Obituaries

NEW MARLBOROUGH, Mass. — Ronald Steven Saunders passed away peacefully at his home in New Marlborough, Massachusetts on July 15, 2023. surrounded by his loving family, after a courageous 20-year battle with cancer.

SALISBURY — Holly S. Bottass, 19, of 236 Weatogue Road, passed away on July 15, 2023, as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.  Holly was born April 29, 2004, at the Sharon Hospital.  She was the daughter of Daniel V. and Charlene S. (Marek) Bottass.

MILLERTON — Aram Schroeder passed away on July 16, 2023, at the age of 62 in his hometown of Millerton.

When Lime Rock’s Martha Miller died on July 5, many facets of the community were affected by her loss, which seemed sudden and too soon to many of us. She was well known as a tax attorney, accomplished in her field, yet often stepping in to help those who needed her expertise but might only be able to pay in barter.

SHARON — Claudia Lamb, who was born Feb. 9, 1947, to Claude and Marjorie Golden in Sharon, passed away on Monday, July 10, 2023, at Sharon Hospital.

ANCRAMDALE — Peter A.M. Auld, MD, 95, a sixty year resident of Ancramdale, formerly of Hasting-On-Hudson, New York, died peacefully at his home in Ancramdale on Friday, July 14, 2023, surrounded by his loving family.

SHARON — Estelle Leah Gorkofsky (née Gurfein), age 92, of Sharon, died on June 15, 2023. She was the loving wife of the late Samuel Gorkofsky.

MILLERTON — Edward  James “Jim” Hosier passed away at his home in Bullock, North Carolina, on June 14, 2023,  with family at his side.  He was born in Mt. Kisco, New York, on July 30, 1944, to the late Mary and Raymond Hosier.  He attended Webutuck Schools. He served nine years in the U.S. Army.