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Anne Marie Comerford, 74, of Great Barrington died Saturday April 26, 2025 at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington. Anne was born in Great Barrington on December 25, 1950 daughter of the late James J. and Catherine (Byrne) Comerford. She was a graduate of Monument Mountain Regional High School class of 1969 and went onto Tennessee at Martin where she received a B.S. in Physical Education in 1974 then her Masters from B.B.C. university in 1976. Anne worked for many years as a Special Education Coach and Teacher. She coached varsity soccer for Monument Mountain Regional High School girl's team and won numerous awards from 1977 to 1990, was a swimming instructor for over fifty years and worked...

Barbara Elizabeth Ann (VanDeusen) Kot, 87, of Great Barrington died Wednesday April 9, 2025 at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington. Barbara was born in Great Barrington on March 15, 1938 daughter of Clarence J. VanDeusen and Amelia B. (Delmolino) VanDeusen. She graduated grammar school in West Stockbridge and attended the former Williams High School in Stockbridge and while attending school worked part time for W.T. Grant Co. from 1954 to 1956. Barbara then worked for forty two years at Fairview Hospital in Food Service, the last fifteen as Food Service Supervisor from 1958 to 2000. She loved getting together with families, enjoyed league bowling, visiting Saratoga N.Y. and loved the N.Y....

John B Hull III, 92 of Great Barrington died Monday April 7, 2025 at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington. John was born in Great Barrington on May 12, 1932, son of John B Hull Jr. and Eleanor Wallace (Williamson) Hull. He attended local schools and attended and graduated from Berkshire School in Sheffield. After graduating John attended Colgate University and left after two years where he entered the U.S. Army in January of 1954; trained at Fort Dix NJ and served sixteen months in Korea and was Honorably Discharged after serving two years active duty. He then spent six years in the reserve. After active duty in the Army John went to work at John B Hull Jr. Coal and Oil Business, which he...

Thomas P. Atwood 86, died January 21, 2025. A Funeral Mass will be held on Monday January 27 at 10 AM at St. Peter's Church. Family will receive friends on Monday January 27 from 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM at BIRCHES-ROY FUNERAL HOME 33 South Street Great Barrington MA 01230. For full obit please go to birchesroyfuneralservices.com.

Maureen Jane Johnson Hickey, 86, longtime resident of Great Barrington, Massachusetts and Naples, Florida, died on January 8, 2025, of complications from Alzheimer's disease while under hospice care in Lee, Massachusetts. Born on November 27, 1938, in Dayton, Ohio, the daughter of William Jerome Johnson and Marie Margaret Lucid, Maureen grew up in Goshen, Indiana. She was a 1960 graduate of Marymount College in Tarrytown, New York, and studied abroad at Royal Holloway College in Surrey, England. Maureen met her husband, Paul Joseph Hickey, in Boston on a blind date when she was a social worker for the Catholic Charities Bureau. They were married in Maureen's hometown of Goshen on June 29,...

Clifford (Cliff) David Perreault, passed away at Fairview Hospital on December 10, 2024. A funeral service will be held at Saint Theresa of Calcutta at Corpus Christi Church in Housatonic on December 17, 2024, at 10:00 AM. For full obit please go to birchesroyfuneralservices.com.

Margaret Rose ("Babe") Moran passed away at 90 years old on Dec. 7, 2024 at Fairview Hospital. Her children, grandchildren, Sister, extended family and amazing Fairview Hospital staff surrounded her with Loving care. She was born on Jan. 29, 1934 and raised in Great Barrington, by the late George and Eva McGuire. Margaret graduated from Searles High School and continued her education at St. Lukes College to become a dedicated Registered Nurse. She created wonderful friendships there, that have lasted her entire life. She often took vacations and traveled with the "St. Luke's ladies" until late into her life. She met the late John E. Moran in High School and they quickly became "high...

Jean Nalty Larkin died peacefully Monday, December 2, 2024 at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington. A service will be held on Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at The Birches Roy Funeral Home. For full obit please visit birchesroyfuneralservice.com.

