Dorothea Drake Burnett
Jul 28, 2014
Dorothea Emilynn Drake Burnett died in the early morning on July 28, 2014, at the age of 99 at her home in Southfield, MA. She was born to Harry Burton Drake and Elsie Emilynn Roberts Drake Reynolds on January 11, 1915 in Idabelle, OK. She was an only child. She graduated from Glendale (AZ) High School and from Arizona State...
Mary Walker Wilcox
Jul 27, 2014
Mary Walker Wilcox, 95, a longtime resident of Alford passed away on Sunday, July 27, 2014 at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington. Born in Brooklyn, New York on February 5, 1919 she was the daughter of John and Grace Johnston Moult. She graduated from Adelphi College (now Adelphi University) in 1941. She won several tennis championships in her college years....
Johanna B. Kehn
Jul 22, 2014
JOHANNA B. (MATTES) KEHN Johanna B. (Mattes) Kehn, 94, passed away peacefully at her daughter's home in South Egremont, MA on July 22, 2014 under the compassionate care of HospiceCare in The Berkshires. Born in Erfurt, Germany, Johanna immigrated to America at age 3 with her father Walter Batze and mother Marie Riehmann Batze. She grew up in Albany, NY...
Michael J. Cleary
Jul 18, 2014
MICHAEL J. CLEARY, JR. GREAT BARRINGTON ******************************* Michael J. Cleary, Jr. , 75, died July 18, 2014 at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington, MA. Born in Great Barrington on April 16, 1939, he was the only child of Michael and Gladys Funk Cleary. He was a 1957 graduate of the former Searles High School and a U.S. Navy veteran. From...
Cora Virginia Reed Beattie Rawlings
Jul 15, 2014
South Egremont Cora Virginia Reed Beattie Rawlings "Jinny" passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family and friends on July 15, 2014. Born in Stamford, CT on February 21, 1928 to Sidney and Cora Reed, she was educated at Sacred Heart Academy in Stamford graduating in 1946. She moved to Sheffield, MA. in the late 1940's and...
Giuseppe Chighine
Jul 11, 2014
Giuseppe (Joseph) Chighine, 81, formerly of Hartsville died peacefully on July 11, 2014 in Westerly, Rhode Island. He was born on May 15, 1933 in Sardinia, Italy where he was raised. He served in the Italian Army from 1952 - 1954 and then moved to London, England where he met his wife Jessica Campbell. They were married there in 1959...
Carolyn Edwards Bartels
Jun 29, 2014
TOLLAND: Carolyn Edwards Bartels, 74, died peacefully at home in the Berkshires surrounded by her loving family. Born December 9, 1939, to the late Genevieve and Morris Edwards. Living in the Hartford area for over 50 years, Cincinnati is where she called home, always a true "Mid-Westerner"! She loved the Kentucky Derby, the Indy 500, the Cincinnati Reds and the...
Martha C. Downing
Jun 24, 2014
MARTHA CORNISH DOWNING Topsham, Maine-Martha C. Downing age 81 of Hubbard Lane died Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at the Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Maine. Martha was a teacher for many years while living in New Jersey before retiring to Maine in 2005. The Downing's vacationed at their home in South Berkshire County, where there was a long family...
Anne T. Wicke
Jun 18, 2014
ANNE T. WICKE 1917-2014 OTIS - Anne T. Wicke, 96, of Monterey Road, passed away on June 18 at Fairview Hospital. She was born on September 18, 1917 in Flushing, NY, the daughter of Zofia Modzienkowska and Julian Brzozowski. She attended St. Agnes School in College Point, NY and then lived in Beechhurst, NY until moving to the Berkshires in...
Mary P. Andregg
Jun 14, 2014
MARY P. ANDREGG Mary P. Andregg, 87, a former longtime resident of Sheffield and later Great Barrington passed away on June 14, 2014 at Geer Rehabilitation Center in Canaan where she had been a resident since moving to Geer Village in August of 2013. Born April 9, 1927 in Torrington, CT Mary was the daughter of the late Joseph and...
Eric Pepino
Jun 13, 2014
Eric A. Pepino, 23, of Baltimore, Maryland, died unexpectedly on June 13, 2014. Born in San Diego, California on October 25, 1990, Eric was the son of Richard and stepmother Lisa Pepino of Ashley Falls, MA. He attended the former Bryant School in Great Barrington and then Mount Everett Regional High School in Sheffield. While at Mount Everett, Eric was...
Dana Jay Summers
Jun 8, 2014
Dana Jay Summers, 57, of Iron Mine Road passed away on Sunday, June 8, 2014 at his home. Born November 6, 1956 in Boston, MA, Dana was the son of Benjamin and Renee Davis Summers. He graduated from Scituate High School in 1974 and Northeastern University in 1986 as a Registered Pharmacist. Dana married his wife, the former Jennifer Goddard,...
May S. Wheeler
Jun 6, 2014
Mrs. May S. Wheeler, 91, of Prospect Lake Road died June 6, 2014. Born in Springfield, Vermont on March 30, 1923, May was the daughter of the late Milton and Julia Burton Slater. She was a 1941 graduate of Springfield, VT schools. May received a child care certificate for her training at St. Margaret's Home for Babies and Children in...
Adaline Spurr
Jun 3, 2014
Adaline Spurr, 93, of Jug End Road, South Egremont, passed away on June 3, 2014 at Fairview Hospital after a brief illness. Born January 15, 1921 in New Marlborough, Adaline was the daughter of William and Phebe Brehaut Goewey. She attended local schools and graduated from the former Searles High School in Great Barrington class of 1940. Primarily a homemaker,...
