Obituaries

When I started working at The Lakeville Journal I quickly realized I was only ever going to be “the other” funny guy in the office.

I can’t remember the circumstances that led to a photo of us — I, dressed in my usual understated elegance, and Mark in a bee costume.

But it didn’t surprise me that Mark was so attired.

The thing about Mark is that he had a lot of layers. He liked to present himself as almost a vaudevillian jester, silly all the time and joking all the time but there was a lot more in there.

LAKEVILLE — Mark Niedhammer, 73, of Lakeville died Dec. 9, 2021, at Vassar Brothers Hospital after a short illness.

He was born in Schenectady, N.Y., on Oct. 15, 1948, son of the late Evelyn (Zaberowski) and Edwin Niedhammer.

LAKEVILLE — Mrs. Bertha Mae Fowlkes, age 98, passed away surrounded by her family on Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021, in Montgomery, Ala.

Born on March 9, 1923, Mrs. Fowlkes lived the majority of her life in Lakeville.

NORTH CANAAN — Peter Alexander Dakers, 79, was born on July 3, 1942, in Port Glasgow, Scotland, and died on Dec. 7, 2021, surrounded by family in North Canaan.

Doris Longaven was the first person I met, who introduced me to life in Falls Village.

It was in the early 1970s. My husband was the assistant director of Camp Freedman’s summer program for seniors, divided into two-week segments, from mid -June through August.

MILLERTON — Jenny Lynn Nodine, 42, a lifelong area resident died unexpectedly on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Jenny was a gardener and landscaper for Sharon Lawn Care based in Sharon.

EAST CANAAN — Philip Dell Dunham, 38, passed away unexpectedly on Dec. 8, 2021. He was born on July 26, 1983, and was the third son to Cathie and Phil Dunham of East Canaan.