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Richard Scott Burow, Esq.

Richard Scott Burow, Esq.

Oct 18, 2015

Richard Scott Burow, 66, of Main Street passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2015 at his home in Stockbridge where he had lived since 1993. Born March 23, 1949 in Newton, MA he was the son of Richard E. Burow and the late Barbara Duston Burow. He earned his Bachelor's of Arts Degree from the American University in Washington D.C....

Esther "Tess" Iredale

Esther "Tess" Iredale

Oct 17, 2015

NOTE: This tribute to Esther "Tess" Iredale was shared by her daughter Jane Iredale and Jane's husband Bob Montgomery with their colleagues at Iredale Mineral Cosmetics in Great Barrington. She moved into her first house by horse and cart; she died under the shadow of drones. Esther (Tess) Iredale was 102. Born in 1913 as the First World War claimed...

Mildred Pevzner

Mildred Pevzner

Oct 16, 2015

Mildred Pevzner passed away peacefully in Kensington, Maryland on October 16, 2015. Born in Newburyport, Massachusetts on November 10, 1922, she was a daughter of Jacob and Dora Cohen. She graduated from Newburyport High School in 1940 and moved to Great Barrington after her marriage to Jack B. Pevzner in Roxbury, MA in 1946. In 1954, Mildred and her husband...

Baukje P. Cohen

Baukje P. Cohen

Oct 10, 2015

Baukje P. Cohen, 87, of Manhattan, NY, and Ashley Falls, MA, succumbed to Alzheimer disease on Saturday, October 10. Devoted wife of Noel and mother of Mark, mother-in-law to Sheila, and grandmother to Kaitlyn and Christopher, aunt to Kathy, Mitch, and Sabrina, Lauren, Savannah, and Allison. A wonderful woman, talented artist, former head of the hematology laboratory at the university...

Dr. Marvin Ira Shapiro

Dr. Marvin Ira Shapiro

Oct 8, 2015

It is with profound sadness that we mourn the loss of Dr. Marvin Ira Shapiro (1939-2015), son of Benjamin and Lillian (deceased), adoring husband to Roberta, loving father and father-in-law to Gregg and Renee, Rachel and Brandon and Lori and Neil, doting grandfather to Sam, Colbie, Ari, Miriam, Laurel and Davis, devoted brother to Barbara and Marty (deceased), Stan and...

Evelyn Augusta Guartha

Evelyn Augusta Guartha

Oct 6, 2015

Evelyn Augusta Guartha, 100, a lifelong resident of Reed Street, passed away at the Great Barrington Nursing Home on Maple Avenue on October 6, 2015, where she had resided for the past few years. Evelyn was born in Great Barrington on March 15, 1915, daughter of Frank S. and May Hutchinson Guartha. She was a 1933 graduate of the...

Elizabeth (Bess) Arienti

Elizabeth (Bess) Arienti

Oct 5, 2015

Elizabeth F. Arienti (Bess), 96, a longtime resident of Great Barrington passed away Monday morning, October 5, 2015. Born December 20, 1918 in Hartford, CT she was the daughter of Frank and Mary (Gawel) Zagata. She attended local schools in Turner Falls, MA. She married her husband, the late Fermo Arienti on June 7, 1941 in Vermont. Together the couple...

Alfred "Dick" Merrick Richardson

Alfred "Dick" Merrick Richardson

Oct 1, 2015

Alfred "Dick" Merrick Richardson of Sheffield, Mass died on October 1, 2015. Loving husband of 64 years to Doris Richardson, nee VanBenschoten, Dick is survived by his children, Norman Richardson and wife, Daphne, of Newton, Mass; Dale Richardson Ryder and husband Don, of Carlisle, Mass; and Barbara Richardson Kelly of Great Barrington, Mass. Dick graduated from Colgate University in 1946...

John (Jack) William Blume

John (Jack) William Blume

Sep 28, 2015

John (Jack) William Blume, 80 yrs old, of Sheffield Ma., passed away on September 28 at 11:05 am surrounded by his family. He was born in Boston, MA on July 2, 1935 to John Joseph and Helen Marie (Harrington) Blume. Jack attended Dedham, MA public schools. He joined the Air Force in 1952 and served until 1956. He was a...

Richard Moulton Boardman

Richard Moulton Boardman

Sep 20, 2015

Richard Moulton Boardman, 82, a longtime active member of the community passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2015 at his home on Hewins Street. Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts on August 25, 1933, he was the son of Edgar and Eleanor Moulton Boardman. He graduated from the former Sheffield High School, class of 1952, and then attended the Stockbridge School...

