Obituaries

Gertrude A. Bravo, 98

LEE, Mass. — Gertrude A. Bravo, 98, of Lee, Mass., passed away peacefully on Friday, November 9, 2018.  Born in New Jersey and raised in Italy, she returned to the United States and...

Douglas J. Snyder, 67

LEE, Mass. — Douglas James Snyder, 67, of Lee died Thursday, November 8, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by his loving family.  Doug was born in Pittsfield on October...

Thomas H. Grande, 82

LEE, Mass. — Thomas H. Grande, 82, previously of Lee, died Wednesday, November 7, 2018, at the Springside Nursing Care Facility in Pittsfield. Born in Great Barrington, Mass., on March...

Nancy M. Bertelli, 80

LEE, Mass. — Nancy M. Bertelli, 80, formerly of Prospect Street, Lee, died Saturday evening, November 3, 2018, at the Mount Carmel Care Center in Lenox. Nancy was born in Lee on October...

Charles E. Schwab, 95

LEE, Mass. — Charles Edward Schwab, 95, a life-long resident of Golden Hill Road in Lee, passed away Saturday, November 3, 2018, at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington, Mass.  Born...

Jan K. Pedersen, 93

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Jan K. Pedersen, 93, long-time resident of Stockbridge, Mass., died peacefully October 29, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass. Born in Arendale,...

Scott P. Crawford, 56

LEE, Mass. — Scott P. Crawford, 56, of Lee died Wednesday, October 31, 2018, at home surrounded by his loving family. Scott was born November 7, 1961, the son of the late William H....

Mary E. Saville, 99

BECKET, Mass. — Mary Elizabeth Saville, 99, formerly of Becket, Mass., passed away October 30, 2018, at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born on February 6, 1919, the daughter of...

Margaret R. Marby, 98

LEE, Mass. — Margaret R. Marby, 98, of The Landing at Laurel Lake in Lee, Mass., formerly of Pittsfield, passed away peacefully on October 30, 2018. Margaret was born November 15, 1919,...

Mary J. Bowers, 93

LEE, Mass. — Mary J. Porrini Bowers, 93, passed away surrounded by her loving family on October 24, 2018. She was born June 15, 1925 to Robert and Madeline Dellea Porrini. Mary was a...

John A. Miller Sr., 97

GLENDALE, Mass. — John A. "Sleep" Miller Sr., a lifelong resident of the Glendale section of Stockbridge, passed away on Wednesday, October 17, 2018, at home at the age on...

David G. Scarpa Sr., 67

LEE, Mass. &mdash' David G. Scarpa Sr., 67, of Lee, Mass., passed away on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on May 26, 1951...

Winona B. Harding, 93

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Winona Bennett Harding, 93, passed away on September 20, 2018, at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington.   She was born on November 14, 1924 in Boston. She...

Leslie G. Rathbun, 80

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Leslie G. Rathbun, 80, of Stockbridge died Thursday, October 11, 2018, at Fairview Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Born on October 16, 1937, in Pittsfield,...

Lillian M. Hiser, 83

LEE, Mass. — Lillian M. Hiser, 83, of Mill Street in Lee, died Thursday morning, October 4, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Lillian was born in Lee on May 31, 1935, the...

Ellen Jo Greendale, 64

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Ellen Jo Greendale, 64, passed away on Wednesday evening, October 3, 2018, at her home surrounded by her family and friends. Ellen was born Christmas eve, 1953, to...

Madaline A. Seward, 82

LEE, Mass. — Madaline A. Seward, 82, of Lee died Wednesday, September 26, 2018, at her home. Madaline was born April 8, 1936, the daughter of Albert and Helen Dymauchel Belanger. She was...

Teresa M. Armstrong, 64

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Mrs. Teresa M. Armstrong, 64, of Stockbridge died Saturday, September 22, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Teresa was born in Great Barrington on...

Annie Merz, 59

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Annie Merz, 59, beloved owner of renowned boutique clothing company Eagle Ray Traders, passed away September 12, 2018, after a brief, fierce battle with cancer....

Martha C. Mauke, 71

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Martha Christine Mauke, 71, of Main Street in Stockbridge, Mass., passed away on September 9, 2018, at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington. The daughter of James...

Lucy R. Santolin, 85

LEE, Mass. — Lucy Rose Santolin, 85, died Saturday evening, Sept. 8, 2018, at her home surrounded by her three daughters. She was born in Pittsfield on June 23, 1933, the daughter of...

Evelyn Lesniak, 93

LEE, Mass. — Evelyn Lesniak, 93, died Sunday afternoon, August 26, 2018, at the Landing at Laurel Lake.  She was born in Pittsfield on January 11, 1925, the daughter of Mackool and...

Donald R. Pelkey III, 30

LEE, Mass. — Donald Roy “Spike” Pelkey III, 30, of Lee, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, August 25, 2018, due to complications from surgery at BayState Medical...

Mary Murray, 94

LEE, Mass. — Mary A. Murray, 94, of Lee, died peacefully at home Thursday morning, August 23, 2018, with her family by her side. Mary was born in Lee on July 18, 1924, the daughter of...

Darell Hutchinson, 45

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Darell Hutchinson, 45, of West Springfield, Mass., died on August 14, 2018, after a long illness.   Born on July 6, 1973, he was the son of Robert Hutchinson of...