Obituaries

NORTH CANAAN —Christine A. “Chris” (Curtis) Becker, 70, of North Elm Street passed Oct. 19, 2020, at the Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a battle with cancer.  She was the wife of Francis W. “Bill” Becker.  

Chris was born Jan. 18, 1950, in Sharon, daughter of the late Janice (Surdam) and David Curtis.

CORNWALL — Alec Calhoun Frost died Oct. 8, 2020, in Tunbridge, Vt. 

Alec was born April 11, 1932, in Torrington, a son of Folger Weston Frost and Lou Calhoun Frost and the brother of Peter and John “Denny” Frost. 

MILLERTON — Roger A. Gregoire, 74, a 45-year resident of Millerton, died Oct. 9, 2020, at Vassar Bros. Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., with his family at his bedside. 

Mr. Gregoire retired as a maintenance supervisor from Taconic DDSO in Wassaic, a career that spanned more than 33 years.

SALISBURY — Frank Wells, 91, died Sept. 25, 2020, at his home in Charlottesville, Va. 

Frank was born in Brewster, N.Y., on June 24, 1929, to Caroline Washburn Wells and Henry Hubbard Wells. He was the youngest of six children: Tomlinson, Alfred, Henry (“Harry”), Crosby and Virginia, all of whom predeceased him. 

LAKEVILLE — John Branche Palmer, 87, passed away Sept. 17, 2020, peacefully in the comfort of his home in Lakeville.

Born in Sharon, the son of  Walter and Frances Palmer, John was a lifelong Lakeville resident attending Salisbury Central and then Housatonic Valley Regional High School.

EAST CANAAN — Barbara J. (Deloy) Tadiello, 69, died Sept. 21, 2020, at Sharon Hospital following an illness. She was the wife of William J. Tadiello. 

Barbara was born Oct. 30, 1950, in Great Barrington, daughter of the late Shirley (Garfield) and Ralph Deloy.

MILLERTON — Alan D. “Dewey” Merwin, 91, formerly of Millerton, passed away suddenly at home in Johnson City, Tenn., on Sept. 25, 2020.  

Dewey was born in Sharon on June 4, 1929, the son of the late Seth T. Merwin Sr. and Hazel Meader Merwin.  

NORTH CANAAN —  Gwynne Iris (Gillette) Lorenzo, 83, of North Canaan passed away peacefully on Sept. 24, 2020, at Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.