Obituaries

Einar Aas, 74

GREAT BARRINGTON - Einar Aas, 74, of Hurlburt Road died Sunday, July 13, 2008, at home following a prolonged illness. He was the longtime ski school and snow sports director at Ski Butternut. Born...

Leroy E. Davis, 82

STOCKBRIDGE — Leroy E. Davis, 82, of 5 Pine St., died Friday July 11, 2008, at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington. Born in Great Barrington on July 7, 1926, son of Roy N. and Clarissa...

Irene M. Casey, 95

GREAT BARRINGTON — Irene M. Casey, 95, of 530 Main St., died Wednesday, July 9, 2008, at Fairview Commons. Born in Waterbury, Conn., on Aug. 27, 1912, daughter of Joseph and Georgianna...

Erma F. Salisbury, 80

SHEFFIELD — Erma F. Salisbury, 80, a longtime resident of Ashley Falls, died early Saturday, July 5, 2008, at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington. She had most recently resided at Geer...

Philip J. Beckwith, 62

GREAT BARRINGTON — Philip J. Beckwith, 62, of 909 Main St. died Friday, July 4, 2008, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Great Barrington on Oct. 6, 1945, son of Paul and...

Gerald F. Crane, 71

GREAT BARRINGTON — Gerald F. Crane, 71, of 398 North Plain Road, Housatonic, died Sunday, June 29, 2008, at home. Born in Great Barrington on June 9, 1937, son of Kenneth H. and Renee A...

Lola M. Nourse, 92

NEW MARLBOROUGH â€' Lola M. Nourse, 92, a longtime resident of New Marlborough, died Sunday, June 29, 2008, at Great Barrington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, where she had resided since March...

Olga Sutphen Leafgreen, 92

SHEFFIELD — Olga Ellen Sutphen Leafgreen, 92, formerly of Park Lane, died Thursday night, June 26, 2008, at Noble Horizons Retirement Community in Salisbury, Conn., where she had resided since...

Carole P. Maghery, 78

SHEFFIELD â€' Carole Pearce Maghery, 78, of Bowwow Road died Monday, June 23, 2008, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, on Aug. 3, 1929, daughter of...

Audrey R. Cruikshank, 90

SHEFFIELD — Audrey R. Cruikshank, 90, of 525 Hewins St. died Sunday, June 15, 2008, at Virtua West Jersey Hospital in Voorhees, N.J. Born in Sharon, Conn., on May 19, 1918, daughter of...

Stanley P. Wodecki Jr., 57

GREAT BARRINGTON â€' Stanley P. Wodecki Jr., 57, of Great Barrington died Thursday, June 19, 2008, at Berkshire medical Center in Pittsfield after a long illness. Born in New Britain, Conn., on...

Kathleen Wheeler, 54

ALFORD — Kathleen Wheeler, 54, of Silver Street died Wednesday, June 18, 2008, at home. She was a past chairman of the Southern Berkshire Regional School Committee and had been instrumental in...

Margaret S. Lueder, 96

GREAT BARRINGTON — Margaret S. "Susy" Lueder, 96, of Blue Hill Road died on June 18, 2008, at her home. Born in Riesenbach, Germany, on June 6, 1912, daughter of Wilhelm and Margaret Haupman...

Jefferson G. Hart, 70

NEW MARLBOROUGH — Jefferson George Hart, 70, of Canaan Southfield Road in Southfield died Saturday, June 14, 2008, at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington. Born in Canaan, Conn., on Nov. 22,...

Janet F. Sigsworth, 89

GREAT BARRINGTON — Janet Frances Sigsworth, 89, formerly of 909 South Main St., died Sunday, June 15, 2008, at Fairview Commons Nursing Center. Born in East Chatham, N.Y., on Oct. 7, 1918,...

Peggy C. Field, 53

MONTEREY - Peggy C. Field, 53, of River Road died Sunday, June 8, 2008, at her home. Born in Bristol, Conn., on June 11, 1954, daughter of James and Eloise Currier Carr, she moved with her family...

Betty R. Foster, 79

GREAT BARRINGTON â€' Betty Reed Foster, 79, of North Plain Road, Housatonic, died Saturday, May 31, 2008, at home. Born in Great Barrington on Dec. 4, 1928, daughter of Paul W. and Bessie Reed...

Joyce E. Ruppert, 90

GREAT BARRINGTON — Joyce Evelyn Ruppert, 90, formerly of Cooper Road, died Saturday, May 31, 2008, in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Born in Truxton, N.Y., on Nov. 22, 1917, daughter of Fred and...

Angelina DelMolino, 88

GREAT BARRINGTON â€' Angelina "Angie" DelMolino, 88, died Friday, May 23, 2008, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, surrounded by her family. Born Sondrini in Postalesio, Italy, on Feb....

Patricia A. Tyler, 65

GREAT BARRINGTON â€' Patricia A. Tyler, 65, of Bernard Gibbons Drive, Housatonic, formerly of Park Street North, died Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at home. Born in Great Barrington on Feb. 11, 1943,...

Julia A. Curtiss, 72

SHEFFIELD — Julia A. Curtiss, 72, of South Main Street died Monday morning, May 19, 2008, at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington. Born in Great Barrington on July 24, 1935, the daughter of...

David G. Andersen, 63

NEW MARLBOROUGH â€' David G. Andersen, 63, of Hartsville-New Marlborough Road died early Monday morning, May 19, 2008, at home following a courageous battle with mesothelioma. Born in Boston on...

John C. Louison, 84

GREAT BARRINGTON — John Cleary Louison, 84, of Bloomfield, Conn., a native of Great Barrington, died Monday, April 7, 2008, at St. Francis' Hospital in Hartford, Conn., surrounded by his loving...

John W. Bond, 77

NORTH ADAMS â€' John Wheeler "Jack" Bond, 77, longtime business leader and real estate developer in the city, died Thursday, May 8, 2008, at his 54 Orchard Hill home after a long illness. Bond...

Anna Mae Jammallo, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Anna Mae Mary Jammallo, 81, of 81 Veazie St., died Friday, May 9, 2008, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on May 20, 1926, a daughter of Earl and...