Marion Mueller Gaenzle passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at her home in Great Barrington, MA surrounded by her devoted children and loyal caregiver Sandra. Marion is survived by her sister, Eleanor Smith of Troy, NY; her brother Peter Mueller (Mary Girzone) of Albany, NY; her son Rick (Maura) Gaenzle of Richmond, VA; her daughter Jennifer (Colin) Smith of Sheffield, MA and five granddaughters, Margaret Gaenzle, Caroline Gaenzle, Isabelle Gaenzle, Norah Smith and Lena Smith. Marion was born on August 25, 1934 in Albany, NY, but spent her formative years in Heringsdorf, Germany. Significantly, she lived there during the Second World War and the challenges and...

Judith A. Timm, 86 of Sheffield died Sunday November 17, 2024 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Judith was born on October 4, 1938 in White Plains N.Y., daughter of Joseph J. and Dorothy G. (Sherwood) Tatro. In 1981 Judith and her husband Ronald H Timm who predeceased her on December 15, 2021 moved to Sheffield, MA and opened Centuryhurst Antiques and Bed & Breakfast which she was proud of. Judith enjoyed gardening, loved spending time with her children, grandchildren and her cats. Judith is survived by son Roderick K. Timm (Magdaline Consolini), grandsons, Ryan R. Timm, Joel A. Timm (Ashley), granddaughter, Marcie H. Timm and great grandson, Levon Kenneth Timm. In addition to...

Emma Lee Daigle, 72 of Great Barrington returned to the Lord on Thursday, November 7, 2024. Funeral Mass for Emma will be held on Monday November 18 at 10:00 AM at St. Peter's Church in Great Barrington. For full obit visit birchesroyfuneralservices.com.

Florence Browner, nee Rosenblatt, 94, passed away at home, surrounded by family and friends, on Friday November 1, 2024. She is survived by her son and his partner, Andrew Stone and Sheila Lasker; her daughter and spouse, Ilene Browner and Marc Goldstein; her daughter, Mika Zacharia; her "daughter", Dorothy Rickus; her grandchildren, Caryn Gordon, Katherine Zacharia, and Phillip Zacharia, and her favorite feline, Charlie Lee. She was predeceased by her beloved parents, Charles and Lena Rosenblatt; her husband, Murray Browner; her sister, Harriet Rosenblatt; her daughter Cathie Browner; and her son, Stone Stone. She was a long term resident of New York and then transplanted to South Egremont...

Thomas "Tom" Young passed away peacefully on October 18, 2024, at the age of 74. Born in Philipsburg, PA, Tom was the son of the late Donald and Annette Young. He grew up in West Springfield, MA and graduated from Cathedral High School in 1968. He attended Stonehill College before joining the United States Coast Guard in 1970 and served in Vietnam. Following his honorable discharge from the USCG, Tom attended the Stockbridge School of Agriculture and graduated from the University of Massachusetts. His career in agriculture retail and distribution included 14 years as the manager of the Brattleboro Agway in Brattleboro, VT. Tom then moved to Great Barrington, MA and served as a buyer...

Laura "Laurie" Beckwith, 63 of Great Barrington died Sunday October 13, 2024 at her daughter's home surrounded by her loving family. Laurie was born on July 14, 1961, daughter of the late Ernest R. Sr. and Margaret (Finnegan) Beckwith. She was a graduate of Monument Mountain Regional High School. Laurie worked at the former Brooks Insurance Company, at Domaney's for many years, and as an insurance agent for forty four years at Wheeler and Taylor Inc. She was a proud participant of the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life for over ten years. She was devoted to her family and was the best mother, sister, and aunt. Laurie is survived by her daughter Abigail "Abby" Rossi and significant...

