Funeral Homes in Great Barrington, MA

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Great Barrington Obituaries

It was noted by New Haven Register on June 29th, 2020 that Nancy Wilcox (Glenn) perished in Sharon, Connecticut.  Ms. Wilcox was 87 years old and was born in Great Barrington, MA.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Nancy's life.

It was revealed on July 19th, 2019 that Eugene Francis "Gene" Congdon passed on in Tampa, Florida.  Congdon was 92 years old and was born in Great Barrington, MA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Eugene Francis "Gene"'s life.

It was reported on July 10th, 2019 that Jim Bouton perished in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.  Bouton was 80 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Jim's life.

It was disclosed by The Daily Herald on February 7th, 2019 that Richard S "Dick" Guthrie passed on in Palatine, Illinois.  Guthrie was 87 years old and was born in Great Barrington, MA.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Richard S "Dick"'s life.

It was reported on December 10th, 2018 that Valerie Smith (Lebrun) passed on in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.  Ms. Smith was 84 years old and was born in Rockville Centre, NY.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Valerie's life.

It was noted on October 21st, 2018 that Ronald G "Ron" Pezze perished in Duluth, Minnesota.  Pezze was 84 years old and was born in Great Barrington, MA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Ronald G "Ron"'s life.

It was revealed by Hartford Courant on October 9th, 2018 that Norma Rose "Grammie" Palmer (Gardella) passed away in Connecticut.  Ms. Palmer was 78 years old and was born in Great Barrington, MA.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Norma Rose "Grammie"'s life.

It was noted on August 5th, 2018 that Robert "Bob" Silman passed on in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.  Silman was 83 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Robert "Bob"'s life.

It was revealed by New Haven Register on February 18th, 2018 that Roger Lewis Keener perished in Connecticut.  Keener was 92 years old and was born in Great Barrington, MA.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Roger Lewis's life.

It was reported on October 29th, 2017 that Betty A Sadlowski died in Tampa, Florida.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Betty A's life.

History

Arlo Guthrie Guthrie's "Alice's Restaurant," which runs for 18 1/2 minutes, is based on true-life events that occurred in Great Barrington and the adjoining towns of Stockbridge, Massachusetts and Lee, Massachusetts The Guthrie Center, which is at the Old Trinity Church and was the home of Ray and Alice Brock at the time of the incidents related in the song, is at 4 Van Deusenville Road in Great Barrington. Both a summer resort and home to Ski Butternut, Great Barrington includes the villages of Van Deusenville and Housatonic, Massachusetts|Housatonic.

The Mahican Indigenous peoples of the Americas called the area Mahaiwe, meaning "the place downstream." It lay on the New England Path, which connected Fort Orange near Albany, New York New York with Springfield and then Massachusetts Bay. In 1895, Colonel William L. A transformer was used to increase the voltage and the current was transmitted over a mile away to the nearest town to power street lights. The tornado killed four people and caused damage in the area.

The official website for the city of Great Barrington is https://www.gardner-ma.gov/.