Obituaries

Charles E. Tenney, 94

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Charles (Chig) E. Tenney, 94, a lifelong resident of Stockbridge, Mass., peacefully passed away at his home on March 6, 2020. He was born in Glendale, Mass., on...

Gordon S. Steadman, 81

LEE, Mass. — Gordon Stewart Steadman, 81, of St. Marys, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 6, 2020, at Community Hospice and Palliative Care in Fernandina Beach, Florida, due...

Richard E. Gore Sr., 86

LEE, Mass. — Richard Edward Gore Sr., 86, of Lee, Mass., and Ocoee, Fla., died Sunday morning, Feb. 16, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass. Richard was born on March 24,...

John R. Downie, 96

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — John R. Downie went home to be with his Lord on January 31, 2020, at the age of 96. The staff at Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center provided wonderful care for him...

Patricia M. Langenback, 86

LEE, Mass. — Patricia Mae Langenback (Carr) died on February 6, 2020, after an extended illness. Pat was born in June of 1933 in upper New York State and lived most of her life in...

John W. Conaway Jr., 81

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — John W. Conaway Jr., 81, of Great Barrington, Mass.,entered eternal rest on February 5, 2020. Born in Goodwater, Ala., on November 1, 1938, to the late John Wesley...

Edward P. Schmidt, 83

LEE, Mass. — Edward Paul Schmidt, 83, of Lee died Thursday, January 30, 2020. Mr. Schmidt was born in Hartford, Conn., on October 16, 1936, to the late Edward and Eva Ambeau Schmidt. After...

Annemarie Farrell, 93

LEE, Mass. — Annemarie Cowhig Farrell passed away peacefully on January 24, 2020, after a brief illness at Berkshire Medical Center, a facility she was proud to support for many...

Lillian M. Winters, 73

LEE, Mass. — Lillian M. Winters, 73, of Lee died on January 25, 2020, at her home after a brief illness. She was born on July 8, 1946 to the late Arthur and Christina Pratt Williams in...

Vincent C. Ullrich, 69

BRUNSWICK, Maine - Vincent Charles Ullrich, "Poppa," 69, passed away on January 24, 2020, at his home in Brunswick, Maine. He was surrounded by his loving family, dog Jake, and friends...

Josephine E. Blache, 97

LEE, Mass. — Mrs. Josephine Elizabeth Blache, "Joey," 97, of Lee passed away in the early morning hours of Friday, January 17, 2020, at BayState Medical Center with her loving family...

Michael G. Romano, 68, & Susan (Cronk) Romano, 67

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Michael G. Romano, 68, of Great Barrington, Mass., a former Terryville resident, passed away along with his wife, Susan (Cronk) Romano, in a fire at their home in...

Locke Larkin, 79

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Locke Larkin, 79, owner of Locke, Stock & Barrel in Great Barrington, passed away on Monday, January 13, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center after a short illness....

Maryanna Macy, 94

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Maryanna Giddings Macy, 94, a longtime resident of Taconic Avenue, passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2020. A native of Great Barrington, Maryanna was born on...

Charleen Smith-O’Brien, 66

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Charleen Marie Smith-O’Brien, 66, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2020, at her home in Great Barrington. Previously, she had been a longtime resident of...

William R. Quinn, 71

LEE, Mass. — William R. Quinn, 71, of Lee died Wednesday, January 8, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. William was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on August 29, 1948, the son of the late...

Lee Marino, 89

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Angelina "Lee" Marino, 89, passed away peacefully on January 10, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. Lee was born on May 10, 1930, in Brooklyn, N.Y.,...

Elijah Conaway, 79

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Elijah Conaway, 79, of Great Barrington, Mass., passed away on December 20, 2019. Born on November 17, 1940, in Goodwater, Ala., he was the son of the late John...

Anne 'Betty' Ross, 92

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. —  Anne Elizabeth "Betty" Ross, a longtime resident of Great Barrington, died Dec. 22, 2019, at the age of 92. One of five children and mother of nine,...

Beverly A. Trombley, 77

LEE, Mass. — Beverly Ann Trombley, 77, of Lee died unexpectedly Tuesdsay, Dec. 10, 2019. Mrs. Trombley was born on April 9, 1942, in Lee to the late Edward R. “Happy” and...

Lelia M. Wilson, 70

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Lelia M. (Tiny) Wilson, 70, of Main Street, Great Barrington, departed this life on Sunday, December 1, 2019, after a short illness. A native and lifelong...

Michael Monti, 58

BECKET, Mass. — Michael "Mik" Monti, 58, died unexpectedly on Dec. 3, 2019. He was born on April 18, 1961. We wanted to summarize the life of Mik in this obituary but struggled...

Betty A. Graham, 91

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Betty A. (Barnum) Graham, 91, died peacefully on December 6, 2019, following an evening of being surrounded by family and her closest friend. A life-long...

Daniel R. Sullivan, 83

LEE, Mass. — Daniel Read Sullivan, 83, died Thursday, November 28, 2019, at his home in Lee. He was born on August 25, 1936, in Pittsfield, Mass., the son of Thomas and Martha Read...

Nello Zerbato, 89

LEE, Mass. — Nello Zerbato, 89, of Lee died December 3, 2019, peacefully at Berkshire Medical Center. Nello was born in Pittsfield on September 14, 1930, and was the son of Angelo and...