Obituaries

Richard M. Gallagher

Richard M. Gallagher, 49, of Cottage Street, in died Saturday at Fairview Hospital. Born in Ludlow on Aug. 31, 1957, son of Clayton Edward and Elizabeth Joann Wilson Gallagher, he attended...

Sarah J. Portieri

Sarah J. Portieri, 68, of East Street, died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 4, 1939, daughter of William J. and Marion Broderick Newton, she was a 1957 graduate of...

Grace Louise Pautot

Grace Louise Pautot, 94, of Orlando, Fla., formerly of Park Street, Housatonic, died Feb. 17 at Pavilion at Crossing Point in Orlando. She was born in Londonderry, N.H., on Nov. 4, 1912, daughter...

Judith A. Loeb

Judith A. Loeb, 57, of 2305 Jacob's Ladder Road, died Monday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Great Barrington on April 23, 1949, daughter of Leo A. Loeb and the late Marion...

Spencer J. Akers, 18

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Spencer James Akers, 18, of 170 Christian Hill Road, died Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2007, in the alpine village of Leysin, Switzerland. Born in New York on Aug. 24, 1989,...

Paul W. Miner

Paul W. Miner, D.V.M., 84, of 17 Cherry St., died Saturday at home. Born in Chicago on Jan. 17, 1923, son of Frederick T. and Marion Potts Miner, he was a 1942 graduate of the Pennington (N.J.)...

Floyd W. Curtiss Jr.

Floyd W. Curtiss Jr., 49, of State Road, died Saturday after being struck by a tractor-trailer in Lenox. Born in Great Barrington on April 24, 1957, son of Eleanor Koncelik Curtiss and the late...

Julius Lawrence "Toots" Iemolini

Julius Lawrence "Toots" Iemolini, 91, of Goodrich Street, died yesterday at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington. Born in Great Barrington on Nov. 22, 1915, son of Lucio and Ermenia Sartor...

Shirley B. Carrozza

Shirley B. Carrozza, 76, of 375 North Plain Road, Housatonic, died Friday at home. Born in Great Barrington on Jan. 17, 1931, daughter of Oliver Curtiss Sr. and Ethel McCormick Boutin Curtiss, she...

William P. Smith

William P. Smith, 86, of 21 Prospect St. died Saturday at Fairview Hospital. Born in Great Barrington on Nov. 21, 1920, son of Henry and Bessie Caul Smith, he attended local schools. He was an...

David C. Canterbury

David C. Canterbury, 58, of 44 Gould Road died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center. He was a former director of the Lee Youth Association for 20 years and a former co-chairman for the Berkshire...

Harriet Rosenblatt

Harriet Rosenblatt, 80, of 600 Laurel St., died yesterday at Laurel Lake Nursing Care Center. Born in New York City on Feb. 28, 1926, daughter of Charles Rosenblatt and Lena Rourke, she attended...

Barbara F. Boucher

Barbara F. Boucher, 79, of 41 Castle St. died Friday at home. Born in Great Barrington on April 24, 1927, daughter of Edward H. and Florence Griffin Boucher, she was a 1945 graduate of the former...

Thornton L. Kinney

Thornton L. Kinney, 79, of 35 Lander Road died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. A friend of cartoonist Johnny Hart, Mr. Kinney was the inspiration for the character "Thor" in...

James Cornelius Kapteyn

James Cornelius Kapteyn, 45, an English teacher and assistant dean of students at Deerfield Academy in Deerfield, died Tuesday while playing soccer in Bernardston. Born in Weston on June 22, 1961,...

Herbert F. Ried

Herbert F. Ried, 76, of 91 Christian Hill Road, died Sunday at home. Born in North Adams on May 6, 1930, son of Adams and Matilda Ried, he moved to Great Barrington as a child and attended local...

Lillian M. Catelotti Williamson

Lillian M. Catelotti Williamson, 80, of Crossway Village, formerly of Fairview Street, died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on March 18, 1926, daughter of Henry and Mary...

Paul F. Allyn

Paul F. Allyn, 81, of 291 East Canaan, Conn., died yesterday morning at Sharon (Conn.) Hospital. Born June 7, 1925 in Great Barrington, son of Louis E. and Margaret Goggin Allyn, he attended local...

Lillian Uttal Chesanow

Lillian Uttal Chesanow, 102, formerly of Taconic Avenue, died yesterday in Sacramento, Calif., of complications arising from Alzheimer's disease. Born Oct. 27, 1904, in Newark, N.J., he was the...

The Rev. Donald Platt

The Rev. Donald Platt, 90, of 80 Taconic Ave. died Monday at the Great Barrington Rehab and Nursing Center. Born in Everett, Wash., on June 18, 1916, son of Thomas and Bessie Martin Platt, he...

Gertrude E. Delaronde

Gertrude E. Delaronde, 90, of Chicopee died Wednesday at Holyoke Medical Center. She was the mother of Linda Hutton of Great Barrington. Born in Springfield on Sept. 10, 1916, daughter of Levi...

Hazel TenBroeck Curtis O'Hara

Hazel TenBroeck Curtis O'Hara, 89, formerly of Copake, N.Y., died Friday at Great Barrington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Born in Copake on Aug. 3, 1917, daughter of Raymond and Meta Harvey...

Wilfred J. Kergaravat

Wilfred J. Kergaravat, 80, of East Street died Saturday at home after a brief illness. Born in Lenox on May 4, 1926, son of Pierre M. and Marie-Anne LeGuera Kergaravat, he moved to France with his...

Mary M. Svenson

Mary M. Svenson, 91, of Orlando, Fla., a native of Otis, died Tuesday at Westminster Care of Orlando after a long illness. She formerly lived in Mount Dora, Fla. Born on Feb. 20, 1915,...

Eleanor R. Wauszkiewicz

Eleanor R. Wauszkiewicz, 88, of 56 Reservoir Road died Tuesday at Laurel Lake Center. Born in Pittsfield on July 5, 1918, daughter of James and Gladys Jerome Murray, she was a graduate of...