Helen Mary Osterhout

09/03/2006

Helen Mary Osterhout, 67, of 2 Woodruff Road died Sunday at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington. Born in Pittsfield on May 3, 1939, daughter of Charles M. and Helen Ring Magner, she was a graduate of the former Williams High School in Stockbridge. She was also a graduate of the E.A. Ollis School of Hair, Beauty, Culture and Cosmetology in Worcester. Mrs. Osterhout was a rural mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in West Stockbridge for seven years. She also had worked with her daughter in her Boutique Beaumonde in Great Barrington for three years. She was a communicant of St. Patrick's Church in West Stockbridge, where she sang in the choir. She was been a volunteer with the community health program, the PTA, the Brownies and the Girl Scouts. She enjoyed knitting, gardening, reading and dancing. She leaves her husband, Robert A. Osterhout Sr., whom she married June 28, 1958, at St. Patrick's Church. In addition to her husband, she leaves a son, Robert A. Osterhout Jr. of Richmond; two daughters, Tracy A. Adams of Temecula, Calif., and Tammy L. Osterhout of Great Barrington; a brother, James M. Magner of Richmond; and five grandchildren. FUNERAL NOTICE -- Funeral services for Helen M. Magner Osterhout, who died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2006, will be held Friday at 9 a.m. from DERY FUNERAL HOME, 54 Bradford St., Pittsfield, followed by a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick's Church in West Stockbridge, celebrated by the Rev. William Eckert. Calling hours at the funeral home will be Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders in care of the funeral home, 54 Bradford St., Pittsfield, MA 01201. Helen leaves her five adored grandchildren, Tori and Amber Osterhout, Lukas Adams, and Ashley and Kyle Wellenkamp. She was predeceased by a sister, Maureen P. Piatowski, and by a brother, John P. Magner. Her life was spent taking care of her family and children; she was the most dedicated dear angel of a wife, mother, grandmother and friend. Helen continued to always give to everyone and loved spending precious time with them all. She will be sadly missed by all who loved her.

Obituaries

Celebrating Lives & Legacies

Helen Mary Osterhout

Memorials