Obituaries

Aug 31, 2023

Raymond Wilcox, Jr. passed away peacefully on August 31, 2023 at his home on Twin Oaks Farm in Alford, Massachusetts. Ray was born on January 19, 1948, and raised on the Wilcox family dairy farm on West Road in Alford.

The farm was started by his grandfather in 1921, later continued by Ray’s father Raymond “Babe” Wilcox,...

Aug 31, 2023

Steven “Nanderman” Silk, 67, of Sheffield, MA, passed away on August 31, 2023. Born on July 23, 1956, in Springfield, MA, Steve was the son of the late Betty and Bill Silk. He was preceded in death by his brother Jim.

Steve is survived by his loving sons and their respective families. Josh Silk (Donna) and their...

Aug 17, 2023

Toivo R. Tossavainen, Jr. (aka Captain Toss), 79, passed away August 17, 2023 at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington, MA.

A native and lifelong resident, he was born on August 12, 1944 in Great Barrington, MA, the son of Toivo Sr. and Ann (Skorput) Tossavainen. He attended local schools and graduated from the former Searles High School....

Aug 15, 2023

Susan Storck Binger was the child of John P. V. Storck and Nina Tonks Storck and raised by her stepmother, Lucie Giles Jowers Storck, after her mother’s death. She was valedictorian at the High School of Music and Art (now LaGuardia) in New York and graduated from Radcliffe College in 1953, having married Bronson Binger the year before. She...

Jul 17, 2023

Robert Lewis Greenfield passed away on July 17, 2023 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA. He was born on September 8, 1934, the son of Charles and Ada Greenfield.

Robert received a Bachelor’s degree from Princeton and spent his career working in the trophy manufacturing business. He was friendly, intelligent, and caring. He enjoyed downhill skiing...

Jul 9, 2023

Educator, author, and world traveler.

Born in Ft. William (now Thunder Bay), Canada. The youngest of five children of Irish immigrant parents. BA form the University of British Columbia. PHD in Library Science from Columbia University. Director of Libraries for the Roslyn, Long Island school system. Professor of Library Science and later Dean of the Library School...

Jul 7, 2023

Arlene (Karp) Symons of Great Barrington, Mass. came to the end of her life on Friday, July 7. She was 85. She and her husband Michael were married for 65 years.

Arlene was born in Brooklyn, New York. Music was the soundtrack of her life. She was a piano prodigy from a young age. At age four,...

Jul 5, 2023

Born in Hildesheim, Germany in 1923, Henry was a hero in the full sense of the word. He escaped the Nazis when at the age of 16 he came to the United States with a rescue program, leaving his parents behind to an uncertain future. He became an American citizen, was inducted into the United States Army, and went...

Jun 30, 2023

Anthony “Tony” Gabriel, 93, a longtime resident of Housatonic died Friday evening, June 30, 2023.

Born August 24, 1929 in Pittsfield, MA he was the son of Louis Gabriel and Carmela Sciola Gabriel.  He graduated from St. Joseph’s High School in Pittsfield.

A proud member of the U.S. Army, Tony enlisted on July 20, 1951...

Jun 24, 2023

Richard Goodwin, 91, of Ashley Falls, MA passed away on June 24, 2023. He was born on February 22, 1932, the son of Earl and Pearl Goodwin on a farm in northern Indiana. His parents divorced before he was born and he was raised by his grandparents, Paul and Nettie Rosenbaum.

Dick was the first in his...

Jun 18, 2023

Paul Wayne Harris, 68, of Laconia, NH, passed away unexpectedly on June 18, 2023.

Paul was born in Laconia on March 30, 1955 and grew up in Lakeport. He graduated from Laconia High School in 1973 and joined the United States Army proudly serving as a medic in Germany during the Vietnam War.

Paul married...

Jun 15, 2023

C. Lloyd White, “Whitey” of West Stockbridge, MA passed on June 15, 2023 at Berkshire Medical Center after a brief illness surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Middleburg, New York on May 13, 1948, son of Coral “Bus” and Hazel White, both predeceased. He is survived by his wife, Mary Jane, whom he remained best friends...

Jun 13, 2023

John H. Eichstedt Jr, 78, of Great Barrington, MA passed away on June 13, 2023 at Fairview Commons. He was born on November 25, 1944, the son of John and Augusta (Hitchcock) Eichstedt. He married his late wife, Linda (Stalker) Eichstedt, on September 25, 1966 in Great Barrington.

John lovingly went by “Hollywood” to his friends and...

Jun 8, 2023

Edwin C. Hutchinson, Jr., 81, of Lenox, MA passed away on June 8, 2023 at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington, MA. He was born on July 4, 1941, the son of Edwin C. and Evelyn (Nichols) Hutchinson. He married his loving wife, Doreen, on August 13, 1993 in Fairhaven, MA.

Edwin was a RN graduate of St....

Jun 6, 2023

Nathaniel (Nat) Yohalem, died June 6, 2023. Born September 25, 1936 and raised in Mount Vernon, NY, he was a track star at AB Davis High School, graduating in 1954. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1958. Nat was president of both his high school and college fraternities. In 1961, he graduated Columbia Law School and then married the...

Jun 1, 2023

The beautiful face and heart of the Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center, Joyce Senga Lyon, 74, formerly of Great Barrington, passed away peacefully on June 1, 2023, at Berkshire Medical Center. Joy, the daughter of Canadian parents; Dr. Harold “Hal” and Agnes Lyon was born on August 15, 1948, in St. Petersburg, Florida. As a young girl,...

May 23, 2023

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Ruby Lee (Dolford) Hargraves Fuller, 88, on May 23, 2023. She was the matriarch of her family and a grandmother to all.

She was born on April 21, 1935 in Timmonsville, SC, the daughter of Heyward Lighty and Pearline Dolford Taylor.

She attended Mayo...

May 18, 2023

Todd Emile Tinker, owner and operator of ‘Smokey Sweet BBQ’ died Thursday, May 18, 2023.  He was 51 years old.

Born March 31, 1972 in Great Barrington, MA he was the son of Barbara Tisdel Tinker and the late Preston L. Tinker, Jr.  He graduated from Monument Mountain Regional High School, class of 1990 and University of...

May 16, 2023

After a brief acute illness, Sarah Bingham died gracefully at home with her family by her side.

Born to Robert and Jean Bingham (neé Rose), Sarah grew up in Shaker Heights, OH, attending the Laurel School for Girls (’69). The Binghams fostered a culture of service, fitness, adventure, and humor that Sarah carried through her life. The...

May 13, 2023

Stephan Green of West Stockbridge, age 75, passed away on May 13, 2023, after living with Parkinson’s Disease for a number of years. He was surrounded by his family whom he cherished.

Stephan was born on April 10, 1948. He was the youngest of four children born to Jeanette and Charles Green. Stephan grew up...