All Obituaries

Barbara E. Purington died with love and care from her family on July 10, 2019 at her beloved home, Woodslawn Farm, on Wilson Hill in Colrain, MA at the age of 92.  She was born on August 7, 1926 in Rowe, MA to Albert and Cynthia (Boyd) Page, the oldest of 4 children. She was known by most people as “Bunny,” a nickname given to her by her father when she was very young. A child of the Depression years, Bunny and her family moved many times wherever work for her father and...

Shirley Height Dolby, the Matriarch of the Dolby family, went to fly with the cardinals on Sunday, June 23 rd. She left this earth holding the hands of two of her daughters and the hearts of the rest of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.  She was just 2 months shy of her 95th birthday.  Shirley was born in Meridan CT on August 23, 1924 and later moved to Great Barrington, MA.  She graduated from Searles High school where she met the love of her life,...

Mary Faith Allen, 69, formerly of the Greenfield area, died on June 17, 2019 in Daytona Beach. Mary was born in Greenfield, MA on March 13, 1950 the daughter of Gordon and Faith (Gilmore) Allen. She grew up in Northampton and attended schools there as well as at Mohawk Trail Regional High School. Mary received an Associate’s degree in Early Childhood Education from Greenfield Community College as well as a Bachelor’s degree from UMass University Without Walls with a...

William Bentley Raybuck, Jr., 66, of Buckland, died Friday, June 14, 2019, just two weeks after being diagnosed with aggressive metastatic lung cancer.             Bill was born on May 17, 1953 in Canton, Ohio to Brenda (Wellnitz) and William B. Raybuck, Sr. He and his sister Peggy grew up in Lansdowne, PA, where he was graduated from high school. He earned his bachelor of education degree from West Chester University and later his...

Richard Thornley Gallup of 11 Bellor Rd, North Heath was born on Nov. 17, 1932 to Ellen Thornley & C. Stanton Gallup at Mrs. Sherman’s Sunshine Maternity Home in Oneco, CT. He attended the Peddie School in Heightstown, NJ for grades 7 & 8 and returned to CT to graduate from Killingly HS in 1950. At Killingly, Richard played football and ran track, had the lead in the senior class play, and placed 2nd in the school speaking contest. He spent a year of post-graduate study at...

Margaret C. "Peggy" (Nelson) Stowe, went home on June 8, 2019, a perfect hay day. She was born in Florida, MA on April 26, 1928 to Margaret C. (Swenson) and Wallace C. Nelson. She grew up on the Swenson family farm on County Road in Rowe, MA and attended Rowe and Charlemont schools. As a teen and young adult, she worked with her beloved Uncle Robert Swenson and his draft horses on their farm and for neighbors. She loved gathering sap with "the team" and raking hay with...

Joseph “Joe” Thomas Bartlett Jr., son of Joseph Thomas Bartlett Sr. and Jeanette Coates Bartlett, died at home on May 27 at the age of 82. Joe was born in Greenfield, MA, on September 4, 1936. From a young age, Joe was inspired by the history and natural wonder of the Pioneer Valley, and he remained a longtime resident of the area. He attended The Bement School and graduated from Deerfield Academy, both in Deerfield, MA. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Williams...

Joan I. Estes, 77 of Greenfield, MA. died Saturday, May 25, 2019.  She was born on August 12, 1941 and was the eldest daughter of Richard J. and Irene (Warger) Tetreault.  Joan was raised at the Whitaker Homestead in E. Charlemont, MA.  She attend schools in Charlemont and graduated Salutatorian of the Class of 1959. She received her Associates Degree from Northampton Commercial College. Joan worked for a total of 30 years for the Federal Government starting with the Selective...

Teresa Mae (Currier) Hall, 92, of River St., passed peacefully on May 13, 2019. She was born in Griswoldville May 31, 1926 the daughter of Alfred and Eva (Demarias) Currier. She attended local schools and graduated from Arms Academy in 1946. After high school she was a bookkeeper at the former Kendall Mills. On October 4, 1947 she was married to Lyle Hall. They were together for over 60 years until his death in 2008. They operated the Lyle Hall Lumber Co in Colrain and she was bookkeeper...

Roy Albert Kurra, 72, of Hoe Shop Rd. in Bernardston, died at home on Friday, May 10, 2019 with his loving wife by his side. Roy was born in Winchester, MA on April 12, 1947 the son of Earl F. Kurra and Lois (Thompson) Kurra Souza. When he was 6 years old, Roy’s family moved to Cape Cod where he would go on to graduate from Barnstable High School as a member of the class of 1965. After spending one year at Bentley College for accounting, he decided it wasn’t for him. He...