Obituaries

Funeral Notice: Stevens

NEW MARLBOROUGH - A memorial service celebrating the life of the late Margaret Burnett Stevens will be held on Saturday, May 10, at 11:30 a.m. at United Church of New Marlborough on Norfolk Road in...

Irma Emerson, 81

CANAAN, N.Y. — Irma Emerson, 81, of Wild Wood Lane died Saturday, April 19, 2008, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass. Born in the Bronx on Sept. 21, 1926, daughter of Charles...

David Anatole, 98

EGREMONT â€' David Anatole, 98, of Greenwich, Conn., formerly of Egremont, died Sunday, April 20, 2008, in Greenwich after a short illness. Born in Kiev, Russia, on Oct. 14, 1909, he left...

Beverly J. Keefner, 78

GREAT BARRINGTON — Beverly J. Keefner, 78, of 31 Fairview Terrace died Monday, April 21, 2008, at Timberlyn Hieghts Nursing Center. Born in Tyringham on Feb. 10, 1930, daughter of Howell P....

Betty J. Decker, 70

STOCKBRIDGE — Betty J. Decker, 70, a longtime resident of Vine Street, died Wednesday, April 16, 2008, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 24, 1937,...

Bernard T. Beauchemin, 83

ADAMS, Mass. — Bernard Theophile Beauchemin, 83, of 1 Cedar Lane died Monday, April 14, 2008, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Adams on Dec. 31, 1924, son of Albert and...

Thomas M. Dillon, 42

NEW MARLBOROUGH — Thomas MacVenn Dillon, 42, of Mill River-Great Barrington Road, Mill River, died Saturday, April 12, 2008, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield following a brief...

Jonathan L. Tauer, 39

PITTSFIELD - Jonathan Louis Tauer, 39, of 70 Conz St., Northampton, formerly of 39 Cascade St., died Tuesday, April 8, 2008, at home of complications from post-traumatic stress disorder. Born in...

Carl E. Magnusson, 93

HINSDALE — Carl E. Magnusson, 93, of Country Road died Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at Williamstown Commons, following a brief illness. Born in New Rochelle, N.Y., on June 10, 1914, son of...

Louis H. Bell, 89

STOCKBRIDGE — Louis H. Bell, 89, former longtime resident of Averic Road in Interlaken died early Friday morning, April 4, 2008, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He had been residing...

Shirley Downes, 88

PITTSFIELD — Shirley Downes, 88, of Melbourne Road, died late Friday night, March 28, 2008, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Jan. 30, 1920, daughter of Leo and Anna...

John W. Plant, 95

STOCKBRIDGE — John Willatt Plant, 95, of Stockbridge died Thursday, March 27, 2008, at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington. He had served as a Stockbridge selectman and town treasurer. Born...

Iona E. Seely, 79

GREAT BARRINGTON - Iona E. Seely, 79, of East Street died Sunday, March 23, 2008, at Great Barrington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Born at the family home in South Egremont on July 30,...

Helen Kandler, 97

GREAT BARRINGTON - Helen Kandler, 97, of Chapel Road, Winchester, Conn., died on Saturday, March 22, 2008, at Fairview Commons Nursing Facility. Born in Tivoli, N.Y, on July 10, 1910, daughter of...

William J. Bowens, 92

GREAT BARRINGTON — William James Bowens, 92, of Great Barrington and California, died on March 21, 2008, at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, Calif. Born in Camden, S.C., on April 26,...

Jane A. Shanahan, 89

GREAT BARRINGTON — Jane A. Shanahan, 89, formerly of Tamarack Farm and Melbourne Assisted Living in Pittsfield, died of pneumonia on Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at Fairview Commons Nursing and...

Michael B. F. Matz, 27

GREAT BARRINGTON — Michael Bergson Fichman Matz, 27, of New York and Great Barrington, died on Sunday, March 23, 2008, at his home in Great Barrington, following a long illness. He was...

Rosemary B. O'Connor, 71

WEST STOCKBRIDGE — Rosemary B. Maslowski O'Connor, 71, of Main Street died Sunday morning, March 23, 2008, at home. Born at the family home in West Stockbridge on Sept. 11, 1936, daughter of...

Antonio Zamperini, 73

SHEFFIELD - Antonio "Frank" Zamperini, 73, of 277 County Road died Saturday, March 22, 2008, at home. Born in Sheffield on Jan. 4, 1935, son of Carlo and Marcella Battistoni Zamperini, he attended...

Donna M. Agar, 55

NEW MARLBOROUGH — Donna Mae Agar, 55, of Clayton Mill River Road, Southfield, died Sunday, March 16, 2008, at home. Born in Great Barrington on Feb. 26, 1953, daughter of Henry and Charlotte...

Brian G. Soldati, 40

GREAT BARRINGTON — Brian Guy Soldati, 40, of Prospect Street, died March 11, 2008, at home following a brief illness. Born in Great Barrington on Nov. 22, 1967, son of Helen Ames Soldati and...

Harold C. Olsen, 91

PITTSFIELD - Harold Clarence Olsen, 91, died Tuesday, March 18, 2008, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on April 6, 1916, son of Anton B. and Martha M. Olsen, he attended local...

Lillian V. Smith, 84

GREAT BARRINGTON - Lillian V. Smith, 84, formerly of Highland Drive, died peacefully on Sunday, March 16, 2008, at Fairview Hospital. Born in Springfield on June 28, 1923, daughter of Peter and...

Raymond J. Keefner Sr., 92

GREAT BARRINGTON - Raymond J. Keefner Sr., 92, of 31 Fairview Terrace, died Sunday, March 16, 2008 at home. Born in Housatonic on June 21, 1915, son of John and Carrie Race Keefner, he attended...

Elvira Encarnacao, 91

LEE - Elvira Encarnacao, 91, of Laurel Lake Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, died March 15, 2008, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was the mother of Doreen Hutchinson of Lee. Born...