Obituaries

Leon Sarin, 88

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Leon Sarin, 88, of Great Barrington, formerly of Willimantic, Conn., died peacefully at home on Friday, April 14, 2017, after a long illness. Born in Worcester...

Dorothy T. Shields, 99

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Dorothy Theresa "Doris" Shields, 99, passed away peacefully Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017, after a brief illness, surrounded by her loving...

Merritt C. Rowley, 99

HOUSATONIC, Mass. — Merritt C. Rowley, formerly of Housatonic, Mass., passed away on Friday, March 31, 2017, at Kindred Laurel Lake, Lee, Mass., at the age of 99. He was born on October...

Mary Harrison, 79

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Mary Lucille Harrison, 79, of Stockbridge died on Thursday, March 30, 2017, with her family at her side.  She was born in Apollo, Penn., on October 16, 1937, to...

Matilda S. Mann, 87

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Mrs. Matilda S. Mann, 87, of Castle Hill Avenue in Great Barrington, died March 30, 2017, at Fairview Commons Nursing Center in Great Barrington. Born September...

Ralph Herrick, 82

LEE, Mass. — Ralph R. “Corky” Herrick, 82, of Maple Street, Lee, formerly of Lenox, died Tuesday night, March 28, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Corky was...

Willard R. Curtis, 85

ASHLEY FALLS, Mass. — Willard R. Curtis, 85, of Clayton Road in Ashley Falls, Mass., passed away on March 29, 2017 at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington, Mass. A native and lifelong...

Albert E. Dean Jr., 72

BECKET, Mass. — Albert E. Dean Jr., 72, of 1100 Main St. passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2017, at Bay State Medical Center in Springfield, Mass. Born on November 17, 1944, in Becket,...

Charles Fuller, 77

LEE, Mass. — Charles David Fuller, 77, of Lee, formerly of Huntington, died Wednesday evening, March 15, 2017, at the Kindred Laurel Lake Center.  He was born December 10, 1939 in...

Cathleen Belanger, 80

LEE, Mass. — Cathleen A. Belanger, 80, of Hyde Place in Lee died unexpectedly at home on Sunday, March 5, 2017. She was born March 17, 1936, in Becket, the daughter of Pearl and Viola...

M. Doris McCauley, 92

LEE, Mass. — M. Doris McCauley, 92, of Marble Street, Lee, formerly of Crossway Street, died Saturday evening, March 4, 2017, at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington with family by her...

Rita DeVarennes, 89

LEE, Mass. — Rita Alice DeVarennes, 89, died peacefully at her home in Lee surrounded by her family on Wednesday, March 1, 2017. Rita was born in Lynn, Mass., on May 1, 1927, the...

Philip Methe

LEE, Mass. — On February 20, 2017, Philip Maynard Methe of Lee finally succumbed to his physical ailments after a lengthy battle. As he fought, he held on to his love of life, his memory,...

Elaine Gunn, 86

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Mrs. Elaine Scott Gunn, 86, of Lake Buel Road passed away Saturday, February 25, 2017, at the home of her son in Dallas, Texas. Elaine was born in Hagerstown,...

Nancy Yanoshak, 68

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Dr. Nancy A. Yanoshak, 68, died peacefully at home on February 25, 2017, after a 16-year struggle with cancer, with her loving spouse of 21 years Sandra S. Smith at...

John Haines Spencer Jr., 80

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — John Haines Spencer Jr., 80. passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2017. Born September 15, 1936, to John Haines Spencer and Pauline Simmons Spencer, Jack was...

Roger Merrell, 74

LEE, Mass. — Roger H. Merrell, 74, of Lee, Mass., passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 14, 2017. Roger, the son of the late Roger C. Merrell and Jacquelyn Clark Merrell, was...

Cheryl Rieke, 72

LEE, Mass. — Cheryl A. Rieke, 72, died Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at her home on West Park Street in Lee, surrounded by her family. She was born in Pittsfield on January 8, 1945, the...

David A. Hawkins, 75

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — David Allan Hawkins, 75, of Glendale Road died Monday, February 13, 2017. Born February 27, 1941, in Glendale, Mass., in his childhood home, he was the son of...

Wendy S. O’Connor, 51

HOUSATONIC, Mass. — Wendy Sue O’Connor, 51, passed away unexpectedly in her home in Housatonic on Friday, February 10, 2017.  Wendy was born November 16, 1965, in Great...

Veronica Harrington, 88

LEE, Mass. — Veronica DiFederico Harrington, 88, of Orchard Street, Lee, died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, at home surrounded by her devoted children. Born May 13, 1928, in Southbridge,...

Wesley J. Souliere, 97

LEE, Mass. — Wesley J. Souliere, 97, of 620 Laurel Street, Lee, died Sunday, January 29, 2017, surrounded by his loving family and friends at Laurel Lake.  Born in St. Joseph of...

Bradford Peiffer, 82

LEE, Mass. — Bradford Peter Peiffer, 82, died Wednesday morning, January 25, 2017, at his home on Stockbridge Road in Lee. He was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on May 16, 1934, the son of...

Florence Andrews, 93

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Florence E. Andrews, 93, of Stockbridge passed away peacefully at her daughter’s home in Agawam on Monday, January 23, 207, after a long battle of dementia and...

George Nejaime, 84

LEE, Mass. — George Najib Nejaime, 84, of Lee passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, surrounded by his family and friends. George was born...