Obituaries

SOUTHFIELD, Mass. – Carl W. Bartow Jr., 73, died Aug. 2, 2020, at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.  

He was the husband of the late Shirley (Bell) Bartow.  

Carl was born April 27, 1947, in Winsted, son of the late Eva (Rattigan) and Carl W. Bartow Sr.

SHARON — Virginia Alice (Cahill) Golden, 79, of Torrington, died July 27, 2020, at home surrounded by her family.  She was the loving wife of Edward T. Golden Sr. 

Virginia “Ginny” was born Oct. 28, 1940, in Sharon, the daughter of the late Alice and Fred Cahill. 

SALISBURY — Barbara Thibodo, 82, of Salisbury, died July 16, 2020, with her two daughters by her side. 

“Thank you” does not come close to encompassing the immense appreciation we feel for our family, friends and community. There are no words to express the heartfelt gratitude we have for each of you, for everything you have done to support our family in these last two years, including Noble Horizons and the Millerton firehouse. 

KENT — Gladys MacRitchie, 102, a longtime resident of Kent, died Aug. 6, 2020, at her home in Kent.  

Born on Sept. 20, 1917, in Oneonta, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Maude (Simmons) and Henry Kopf.  

On Nov. 20, 1938, in Bridgeport, Conn., she married Bruce MacRitchie, who predeceased her. 

SHARON — Dorothy Patricia Jensen died peacefully in her home in Lincoln, Mass., on Aug. 6, 2020, at the age of 99. 

A farewell and goodbye to longtime Rounders of Riga member Bryant  Killmer, an avid and accomplished hunter and trapper. You left all of us way too early. I don’t know how to really express our appreciation to you. YOU: who always had an upbeat attitude and always a smile and good humor.

LAKEVILLE — Walter P. Palmer Jr., 84, passed away on May 5, 2020. 

He was born on Oct. 14, 1934, and grew up in Lakeville,  a son of Walter and Francis Palmer. 

He is survived by two brothers, Bobbie Palmer and his wife, Marva, and John Palmer and his wife, Joan; many nieces and nephews; and loving cousins.