He also owned and operated the D.J. Pratt Excavation Company for 20 years, serving customers throughout the Berkshires.
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Raymond Bazonski, 83, of Great Barrington
Raymond worked as a paper maker for Kimberly Clark for 39 years, retiring in 1987.
Donald Coleman, 91, of Stockbridge
After retirement, he worked for the town of Stockbridge and was “captain” of the weed harvester on Stockbridge Bowl for years.
Please don’t flush! Town ponders ban on ‘disposable’ wipes
In Great Barrington, it’s costing $150,000 annually and is rising at 30 percent per year, to unclog the town sewer system. Reliable estimates put the cost of fixing the wipe clogs nationwide at $1 billion per year.
Frederick Simmons Sr., 86, of Lee
Fred enjoyed hunting and fishing in the local area, vegetable gardening, woodworking, spending time with his large extended family and being a great dad.
Latham ‘Ed’ Ovens, 77, of Lee
He served in the U.S. Coast Guard for several years before settling in New York City where he worked in the charts department of Billboard Magazine.