All Obituaries

          Roy Bienvenue, 73, died Monday morning at home with his family by his side.           Born in Pittsfield, MA, the son of Camille and Yvonne Milotte Bienvenue, he was educated in Lenox Schools and graduated from Lee High School in 1967.           After graduation, Roy served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam as a combat helicopter pilot...

Ann Louise Belanger, daughter of Lazzaro and Alice Macchi Buffis, passed away on Wednesday, September 29th, surrounded by friends and family at Fairview Hospital.  She was born on October 26, 1949, and graduated from Lee High School in 1967.  Ann studied at St. Francis Hospital, in Hartford, CT, where she became a licensed X-ray Technician.  She worked at Berkshire Orthopedics for twenty years and went on to become office manager at East Mountain Medical where she retired in...

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Jeffrey George Baer, 54, of Stockbridge, Massachusetts.  Jeff died September 25th, surrounded by family and friends after being diagnosed with Glioblastoma in 2019. Jeff was born and raised in the Berkshires, son of Ann and George Baer, and grew up in Stockbridge MA.  Jeff graduated with Bachelor degrees from Barry University, FL and...

Alice M. Gage, Otis, MA, passed away September 17, 2021, after a recent stroke. She was born Alice Marie Martin, October 29, 1941, in Bennington, VT to parents Christen and Thelma (Stumbaugh) Martin.  She is predeceased by her spouse, Leon Robert “Bob” Gage, with whom she proudly celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 2012.  She is also predeceased by her parents, her sister Mary Jane Drake and her brother James Christen Martin. Alice was a strong, independent...

Catherine Chichester, from Austerlitz, New York, died peacefully at home, surrounded by her children, on Monday, September 6, 2021 after a protracted illness. Cathy was predeceased by her beloved husband Timothy and is survived by her children Ezekiel, Sarah, Rev. Zachariah, Jeremiah, Luke and seven grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. May she rest in the peace of Christ. A Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, September 10, 10:00am at St. Mary Mother of the...

John Feltre, a resident of Fairview Street in Lee, passed away September 6th at home with his wife, children and close family friend Eleanor Bartini by his side. John was a lifelong resident of Lee, graduating from Lee High School in 1953.  John married his high school sweetheart Elaine Bartini in 1954 and they enjoyed 67 years together.  John enjoyed watching sports, traveling with his wife and friends and attending his grandchildren and great grandchildren’s games. John...

Albert “Bert” Williams, 78, of Lee, MA, died Sunday afternoon at Baystate Medical Center with his family by his side. Bert was born on June 19, 1943, the son of Arthur and Christine Pratt Williams.  He was educated in Lee Schools.  For 35 years, he owned and operated Williams Auto Glass.  He later worked as a Master Mechanic for D.F. Lane, B & B Landscaping and then retired from Modeco Inc. in Lee. Bert loved Deer hunting at the O’Brien Deer Camp and...

Donna Thayer-Touhey, of Lee, MA passed away suddenly Wednesday, August 25, 2021. Donna was born October 31, 1956, in Springfield, MA, the daughter of John and Nancy Oski Thayer.  She is survived by her husband William Touhey, her son Sam Touhey and his fiancé Sabrina Gogan, her daughter Tanya and her husband David Harrison of Keller, TX and her beloved dogs: Max, Stella, Molly, Frankie and Oscar.  She also leaves behind her brother John Thayer and his wife Joann, of...

Marylou Goodrich passed away on Thursday, August 19, 2021 at the age of 82 at Berkshire Medical Center from complications due to pneumonia. Marylou was a lifelong resident of Lee, where she attended the local schools.  She was one of six children, the fourth daughter of George Stevenson Sr. and Mary (Tolvo) Stevenson.  She married Donald G. Goodrich Jr. of Cheshire on August 9, 1958, and together they raised four children. After raising her children she worked in housekeeping at...

          Audrey Ann Major, 89, of Sheffield, MA, died Sunday morning at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.           She was born in Westfield, MA on March 1, 1932, the daughter of Frank and Orrel Waters Rose of Lee.            She graduated from Lee High School in 1950.  She worked for the US Navy in Washington, DC and at General Electric in...