Obituaries

LAKEVILLE — William ‘Bill’ Poglitsch died peacefully on Sept. 21, 2022, with his wife of 50 years Sue by his side. He was 78 years old.

WASSAIC — Lauren M. Welsh, age 76, of Wassaic, passed away at Sharon Hospital. She was the loving wife of the late Robert J. Welsh.

SHARON — Harris David Dienstfrey, 88, of Sharon, Connecticut died at home while in hospice care on Oct. 4, 2022, after a brief illness.

LAKEVILLE — Mary Grace Erbacher, 87, died peacefully on Sept. 28, 2022, at The Osborn, in Rye, New York.  She was a long-time resident of Larchmont, New York and Lakeville.  Born on Nov. 17, 1934, in New York City, she was the daughter of James David Walsh and Anne Prior Walsh.  On July 1, 1961, Mary Grace married Edward J.

MILLERTON — Larry R. Rabideau, 73, a forty-five year resident of Millerton, died peacefully on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, at his home in Millerton surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Rabideau was a self-employed carpenter and builder who owned and operated LRR Builders in Millerton for over thirty years.

Lee Minoff, who died recently, was a Sharon near-neighbor and my therapist for many years. (I’m long past the age where it worries me to admit that, and I’m not running for office.)

SHARON — Lee Minoff, a writer and psychoanalyst, died September 29, 2022, following a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 88 years old.

SHARON - Belle (Betty) Becker, age 86, passed away on Oct. 1, 2022,  at the Sharon Health Care Center in Sharon. She was the loving wife of the late Alan R. Becker of Sharon.