Kimberley S. Donovan

Kimberley S. Donovan

Sep 18, 2015

Kimberley S. Donovan died unexpectedly on September 18, 2015 at home. The daughter of Thomas Storti and Ben & Betsy Wyman Wildman, Kim was born on August 27, 1958 in Miami, FL. She was raised locally and graduated from Mr. Everett Regional High School in Sheffield. Kim married Michael Donovan on May 19, 1984. Their marriage was cut short by...

Frederick Dewey Vorck, Sr.

Frederick Dewey Vorck, Sr.

Sep 9, 2015

Frederick Dewey Vorck, Sr. (6/23/1939-9/9/2015) Age 76 Frederick Dewey Vorck, Sr. died at 1:15 pm on September 9, 2015 of causes incidental to lung cancer. He is survived by his wife Margaret of 48 years, daughter Christine (Arthur) Wright of Maineville, Ohio; daughter Lisa (Michael) DeRuzzio of Copake Falls, New York; and son Fred Vorck, Jr. (Liza Wentworth) of...

Steven Marc Meyerowitz

Steven Marc Meyerowitz

Sep 9, 2015

Steve Meyerowitz, a passionate father, husband, food and health innovator, who spread love, light and humor wherever he went, died Wednesday night, September 9 from injuries sustained in a car accident in Falls Village, Connecticut. Meyerowitz, 65, a long-time resident of Great Barrington, was a pilot and a gifted musician and writer who also founded The Sprout House in the...

Wendy B. Pennington

Wendy B. Pennington

Sep 3, 2015

Wendy Beth Pennington, 53, of Sandisfield, passed away on September 3, 2015 at her home in Sandisfield. Wendy was born in Great Barrington, MA to Roy Hallock and Jane Adams Hallock on September 22, 1961. Wendy attended Lee High School and graduated in 1979. She was a full time mother and homemaker. She was a member of the Sheffield Kingdom...

Charles Terry

Charles Terry

Sep 1, 2015

Charles Terry, 55, of Sheffield, MA, died Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at his home after a long illness. Mr. Terry, who was a longtime resident of Sheffield, was an engine builder and an avid drag racing fan and pit crew chief for the "Rock & Roll Dragster" team. Charles leaves many friends. He was predeceased by his mother Ardyss Higby...

Elizabeth Hodges

Elizabeth Hodges

Aug 25, 2015

Archa Beth Hodges died in the arms of her loving family on Tuesday, August 25, 2015. Much beloved, Archa was born in Montreal, Canada, on May 15, 1959. A graduate of McGill University, Archa came to Massachusetts to volunteer at the Kripalu Center in 1991. Here she met and married the love of her life, Abhi Scott Smith, in 1996....

Elizabeth (Betty) Fenn

Elizabeth (Betty) Fenn

Aug 25, 2015

Elizabeth (Betty) Fenn died peacefully at home August 25. She was 99 and the oldest known resident of South Egremont, Mass. Born Elizabeth Williams in Hartford CT, she was the daughter of James and Agnes Williams, both from England. As a young girl, Betty honed her talents as an athlete, musician, journalist and actor. She was also an adventurer, as...

Christine Silvernail

Christine Silvernail

Aug 24, 2015

Christine Silvernail, 97, a longtime resident of Baldwin Hill in North Egremont died on August 24, 2015 at Kimball Farms in Lenox. Born in Housatonic, Mass on December 22, 1917, she was the daughter of Thomas S. and Helen Tobey Ramsdell. A graduate of Katherine Gibbs, Christine worked at the Rockefeller Foundation in New York City and later for Colonel...

Muriel Rokos

Muriel Rokos

Aug 24, 2015

Mrs. Muriel Rokos, 95, a longtime resident of Undermountain Road in South Egremont died August 24, 2015. Born April 5, 1920 in Garnerville, New York she was the daughter of Frank and Madeline Vilandry Mackey. She was a graduate of Haverstraw High school in Haverstraw, NY and Merchant and Bankers Business School in New York, NY. During World War II...

Paul Van Deusen

Paul Van Deusen

Aug 21, 2015

Paul Van Deusen died at Massachusetts General Hospital on August 21, 2015. He grew up in Alford, MA and was 1 of 4 children raised by Alfred S. Van Deusen (Bud) and his wife Eleanor. Paul and the other children attended the one room school house in Alford for grades 1-4. Paul then went to Sheffield Center School and Mount...

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