Barbara Jean Mandell
Apr 17, 2024
Barbara Jean Mandell passed peacefully at her home in West Stockbridge, MA, on April 17, 2024. She was 89.
Barbara was born in Oil City, PA, and grew up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. She was a graduate of the High School of Music & Art and Hunter College.
After a career teaching...
Leonard Tabs
Apr 17, 2024
Leonard (Lenny) Tabs, 82, a West Stockbridge resident, passed peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, April 17th, 2024.
Lenny was born in 1941, to parents Louis and Pauline. He spent his childhood in Paterson, NJ, where he met and fell in love with Ellen Solomon, his adoring wife and high school sweetheart. Ellen and Lenny shared a...
Lawrence "Larry" Tonini
Apr 16, 2024
Lawrence “Larry” Donald Tonini born September 29, 1945 died April 16, 2024. Born in Great Barrington, MA to Lawrence F. Tonini and Lera Harrington. Beginning his lower education in Great Barrington schools prior to graduating from the former Williams High School in 1964. He continued his education at Stockbridge School of Agriculture. On August 13, 1966 he married the...
Gail Phillips
Apr 9, 2024
GAIL PHILLIPS died April 9, 2024, several days past reaching 80 years old. She had a full rich life filled with many roles of kindness. She was a daughter, a sister, a mother, a mother-in-law, an aunt, a grandmother and a very good friend. A kind, caring and independent woman, she enjoyed a rewarding career as a Professional Registered...
Joanna J. Epstein
Apr 9, 2024
Joanna J. Epstein died April 9, 2024 at Ghent Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Ghent, NY with her mother at her side. She was 49 years old.
Born on June 16, 1974 in Hollywood, FL, she was the daughter of Francine (Tepper) Eget and the late Prof. Anatol Epstein. She graduated from Richmond Hill High School and...
Gary "Jigger" Storti
Apr 9, 2024
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Gary “Jigger” Storti, age 77, of Great Barrington, MA and Venice, FL on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. He leaves behind a legacy of helpful service as an electrician and kindly sharing his knowledge to help others in need.
Born on September 17, 1946 to Leon and...
Dorothy H. Rattazzi
Apr 7, 2024
Dorothy H. Rattazzi passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2024 at age 96. She was born in New York City on July 29, 1927 to Arthur J. and Dorothy (Hart) Huether. She is survived by her devoted daughter, Patricia Murphy; her five grandchildren, Raymond, Beth, Chris, Debbie, and Eileen; their spouses; and eight great grandchildren. She was predeceased by...
Ruth Ruriko Shibuya
Apr 6, 2024
Ruth Ruriko Shibuya, 82, formerly of Great Barrington, MA died Saturday, April 6, 2024 at Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in North Canaan, CT.
Born June 21, 1941 in Honolulu, Hawaii she was the daughter of Rinzo and Fujiko (Kajiue) Shibuya. Ruth graduated from Kaimuki High School. She went on to receive a Bachelor’s degree from San...
Dr. Frances Lippmann
Apr 4, 2024
Dr. Frances Lippmann of Stockbridge, MA passed away peacefully on April 4, 2024. In her 90 years she was a psychologist, daughter, mother, aunt, grandmother and wife and friend to many.
Dr. Lippmann was born in Brooklyn, Ny and moved to Freeport Long Island where she spent her early life. While in Freeport, Dr. Lippmann was a...
Edith Meininger
Mar 21, 2024
Edith Meininger (nee Goldfarb) passed away peacefully at the age of 100 at Geer Village in Canaan, CT.
She grew up in the Bronx, NY where her mother Helen’s family moved in the early 1900’s to escape the Russian pogroms. She was predeceased by Henry, her husband of 66 years, who she met on a ski trip....
Warren "Bud" Candee
Mar 19, 2024
Warren R. Candee, “Bud”, 88, of Hillsdale Road in Egremont, MA died on March 19, 2024 at Fairview Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Great Barrington, MA.
Born on December 28, 1935 in Canaan, CT he was the son of Warren M. Candee and Gertrude Ubbink Candee.
In retirement, Bud refused to slow down. He...
Louis J. Trionfo
Mar 17, 2024
Louis J. Trionfo passed away Sunday, March 17, 2024 at Berkshire Medical Center.
Born and raised in Astoria, New York, he served in the US Army from 1950-1952.
His professional career was primarily spent on Wall Street. He retired as VP of OTC Trading from Philips, Appel and Walden in 1987. He was for a...
Morton "Morty" Josel
Mar 17, 2024
The family of Morton (Morty) Josel is saddened to announce his passing on Sunday, the 17th of March 2024, in Alford, Massachusetts at the age of 87. Morty is survived by Sandra, his beloved wife of 64 years, his children, Seth, Wayne and Leslie, Jana and Jason, his grandchildren, Madelyn, Eli and Noah, and his sister, Elayne.
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Ilona "Lola" Rubino
Mar 10, 2024
Ms. Ilona A. Rubino, age 73, left this earth on the afternoon of Sunday, March 10, 2024. Her sudden passing has left a devastating void for her family and loved ones. Ilona was born on October 18, 1950, in Yonkers, NY to Andrew Edward Lucas and Frances Catherine (Petula) Lucas. She grew up in Yonkers with her parents and...
James Bishop
Mar 2, 2024
“But the love will have been enough; all those impulses of love return to the love that made them. Even memory is not necessary for love. There is a land of the living and a land of the dead and the bridge is love, the only survival, the only meaning.”
― Thornton Wilder, The Bridge of San...
Cynthia Marie Keefner
Feb 24, 2024
Cynthia Marie Keefner, affectionately known as "Pooh Bear," age 61, of Canaan, Connecticut, departed this life on the 24th of February, 2024. Born on the 22nd of September, 1962, in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, she was the daughter to Viola Patricia Keefner and the late James Keefner Sr.
A woman of great spirit, Cynthia's generous heart and enduring...
(Arthur) Scott Bachetti
Feb 20, 2024
On February 20th, 2024, (Arthur) Scott Bachetti of Sheffield, MA passed peacefully at his home with his family nearby. He will be deeply missed.
Scott was born on November 9, 1952 in Great Barrington, MA to Arthur Bachetti and Judy (Rood) Bachetti.
Right from the start, Scott did things “his way”. He always had a...
Emilia J. Bassett Fracasso
Feb 20, 2024
Emilia J. Bassett Fracasso, 85, formerly of Sheffield, MA died on Tuesday, February 20, 2024.
Born in Adams, MA on April 11, 1938 she was the daughter of Robert Kleiner and Mary Bloniarz Kleiner. Emilia obtained her GED and worked in manufacturing for Bicron Electronics.
She and her husband Richard Bassett shared forty-two years of...
John M. Snyder
Feb 13, 2024
John Snyder, 83, resident of Great Barrington, MA, passed away on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. Born in Egremont, MA on March 22, 1940, he was the son of William and Louise Morandi Snyder.
John was a husband, father, papa, and more. He was the supervisor of the minerals department for the company, Pfizer, for over forty plus...
Michael Heath
Feb 9, 2024
Michael Heath, 61, of Main Street, died Friday, February 9, 2024 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Ma following a brief battle with cancer.
A native and lifelong resident, Michael was born in Great Barrington, Ma on July 17, 1962 the son of the late Elery and Dorothy Ames Heath. He attended local schools.
Michael...
