Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Shirley Anne Kosakowski
Shirley Anne Kosakowski, 59, of Prospect Street, Housatonic, died yesterday morning at Fairview Commons Nursing Home following a battle with multiple sclerosis. She had resided at Fairview...Richard Potter Tobey
Richard Potter Tobey, 75, of Green Village, N.J., a native of Great Barrington, died early Sunday morning, May 11, at Kimball Farms Nursing Home in Lenox, where he had resided for the last year....Richard Barry Larkin
Richard Barry Larkin, 82, of 6 Manville St. died yesterday at Fairview Hospital. Born in Great Barrington on Jan. 2, 1921, son of Frederick J. and Margaret Barry Larkin, he was a 1938 graduate of...Marceline M. Bissell
Marceline M. Bissell, 83, of 52 Railroad St. died Thursday, May 8, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox. Born in Torrington, Conn., on June 14, 1919, daughter of Louis and Clementine...Herbert W. Warner Jr
Herbert W. Warner Jr., 53, of Davis Street died Sunday at home. Born in Great Barrington on July 30, 1949, son of Herbert W. Warner Sr. and Ella Rasmussen Warner, he was a graduate of the former...Robert D. Allen
Robert D. Allen, 83, of Monument Valley Road died Sunday at Timberlyn Heights Nursing Center, where he had resided for two years. Born in Springfield on Sept. 6, 1919, son of Frank and Ida Emma...A. Albert Sitnik
A. Albert Sitnik, 94, of 19 Gilmore Ave. died Saturday at home. Born in Adams on May 10, 1908, son of Antoni and Marya Skiba Sitnik, he attended Adams schools. He moved to Great Barrington in...Barbara Hitchcock Holden
Barbara Hitchcock Holden, 80, formerly of Lee, died yesterday in Rome, Ga., of complications caused by an extended illness. Born Oct. 21, 1922, in Hudson, N.Y., daughter of Theron Hitchcock and...Ruth Crittendon Hubbard
Ruth Crittendon Hubbard, 89, of 26 Porcupine Loop, died Wednesday evening at the home of her nephew. Born in West Cummington Sept. 23, 1913, daughter of Eli Lamon and Joanna Stearns Hubbard, she...Margaret E. DeRose
Margaret E. DeRose, 89, a former longtime resident of North Street, died Monday at Eden Park Nursing Home in Catskill, N.Y., where she had resided since September. Born in White Sulfur Springs,...Patricia A. Soules
Patricia A. Soules, 69, of 366 Park St., Housatonic, died yesterday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 18, 1934, daughter of John and Davena Stanton Curtin, she attended Tyringham Grammar School...Mary E. Sloan
Mary E. Sloan, 91, formerly of 75 Orchard St., died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Rockdale, N.Y., on Feb. 15, 1912, daughter of Charles and Lillian Carpenter, she was...Elma Rita “Babe†Nichols
Elma Rita “Babe†Nichols, 89, a native of Great Barrington, died yesterday at the German Center for Extended Care in West Roxbury, where she had resided since 2001. Born on July 2,...Eleanor Margaret Dorval
Eleanor Margaret Dorval, 101, died Saturday at Timberlyn Heights Nursing Home, where she had resided since 1997. Born in Bedford Village, N.Y., on March 25, 1902, daughter of David and Ella...Helen New
Helen New, 83, of Cherry Street died yesterday at home. Born in Stockbridge on March 17, 1920, daughter of Harry and Jeanne Zimmermann Cordes, she graduated as valedictorian from the former...Jeanne File Warsing
Jeanne File Warsing, 76, of Stockbridge Road, formerly of St. Petersburg, Fla., died yesterday at Providence Nursing Home following a long illness. Born in Philadelphia on Oct. 28, 1926, daughter...Mattie Beatrice Wilson
Mattie Beatrice Wilson, 94, of Main Street died Wednesday at Fairview Commons Nursing Home, where she had been a resident since 1998. Born in Athens, Ga., on Nov. 25, 1908, daughter of Alexander...Richard F. “Dick†Shumar
Richard F. “Dick†Shumar, 92, died at his home on Taconic Avenue on Wednesday. Born in Imlay City, Mich., Feb. 15, 1911, son of Elmer and Ida Finley Shumar, he graduated from the...Orrin J. Noon Sr
Orrin J. Noon Sr., 90, of Harwich died Sunday at home following a brief illness. He was a former resident of Stockbridge. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 3, 1912, son of James E. and Delia Stetson...Jose Ramos
José “Joe†Ramos, 48, of Spruce Street, Housatonic, died yesterday at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. Born Jan. 11, 1955, in Newark, N.J., son of Angelina Ortiz Ramos and the late...William H. DuFresne
William H. DuFresne, 85, a longtime resident of Prospect Street, died Friday at home. Born in Great Barrington on Dec. 10, 1917, son of Jere and Ann Flynn DuFresne, he was a 1935 graduate of the...The Rev. Canon Linda Lucille Strohmier
The Rev. Canon Linda Lucille Strohmier, 57, of Pennsgrove, N.J., died Friday morning in Great Barrington, where she had been visiting her daughter, Margaret Strohmier, and volunteering at Life Needs...Gretchen C. Hayden
Gretchen C. Hayden, 88, of Park Street North died early Saturday morning at home. Born in Great Barrington on Sept. 30, 1914, daughter of George M. and Grace Van Deusen Hall, she was a graduate of...Robert W. Laraway
Robert W. Laraway, 68, of Division Street died early yesterday morning at home following a long illness. Born in Hudson, N.Y., on Dec. 23, 1934, son of Adam W. and Florence Rightmeyer Laraway, he...Sandra "Dayashakti" Scherer
Sandra "Dayashakti" Scherer, 60, of 12 Water St., Housatonic, died Saturday at home after a 10-month struggle with cancer. Born in Two Rivers, Wis., on Feb. 23, 1943, daughter of Edward and Marion...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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