Ruth L. Wuori, age 97, passed away peacefully on September 29, 2024, in Florida, where she had resided for the past three years with her daughter, Linda. Born on March 7, 1927, in Passaic, New Jersey, she was the daughter of Charles G. and Hazel (Pratt) Stevens. Ruth was raised on the family farm in Sheffield and graduated as valedictorian from Sheffield High School in 1945. On June 16, 1946, Ruth married William L. Wuori. They shared nearly 69 years of marriage before William's passing on June 10, 2015. Together, they built their home in Sheffield where they lived for 54 years. In addition to raising her nine children, she was a caregiver for some of her grandchildren. Ruth held various...

Patrick William Broderick Sr., 69 of Great Barrington died Monday September 16, 2024 at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington. Patrick was born in Great Barrington on December 16, 1954, son of John and Barbara (Nielsen) Broderick. He was a graduate of Monument Mountain Regional High School. Patrick worked as a plumber for M.T. Cavanaugh Inc for many years. Patrick is survived by his three sons, James Broderick (Cori), Jake Broderick (Cori) and Lanny Broderick (Joanne), his brother John Broderick (Donna), his sister, Mary Kvocka and his five grandchildren. In addition to his parents, Patrick was predeceased by his sister Ann Gurney. Family will receive friends for a celebration of Patrick's...

Margaretha Ingrid Nana (Ols?n) Arienti of Stockbridge, MA died peacefully at her home on August 25, 2024 surrounded by family. She was born on July 7, 1936 in Kastlosa, Sweden, a small town on the island of Oland in the Baltic Sea. She was an adventurer from the beginning, loving the ocean, outdoors and travel. She studied languages at Lunds Universitet in Lund, Sweden and the Sorbonne in Paris, France before embarking at age 20 on a solo journey to the United States. There she travelled cross country from New Jersey to San Francisco by bus, visiting friends and family along the way. While in San Francisco she met her late husband of 58 years, Thomas M. Arienti, of Great Barrington, MA,...

Karen A. Beckwith born on May 6, 1947 passed away on Friday July 19, 2024. A graveside service will take place at St. Bridget's Cemetery, Housatonic, MA on Monday, July 29, 2024 at 12:00 pm. For full obit please go to birchesroyfuneralservices.com.

Joan M. (Marp?) Rehm, 92, of West Stockbridge died June 14th at her home peacefully surrounded by her loving family. Joan was born in Brooklyn, NY on January 5th, 1932. She was the daughter of the late Walter A. and Marie K. (McSweeney) Marp?. She was a graduate of Good Shepard Catholic High School and then graduated from The Assisium in New York in 1950. Joan married the love of her life Norwin H. Rehm on April 19, 1952. Norwin predeceased her on August 1, 2022. Joan and Norwin were together for 75 years and married for 70 of those years. Before starting her family in East Islip, NY Joan worked for an insurance company. Her first child was born in 1954 and her last child in 1959. ...

Adi Rischner Jr, 75 of Sheffield died Thursday June 6, 2024 at his home. Adi was born in Graz, Austria on September 14, 1948 son of Adolf and Theresa (Schoenberger) Rischner. Adi was the Director of Styria Studio formerly of N.Y.C. Adi is survived by his wife Joyce (Shapiro) Rischner, his two daughters, Riva and husband Jeremy and Candice and husband Pierre, sister Maria and his three grandchildren, Cooper, Oliver and Asher. Adi was predeceased by his sister Doris. A celebration of Adi's life will be held at a later time. BIRCHES-ROY FUNERAL HOME entrusted with arrangements. Condolences may be made through birchesroyfuneralservices.com.

Peter Francis Troiano, 88 of Housatonic died Thursday June 6, 2024 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Peter was born in Lee on June 20, 1935 son of Alfonso and Maria (Vitale) Troiano. He was a graduate of Lee High School. Peter worked as a carpenter at Kimberly Clarke for over thirty- eight years, and then with his sons Michael and Andy, started Troiano & Sons Builders, Inc. Peter was a communicant of Corpus Christi Church/ Saint Teresa of Calcutta Parish. He coached Little League Baseball, Biddy League Basketball and Youth Football for over 25 years. Most of all, Peter loved spending time with his family. Peter's wife Carolyn (Love) Troiano whom he married on April 6, 1957...