Obituaries

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.

SALISBURY — Joan C. Bergdahl, 94, died on April 23, 2020, at Sharon Hospital after a period of declining health. 

Joan was born on July 13, 1925, in Shaker Heights, Ohio, to the late Ann (Deluca) and Tom Carvon. 

SALISBURY — Barbara Lee Laney, 79, passed away peacefully on April 27, 2020, at Noble Horizons in Salisbury. 

Born on Aug. 14, 1940, in Helena, Mont., she was the daughter of the late Alice (Doney) and Alfred Fleury.

LAKEVILLE — William “Bill” B. Kremer, retired cancer researcher, oncologist, hospice medical director and beloved husband, father, uncle and grandfather, died at home in Lakeville on Sunday, April 19, 2020, from complications of myelofibrosis. He was 85 years old.