956.  In 2005 he and Lee...

Jan 10, 2016

Pauline Barbara Dutton of Kinderhook, NY and Canaan, CT passed away on January 10, 2016 at the age of 90. Born in New York City, she was the adored wife of the late Ben Joseph Dutton, an inspirational and devoted mother to Deborah Dutton Minton and Pamela Barbara Dutton and grandmother of Sebastian Frugone and Alexandra Frugone....

Dec 27, 2015

Shiras Parker Reeves, 86, of Partridge Drive in South Egremont, MA died on Sunday, December 27, 2015 at Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Canaan, CT. Born March 18, 1929 in Pittsfield, MA he was the son of Frank and Elsie Shiras Reeves. Shiras worked as an Insurance underwriter but his true passion was being on the...

Dec 20, 2015

Robert Leslie Markovits, a long-time resident of Stockbridge, died Sunday morning, December 20, at the age of 78. Bob had a BA and LLB from Cornell University and an LLM in taxation from New York University.  An early interest in sports journalism culminated in his being the sports editor of the Cornell Daily Sun and, during one summer, an interim...

Dec 14, 2015

Maude Smith Lovett, 78, of Lower Road in Canaan, Connecticut passed away on Monday, December 14, 2015 at Geer Nursing Home in Canaan, CT. Born April 7, 1937 in Stanfordville, NY she was the daughter of Delos Rifenburgh and May Bertha Antine Rifenburgh.  She attended schools in Pine Plains, NY. Maude enjoyed sewing and often made teddy...