GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Coralice (Coree) Potter Michaelyan, 92, of Great Barrington died on July 31, 2017, at Fairview Hospital after a long illness surrounded by her beloved children and friends.

A resident of Great Barrington since 1955, she was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1925 to Milton and Hester Potter.

She is survived by her beloved children, Raine Hall Rawlins and husband Alan of Macon, Georgia, and Homer, Alaska, and her son Brian and his sons Patrick and Kevin of Cape Cod and Boston, Massachusetts; beloved cousin Muriel Alwaise-Costantini of Venice, Italy; beloved friend Jane Green of Great Barrington, Massachusetts, as well as several close nieces and nephews and former daughter-in-law Pamela of Penn. 

She was predeceased by her loving husband Fred, her sister Emily and her brother Neil.

She was a great lover of animals and nature.

She started her work life as a dental hygienist in NY City and then when she moved to Great Barrington, she and her husband Fred established and operated Berkshire Carpets and Interiors for many years, and also several years worked as a sales rep for the Lakeville Journal.

She was a member of the Thursday Morning Club and a past volunteer at the Great Barrington senior center and a past member of the local chapter of the NAACP and a lifelong proud Democrat.

Funeral notice: Calling hours will be held on August 5, 2017, starting at 10 a.m. at Finnerty & Stevens Funeral Home in Great Barrington, followed by a service at 11 a.m. conducted by RC Deacon James McElroy. Burial to follow immediately at Saint Peter's Cemetery. There will be a memorial celebration of her life at a future date.

Those wishing to make a contribution in her memory are welcome to contribute to the SBETC or Purradise c/o Finnerty & Stevens Funeral Home, 426 Main St., Great Barrington, MA 01230.