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Mrs. Dorothy “Dot” Loring, 83, of Tyringham, passed away at home on Saturday, June 3, 2023. Dot leaves behind her husband, Richard “Hoppy” Loring; her daughter, Deborah Hall; her son Edward Loring (Marion); her sister, Gladys Chantker; her brother, Harley Crandall; and her grandchildren. Mrs. Loring was predeceased by her son, Ricky Loring; her granddaughter, Amy Hunt; and several of her siblings. A graveside service for Dot Loring will be held on Saturday, June...

               It is with great sadness we announce the death of our beloved Jan Maxine Greene.  Jan faced her cancer diagnosis two and a half years ago with courage, strength and grace. She will be sadly missed.                                 Jan was born on July 20, 1951 in Brooklyn, New York. She...

Jane Rapelye Iacobacci was born on December 14, 1927 in the town of Hempstead on Long Island, New York. She was the daughter of Charlotte Bissel Ebbets and Warren Roosevelt Rapelye. Jane graduated from Hempstead High School and was a member of St. George’s Episcopal Church in Hempstead. For the first twenty-five years of her working career she worked in telecommunications for AT&T. She moved to the Berkshires in 1945. Before retirement she worked an additional 25 years at Canyon...

It is with great sorrow and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Denton J. Smith age 81 after a valiant battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Denton was born on August 13, 1941 to Ruth (Parks) and Raymond Smith in Norwalk, CT. Denton attended local schools and graduated from Norwalk High School in 1959. He entered the Navy in 1961 and became a nuclear technician serving aboard the USS Dixie. He always said it was his honor to serve, proudly sharing his love of country, the United...

Mrs. Rose T. Vecchia, 94, of Lee, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Berkshire Medical Center while surrounded by her family. Rose was born in Calabria, Italy on May 29, 1928, the daughter of Giuseppe and Seraphina Scerbo Gagliardi. Rose and her family immigrated to the United States when she was a young girl and settled in Lenox where she was raised and educated, graduating from Lenox High School. A devoted homemaker and mother, Rose found much enjoyment as a...

Arthur W. “Buzzie” Wheeler, Jr., 94, of Lee, passed away peacefully at Lee Healthcare on April 17, 2023. Buzzie was born April 16, 1929 at the family home in East Lee, the son of Arthur W. and Elsie Lasher Wheeler Sr. Buzzie proudly served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War then transitioned to the reserves and was honorably discharged in 1957. In addition to farming, he was a 40 year employee of the local paper mills. Buzzie was a kind and humorous soul, always quick...

            Margaret M. Daley of Lee passed away on April 7th after a brief illness. At her passing, she was in her home surrounded by her entire family. Peggy was born on December 1, 1944. She was the daughter of Gertrude and Joseph Bevins Ford.  She was a graduate of Lee High School and St. Luke's Hospital School of Nursing, an honor she earned while raising three children. Peggy married Nelson Daley on July 14, 1962. They recently celebrated...

Julianne Mulligan Melle, 74 of Lenox, died at BMC on April 3, 2023.  She was the daughter of the late John B. and Anne Marie Young Mulligan of Canaan, New York.  Julie grew up in Canaan.  She graduated from Chatham Central School and went on to Cardinal Cushing College.  She worked at the Institute for the Deaf and the Blind in New York City.   She received a B.S. degree in Education from North Adams State College.  Julie was a teacher of children with special...

Mrs. Dorothy Perkins Fraser, “DeeDee”, died peacefully at home, Monday evening, March 27, 2023. DeeDee was born in South Orange, NJ on October 16, 1935, the daughter of George F. Perkins, III and Dorothy Bennett Perkins. She was raised in Short Hills, NJ and in Lee, MA at her family's farm, Brookside Farm. After earning her associate degree from Bradford College, she married Peter D. Fraser on Sept. 8, 1956.  While he was in the Air Force, they lived in Mississippi,...

With great sorrow, the Webster Family announces the passing of our kind, brave, caring and unimaginably generous Elizabeth Ann Webster, “Betty”, 68, of Lenox, MA, who passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, March 25th due to complications from a stroke. Family and friends are deeply saddened by her sudden death. Betty was born on Monday, January 10th, 1955, to John Cecil Webster and Ann Therese Basinait Webster of Lee, MA. After Betty graduated from Lee High School in 1972, she...