Heather M. Gunther, 33
SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Heather Marie Gunther, 33, of Childs Lane, Ashley Falls, died Friday, April 3, 2009, as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in Winsted, Conn.
Born in Winsted on Oct. 1, 1975, daughter of John Gunther and of Mary Kershaw, she attended local schools and was a graduate of Mount Everett Regional School in Sheffield. She received her associate's degree in paralegal studies from Northwestern University.
Ms. Gunther loved animals and worked as a kennel technician at the Little Guild of St. Francis Animal Rescue in West Cornwall, Conn. She also trained animals.
A passionate and caring person, she had organized a local food drive to assist the animals affected by Hurricane Katrina. She was loved deeply by her family and will be forever missed by them.
Besides her father and his wife, Gloria, of Winsted, and her mother and her husband, David, of Ashley Falls, she leaves two sisters, Christine Gunther of Sheffield and Jenifer Gunther of Winsted; two brothers, William Gunther of Las Vegas and Jason Gunther of Winsted, and her paternal grandmother, Hyacinth Grace Gunther of Boynton Beach, Fla.
FUNERAL NOTICE — Services celebrating the life of Ms. Gunther will be conducted Wednesday, April 8, at 11 at Greenwoods Community Church in Ashley Falls by the Rev. Edward Eastman, pastor. Burial will follow in Ashley Falls Cemetery.
The family will receive friends on Tuesday, April 7, from 4 until 7 at Finnerty & Stevens Funeral Home in Great Barrington.
Those who wish may make memorial contributions to the Little Guild of St. Francis through the funeral home, 426 Main St., Great Barrington, MA 01230. Remembrances, memories and reflections may be sent to the family through www.finnertyandstevens.com.