ADAMS, Mass. —  Sandra (Sandy) Denise Bouvier of Adams passed away at her home Sunday, October 18, 2026, at the age of 81, with her husband by her side. She was born in Bridgeport, CT on November 14, 1944, the daughter of the late Wilfred Bouvier and Ida (Fritz) Bouvier.

Raised with her younger sister Barbara in Bridgeport, Connecticut Sandy attended Fairfield County schools and remained in the state to obtain her bachelor’s degree in 1966 from Southern Connecticut State College. With her degree, Sandy was so proud to become a Special Education teacher which she enjoyed for many years.

She came from a loving family, most living within minutes of each other. She valued the close connections of family members and especially cousins. She was blessed with a lifelong passion for music and an angelic voice. She was a singer, who could play piano and guitar. She attributed her love of music to her father. Her fondest memories of her life were sitting on her father’s lap singing from the age of 5, especially at seasonal parties. Sandy would start singing and her father would join in and the two would have perfect harmony, even at such a young age. In the 1960’s and 70’s, every summer, she applied to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Choral Summer Program known as the “Max Davey Singers” which only 12 members where handpicked, Sandy was chosen every year. She would learn 3 pages of music daily, including songs in Latin and German.

Sandy eventually moved and traveled through Europe in her younger adult years. Moving back to the states to Amsterdam, New York and then settling in Adams. She worked at The Frame Shop in North Adams where she learned a new trade that she used throughout her lifetime. Soon after moving to the Berkshires, she met her husband Mark Freeze, became the Clerk of H. M. S. Reality, Inc. and a full-time musician performing in local bands such as Night Shade, Friends, Sugar and Spice and the Dusty Miller Band to name a few. She also shared her musical talents by teaching voice lessons and performing at local events including the Annual Elderly Holiday Dinners and local nursing homes.

Sandy's talents went way beyond music. She was an artist. Family and friends consider her home to be like walking through a museum. She had an extraordinary eye, creating collections from items stemming from estate sales, tag sales and family heirlooms she kept over the years. She handcrafted luxury doll houses you would think were made by a high-end architect. Each miniature was handmade or sought out by other professionals in her field and then placed to make you think you were looking into an actual home. She was an avid reader, a graphic artist extraordinaire, master level with needlepoint and calligraphy, enjoyed puzzles and crossword puzzles, theater, Tanglewood, sharing her knowledge and socializing. She watched Jeopardy and even pased the test to be on the show and her vocal dream was to be on Americas Got Talent.

Sandy is survived by her husband of 31 years, Mark Freeze whom she married on 12/21/94; a sister, Barbara Ann (Bouvier) Tuite of Monroe, CT; nephews, Jacob Bouvier Tuite (Barbara Montalvo) of Derby, CT; Cale Tuite (Aimme Tuite) of Oxford, CT; Kajun Tuite of British Columbia, Canada; Niece Jade Hutchinson-Emmite (Tom Roycephus) of Kingwood, TX; Jonathan Klate, acupuncturist and longtime friend who contributed to her quality of life since 1980; dear friend Wendy Fenkel; John Worth who was like a son to her and many beloved cousins, additional family and friends.

She also leaves her beloved cats, Milton & Dusty Bouvier, who are two of the 17 cats she shared within her lifetime. Sandy often would refer to herself “as being 17 cats old”.

She was pre-deceased by her parents, her sister-in-law Nancy Hutchinson and many beloved cats.

The family would like to thank HospiceCare of the Berkshires for the care given to Sandy in her final days.

There will be no calling hours. A celebration of life will be held on a later date in late Spring, early summer.

In lieu of flowers a donation can be made in memory of Sandra Denise Bouvier to the “No Paws Left Behind Animal Shelter” in North Adams, MA or HospiceCare in The Berkshires. To add to the Book of Memories, please visit www.flynndagnolifuneralhomes.com