David R. Barnum
Dec 31, 2014
David Russell Barnum, 76, died at home on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 surrounded by his loving family after a long illness. A native and lifelong resident of Great Barrington David was born on June 18, 1938, the son of Irving and Gertrude (Briggs) Barnum. He attended the former Searles High School and worked as Head of Grounds for the Blodgett...
Mildred Race Anderson
Dec 30, 2014
Mildred Race Anderson, 91, a former longtime resident of Great Barrington passed away on December 30, 2014 at the home of her daughter in Fairfax, VA. Born January 13, 1923 in Great Barrington she was the daughter of Herbert and Ethel Sturcken Race. She graduated from the former Searles High School. Mrs. Anderson worked at the business office of Monument...
Philip Consolini
Dec 28, 2014
Philip Consolini, 90, a longtime resident of Great Barrington passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2014 at Fairview Commons. Born on May 20, 1924 in Canaan, CT he was the son of Victor and Anna Sartori Consolini. He attended local schools in Canaan. A veteran of World War II, Philip enlisted in the U.S. Army on January 25, 1945. He...
Stephen W. Malin, Sr.
Dec 22, 2014
Stephen W. Malin, Sr., 80, of Dewey Way in Sheffield passed away early Monday morning, December 22, 2014 at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington. Born April 25, 1934 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania he was the son of the late Ogden Bailey and Elizabeth Meyers Malin. Following the death of his father when Stephen was in elementary school his family moved to...
Domenica Pietrangolare
Dec 17, 2014
Domenica Pietrangolare, 54, of Great Barrington, MA peacefully passed after a long battle with cancer on December 17, 2014 while surrounded by her family. Domenica, affectionately nicknamed and known as Dee, was born in the Bronx, NY on January 20, 1960 to Caroline and Dominick Pietrangolare. She is survived by her sisters Clara, Antionette, and Caroline, her brother Frank, and...
William H. Mooney, Jr.
Dec 6, 2014
William H. Mooney, Jr., 66, a longtime resident of Cottage St., in Great Barrington passed away Saturday evening, December 6, 2014 at Fairview Commons following a courageous battle with cancer. A native and lifelong resident of Great Barrington Bill was born December 28, 1947 the son of the late William and Gertrude Maher Mooney. He was a graduate of the...
Dennis G. Thomas
Dec 6, 2014
Dennis G. Thomas, beloved friend and colleague, passed away peacefully at the age of 64, on December 6, 2014. Dennis served as Director of Finance for Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in Becket for nineteen years. He was a dedicated staff member, supportive mentor, and trusted friend. A seasoned arts administrator, he served on staff at arts organizations across the East...
Alma C. Allen
Nov 24, 2014
Mrs. Alma Allen, 97, of Water Street in Lee passed away on Tuesday, November 24, 2015. Born March 14, 1918 in Richmond, MA she was the daughter of Lazzaro and Rosa Gondelli Bona. She attended schools in West Stockbridge and later went to the Banford Academy, a hairdressing school in New York City. Mrs. Allen worked for several years as...
Sallie Doores Vansant
Nov 14, 2014
Sallie Jo Doores VanSant, 61, of North Plain Road passed away on Friday, November 14, 2014 at her home in Housatonic. Born January 21, 1953 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana she was the daughter of Mary Jean and Jack Doores. Sallie grew up in New Jersey and spent three years in Surrey, England when her father was posted there. She spent...
Dorothea Alice Miller
Nov 9, 2014
Dorothea A. Miller, 84, died November 9, 2014 at Berkshire Medical Center following a brief illness. The 10th of 12 children of Norman Vincent and Mabel Sarah (Metzler) Oppermann, she was born in the Interlaken section of Stockbridge on February 15, 1930. She attended schools in Stockbridge and Pittsfield and was a 1948 graduate of Pittsfield High School. Following graduation,...
