Obituaries

Michael Pollet, 80

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. —  Michael N. Pollet, Constitutional Law attorney, advocate for social justice, passed away on Jan. 18, 2021, in his beloved Berkshires, at the age of...

Stephen L. Root, 93

HOUSATONIC, Mass. — Stephen L. Root, 93, formerly of Root Orchards, Great Barrington, passed away peacefully with family by his side on Dec. 22, 2020. He was born to Dr. Maurice T....

Marian Louise Greenberg, 82

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Marian Louise (Zlotkin) Greenberg, 82, passed away on Jan. 11 from COVID-19, at the Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. A free spirit and a life-long beauty,...

Mary Lou Dunham, 78

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. —  Mary Lou Dunham, 78, of Cottage Street in Great Barrington passed away on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born...

Robert Nason, 74

LEE, Mass. — Bob, born in Everett, on St. Patrick's Day March 17, 1946, died unexpectedly at home in Lee, Massachusetts on Jan. 5, 2021. Born to Lawrence (Larry) and Bernice (Bunny Fale)...

Laurily Epstein, 79

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Laurily Epstein, an Iowa native, died peacefully of natural causes at her home in Great Barrington on the evening of Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. "Laury" was...

David Gilmore, 76

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — David Richard Gilmore, 76, of Great Barrington, died suddenly Dec. 12, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. David was born April 14, 1944, to the...

Charles Bouteiller, 85

LEE, Mass. — Charles A. Bouteiller, 85, passed away on Dec.15, 2020, at home after a long illness.  Born on June 29, 1935, in Great Barrington, he was the son of the late Armand and...

Helen Metros, 90

ARLINGTON, Mass. — Helen T. Metros, 90 of Arlington died Dec. 12, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a courageous two-week battle with COVID-19. Born in 1930 in Boston to...

Elaine Baum, 77

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Elaine Baum, 77, of Stockbridge, died Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center. Born in Pittsfield Oct. 18, 1943, the daughter of Charles and...

Wladyslaw Gurgul, 90

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Father Wladyslaw  "Walter" Gurgul,  MIC passed on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020, at BMC in Pittsfield.   He was 90 years old. He was born on...

William Dyer, 83

OTIS, Mass. — William (Bill) Herbert Dyer died Nov. 15, 2020, at home surrounded by his family after a long fight with an autoimmune disease.  Bill was born June 11, 1937 in Springfield...

Sarah Schuler, 87

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Sarah "Sally" Waibel Schuler passed away peacefully at the Landing at Laurel Lake on Nov. 11, 2020. She was an elementary teacher for many years in the...

Patricia Stanard, 70

LEE, Mass. — Patricia A. Stanard, 70, of Lee, passed away Saturday morning with her family at her side. Pat was born Aug. 9, 1950, the daughter of the late Paul Nichols and Margaret Nutting...

Paul Abderhalden, 58

LEE, Mass. — Paul F Abderhalden, 58, Iron Worker from Lee, passed away unexpectedly Oct. 26, 2020. Paul was the proud son of the late Edward C (Abby) Abderhalden, also an Iron Worker and...

Kathleen Arment, 70

LEE, Mass. — Ms. Kathleen Arment, 70, of Lee, passed away Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. Kate was born Dec. 20, 1949, the daughter of the late Francis J. and Flora Frulla Arment. She was raised and...

JoAnn Zarnoch, 71

LEE, Mass. — JoAnn Zarnoch, 71, of Lee, formerly of Merrick, Long Island, passed away at home from the effects of Lewy Body Dementia.  JoAnn grew up in Freeport, N.Y., the daughter of...

Ruth Meier, 87

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Ruth Helene Meier, of Great Barrington, died peacefully on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, at Kimball Farms Nursing Home in Lenox after a brief illness.  She was born...

Thomas Garrity, 84

LEE, Mass. — Thomas R. Garrity was born in Glasgow, Scotland on Dec. 22, 1935, the 11th child of Michael Garrity and Catherine Moffatt. He immigrated to Lee in May 1956 with only his carpenter...

Russell Fadding, 82

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Russell E. Fadding, 82, passed away peacefully at home on Oct.  9, 2020, with his family at his side. Russell was born in West Stockbridge on March 14, 1938, to...

Kay Lord, 70

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. —  Kay Ellen Lord, 70, passed away peacefully on Oct. 2, 2020, at home.  Born Dec. 27, 1949, daughter of the late Edward J and Irene Seward-Lord. Kay Ellen...

Virginia Oliveira, 71

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. —  Virginia E. Oliveira, of Stockbridge, passed away at home on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020. Funeral Notice:  In keeping with her wishes, there will be Visiting...

Joseph Sorrentino, 88

LEE, Mass. — Joseph Sorrentino, 88, died Monday morning at his home on Greylock Street in Lee surrounded by his family. He was born in Pittsfield on July 30, 1932, the son of Alphonso and...

Linda Richards, 75

LEE, Mass. — On Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, Linda Elizabeth Richards, passed away at the age of 75. Linda was born on Sept. 27, 1944, in Lee, Massachusetts, to Charles and Doris Clark....

James Hurley, 80

LEE, Mass. — James A. Hurley, Sr., 80, of Lee, died peacefully in his sleep Thursday morning at home. Born in Pittsfield March 29, 1940, the firstborn of John J. and Mary S. Rennie...