Obituaries

Helen Kandler, 97

GREAT BARRINGTON - Helen Kandler, 97, of Chapel Road, Winchester, Conn., died on Saturday, March 22, 2008, at Fairview Commons Nursing Facility. Born in Tivoli, N.Y, on July 10, 1910, daughter of...

William J. Bowens, 92

GREAT BARRINGTON — William James Bowens, 92, of Great Barrington and California, died on March 21, 2008, at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, Calif. Born in Camden, S.C., on April 26,...

Jane A. Shanahan, 89

GREAT BARRINGTON — Jane A. Shanahan, 89, formerly of Tamarack Farm and Melbourne Assisted Living in Pittsfield, died of pneumonia on Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at Fairview Commons Nursing and...

Michael B. F. Matz, 27

GREAT BARRINGTON — Michael Bergson Fichman Matz, 27, of New York and Great Barrington, died on Sunday, March 23, 2008, at his home in Great Barrington, following a long illness. He was...

Brian G. Soldati, 40

GREAT BARRINGTON — Brian Guy Soldati, 40, of Prospect Street, died March 11, 2008, at home following a brief illness. Born in Great Barrington on Nov. 22, 1967, son of Helen Ames Soldati and...

Lillian V. Smith, 84

GREAT BARRINGTON - Lillian V. Smith, 84, formerly of Highland Drive, died peacefully on Sunday, March 16, 2008, at Fairview Hospital. Born in Springfield on June 28, 1923, daughter of Peter and...

Raymond J. Keefner Sr., 92

GREAT BARRINGTON - Raymond J. Keefner Sr., 92, of 31 Fairview Terrace, died Sunday, March 16, 2008 at home. Born in Housatonic on June 21, 1915, son of John and Carrie Race Keefner, he attended...

Elvira Encarnacao, 91

LEE - Elvira Encarnacao, 91, of Laurel Lake Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, died March 15, 2008, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was the mother of Doreen Hutchinson of Lee. Born...

Paul G. Lopez, 64

GREAT BARRINGTON - Paul Gardener Lopez, 64, of Baldwinville, a native of Great Barrington, died in Baldwinville on Tuesday, March 4, 2008. Born on June 14, 1943, the son of Paul and Mary Preston...

Kathryn E. Hunt, 82

GREAT BARRINGTON - Kathryn E. Hunt, 82, formerly of Schenectady, N.Y., died Saturday, March 1, 2008, at Fairview Hospital. She had been residing at Timberlyn Heights Nursing and Alzheimer's...

Lotte E. Goden, 93

GREAT BARRINGTON - Lotte Emma Goden, 93, formerly of Silver Street, died Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008, at Timberlyn Heights Nursing Center. Born in Hamburg, Germany, on Dec. 2, 1914, the daughter of...

Emily M. Schait, 92

GREAT BARRINGTON - Emily Marie Schait, 92, of 42 Division St. died Monday, Feb. 25, 2008, at home. Born in Passaic, N.J., on May 9, 1915, daughter of John and Lucy Stojaczk Horka, she graduate...

Catherine Comerford, 92

GREAT BARRINGTON - Catherine "Kay" Comerford, 92, a longtime resident of Lewis Avenue, died Monday morning, Feb. 18, 2008, at Timberlyn Heights Nursing Center. She was the register of deeds for...

Cora Daigle, 79

GREAT BARRINGTON - Cora Daigle, 79, of South Main Street, formerly of Church Street, died Friday morning, Feb. 22, 2008, at Fairview Hospital. Born in Frenchville, Maine, on Sept. 26, 1928, the...

Adeline F. Angelini, 96

GREAT BARRINGTON - Adeline F. Angelini, 96, longtime resident of Oak Street in Housatonic, died Sunday morning, Feb. 10, 2008 at Fairview Commons, where she had resided for several years. Born on...

James A. Cunningham Sr., 92

GREAT BARRINGTON - James Arthur "Art" Cunningham Sr., 92, a longtime resident of State Road, died Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008, at Fairview Commons. Born in Great Barrington on April 3, 1915, son of...

Nancy A. Minery, 73

Otis - Nancy A. Minery, 73, of 68 West Center Road, died Tuesday evening at her home. Born in Otis on June 4, 1934, daughter of Myron and Bernice Cowell Thomas, she was educated in Otis and Lee...

Mabel I. Griffin, 92

LEE - Mabel I. Griffin, 92, formerly of Cape Street, died Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008, at Laurel Lake Center. Born in Stockbridge on Oct. 30, 1915, daughter of Graham and Paula Bauldoff Stafford, she...

Neale A. Clayton Sr., 75

OTIS - Neale A. Clayton Sr., 75, of 367 West Center Road, died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008, at Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Canaan, Conn. Born in East Dorset, Vt., on Feb. 15, 1932, son...

Gertrude L. Whitman, 75

LEE - Gertrude L. Whitman, 75, of 46 Railroad St., Hyde Place, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Hancock on May 14, 1932, daughter of Floyd and Hazel...

Jenny A. Harmon, 54

STOCKBRIDGE - Jenny Ann Harmon, 54, of 425 Morse Hill Road, Amenia, N.Y., formerly of Stockbridge, died Monday, Jan. 21, 2008, at home. Born in Steuben, Maine, on Dec. 17, 1953, daughter of Guy...

Mary Fritz, 98

GREAT BARRINGTON - Mary "Mae" Fritz, 98, of 6 Linda Lane, Housatonic, died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008, at home. Born in Liverpool, England, on May 12, 1909, daughter of James J. and Florence Preston...

Arnold Adams Blackmur

Great Barrington - Arnold Adams Blackmur, 79, of Santa Rosa, Calif., formerly of Great Barrington, died Jan. 12 at Sutter Hospital in Santa Rosa. Born in Boston on Jan. 31, 1928, son of Maurice A....

John F. Whalen Sr., 80

Great Barrington - John F. "Hink" Whalen Sr., 80, of Egremont Road died Jan. 8 at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Hartford, Conn., on June 9, 1927, son of Joseph P. and Louise Merwin Whalen, he...

John F. Whalen Sr., 80

GREAT BARRINGTON - John F. "Hink" Whalen Sr., 80, of Egremont Road died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Hartford, Conn., on June 9, 1927, the son of...