Jonathan Edward Ross
Nov 6, 2014
Jonathan "Jon" Edward Ross, a long-time resident of Great Barrington, died unexpectedly on November 6, 2014 in Pittsfield following a long illness. He was 45. One of nine children, Jon was born in Pittsfield and grew up in Great Barrington. He attended Monument Mountain Regional High School and was an all-around handyman having worked throughout Berkshire County in a variety...
Kenneth Craig Hall
Nov 6, 2014
K. Craig Hall, 61, passed away November 6, 2014 at home surrounded by his family following a well fought battle with lung cancer. Born in San Francisco, California on July 12, 1953 he was the eldest child of Kenneth Mason and Manuela Viviana "Vivian" (Mora) Hall. His early years were spent in California and in 1958 moved to his...
Mary Romano
Nov 6, 2014
Mary Romano, 99, passed away on November 6, 2014 at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington. She had been a resident at Fairview Commons Nursing Home for the past several years. Mary moved to Great Barrington 10 years ago to be closer to her family. Born on February 6, 1915 in Corona, New York she was the daughter of Vincenzo and...
Paul S. Batacchi, Sr.
Nov 6, 2014
Paul S. Batacchi, Sr., 89, of South Main Street in Sheffield passed away early Thursday, November 6, 2014 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. A native and lifelong resident of Sheffield, Paul was born August 24, 1925 the son of John and Maria Polastri Batacchi. He attended the former Sheffield Center High School. A veteran of World War II Paul...
Trinity Renee Raifstanger
Nov 5, 2014
Trinity R. Raifstanger, 39, Green River Valley Road, Alford, MA peacefully entered heaven's gates early Wednesday morning, November 5, 2014. Trinity fought a courageous one and a half year battle with melanoma cancer while displaying tremendous grace, courage and inspiration. Born on March 12, 1975 in Pittsfield, MA, she was the daughter of James F. Finn and Paula J. (Benham)...
Susan Marie O'Connor
Nov 4, 2014
Susan Marie O'Connor passed away unexpectedly on November 4, 2014 at her home. Born December 23, 1963 in Gt. Barrington, she was the daughter of Marie Priore O'Connor and Denis O'Connor. Sue was educated locally and was a graduate of Mt. Everett Regional High School in Sheffield and also attended Columbia Green College in Hudson, NY, Northwestern College in Winsted,...
Alice O. Howell-Andersen
Oct 28, 2014
Alice O. Howell, just shy of age 92, died Tuesday, October 28, 2014. A resident of Monterey for the past 33 years, she was born in Cambridge, MA on November 13, 1922 to Reginald Orcutt and Penelope King Orcutt. She spent her childhood living in hotels and boarding schools throughout Europe, visiting 37 countries and meeting interesting people that inspired...
Rudolph Lloyd Hoeltzel
Oct 24, 2014
Rudolph Lloyd Hoeltzel of Stockbridge, MA died peacefully on October 24, 2014 of complications from cancer. He passed away at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by his immediate family. He was born in 1934 in Washington, DC to Lloyd Claus Hoeltzel, a government worker, and Frederika Critchett Hoeltzel, a researcher at American University. He graduated from Scarsdale High School in Scarsdale,...
Alta L. Skorput
Oct 22, 2014
Alta L. Skorput, 97, formerly of West Stockbridge, Mass passed away peacefully in Venice, FL on October 22, 2014. Alta and John resided in Venice, FL for the last twenty six years where she made numerous friends. Alta was born on November 6, 1916 in Perth Amboy, NJ, the daughter of the late George and Anna Larson. She attended Perth...
Nola Watson Lawrence
Oct 16, 2014
Nola Watson Lawrence peacefully departed this life on October 16, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, MA. She was born in Camden, Alabama on March 6, 1925. She was educated in Alabama public schools. In 1948, Nola relocated from Camden, Alabama to Great Barrington where she found work as a live-in domestic. Shortly thereafter, her fiancé, Elarge Lawrence, moved to...
