Obituaries

LAKEVILLE — Lorene (Stefan) Gevalt died May 2, 2020, at the age of 72. 

A fundamental element of Lori’s magical charm was her sharp wit and crackling intelligence. Uninterested in the spotlight, Lori was still the spark that lit the room. 

GREAT BARRINGTON —On Thursday, March 19, 2020, Robert “Bob” Drucker, loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away at the age of 78 after a long and valiant battle with Parkinson’s disease.

WASSAIC — Margaret Elizabeth “Peggy” Ackerman, 64, a lifelong area resident died peacefully on Thursday, May 7, 2020, at Regional Hospice of Danbury following a long and courageous battle with cancer. 

GREAT BARRINGTON —On Thursday, March 19, 2020, Robert “Bob” Drucker, loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away at the age of 78 after a long and valiant battle with Parkinson’s disease.

NORTH CANAAN —  Robin Nada Thew, 94, who died on April 30, 2020, was born on Nov. 30, 1925, in Westport, Conn., to a creative family.

AMENIA — Linda G. Sartori, 78, a longtime resident of Amenia, passed away with her loving family beside her on May 1, 2020. 

Linda owned and operated the Cascade Spirit Shoppe in Amenia for 25 years, retiring in 2004. 

FALLS VILLAGE — Joyce Marie (Tuncy) Beebe, 77, of 10 Prospect St. died May 1, 2020, at the Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in North Canaan. She was the wife of William C. Beebe. 

Joyce was born Aug. 17, 1942, in Sharon, the daughter of the late Hazel (Pulver) and David H. Tuncy. 

COPAKE — Thomas “Tommy” C. Barlow, 51, of Copake passed away on April 22, 2020, at Sharon Hospital after a sudden illness.

Tom was born July 25, 1968, in Sharon, the son of Wava (Begor) and Thomas Barlow and spent his early life growing up on his family’s farm in South Amenia. He graduated from Webutuck High School in 1986.