Obituaries

SOUTH EGREMONT —Mr. George Thomas Smith, 84, of South Egremont and South Harbor, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, died peacefully at his home on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, or as George would say, he was “gathered up”.

NORTH CANAAN — Robert D. Harris, Jr., age 76, died at home on August 3, 2022. He was born in North Canaan, graduated from Housatonic Valley Regional High School, and received his BA from the University of Connecticut in 1967.

NORTH CANAAN — Amelia Cortesi Downey, 98, of Bradenton, Florida, passed away on July 1, 2022, at Braden River Rehabilitation Center in Bradenton, Florida.  She was the widow of the late Paul J. Cortesi and the late Joseph P.

NORTH CANAAN — Tomassina “Tommie” Panepinto passed away peacefully at the Rosewood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Rensselaer, New York on July 29, 2022. She had been a resident at Rosewood since October 2021. Her loving care there, was a blessing.

SALISBURY —  Bertha “Betty” Ruth Morehouse Scribner, age 106, died peacefully with family by her side on July 27, 2022, at Noble Horizons.

LAKEVILLE — Rosemary Ellen “Rose” (Ezersky) Ralph, 69, of 15 Indian Mountain Road, passed away July 29, 2022, at Danbury Hospital surrounded by her loving family.  She was the wife of Stanley J.

SALISBURY — William P. Suter, 85, passed away peacefully on July 1, 2022, with his family at his side. Bill will be forever missed and remembered for fearlessly following his passions and laughing his way through life at 100 miles an hour.  He loved spending time with family and found success within both Wall Street and the theater world.

SHARON — Dena A. Van Voorhis was born on Sept. 9, 1956, in New York City and died on July 10, 2022. As a child prodigy on the piano, she was the youngest student to ever be enrolled and attended one of the great music schools in New York City, where she grew up.