Roberta A. Nussbaum, a longtime resident of Egremont, passed away peacefully May 12, 2025. She was 90 years old.
Better known as Bobbie, she was born March 3, 1935, in the Bronx, N.Y., to Leo and Jeanette Nussbaum. She graduated from Walton High School in the Bronx. Her family would spend summers in the Berkshires until they eventually moved full time in 1962.
Bobbie lived a wonderful life, enjoying her time at her home in Egremont, with all her neighbors for whom she cared deeply. She enjoyed volunteering for Fairview Hospital, raising money for the Cancer Society by selling daffodils every March on Daffodil Day. She was a longtime member of the Thursday Morning Club, where she had many friends; she always looked forward to getting together with them. If she wasn’t busy volunteering, she could be found at the Senior Center or enjoying concerts during the summer at the Town Bandstand in Great Barrington.
Recently, Bobbie was recognized for over 50 years of volunteer service, and received a Citation from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for her outstanding service to the community.
Bobbie worked as a receptionist for Dr. Stephen Moore and had been a secretary for the town of Great Barrington. She also worked at the Cornwall Academy, where she enjoyed traveling to Europe with the students. She held a special place in her heart for these trips and her students, becoming quite close with many.
Bobbie was known for her love of flowers and word-search puzzles. She also loved when visitors came to see her. She enjoyed the simplest of things too, like watching the birds fly around her yard.
Bobbie leaves behind many friends and her favorite politician, “The One and Only Smitty Pignatelli,” whom she enjoyed seeing, as he did her.
Bobbie is predeceased by both her parents, Leo and Jeanette Nussbaum.
A funeral service for Roberta ‘Bobbie’ Nussbaum will be held Friday, May 16, 2025, at 11 a.m., at Finnerty & Stevens Funeral Home, 426 Main St., Great Barrington, MA, conducted by Rabbi Barbara Cohen. Burial will follow at Ahavath Sholom Cemetery. Calling hours will be held from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that those wishing to honor Bobbie make a donation to the American Cancer Society in care of Finnerty & Stevens Funeral Home, 426 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA 01230. To send remembrances to her family, please visit the funeral home’s website.
