Tag: Our Lady of the Valley

Evelyn then worked for the Sheffield tax collector from 1975 to 1980 and then served in the assessor’s office from 1988 until retiring in 1995 as an elected assessor.

He worked for Johnson Electric in Newington, Connecticut, for 20 years, after which he continued work as the community electrician.

Olsen’s ministering to his fellow congregants, often as few as six on any given Sunday, hinges on a refreshingly simple approach: He engages in conversation about faith from every angle while remaining open to the evolution that inevitably comes with time.

Maria enjoyed spending time with her family and grandchildren; and she always enjoyed family gatherings, cooking, traveling, dancing and reading.

He worked as a color matcher for Mead Paper Company.

She was a charter member of the Sheffield Garden Club, the Thursday Morning Club, a past member of the Sheffield Historical Society, an honorary member of the Sheffield Kiwanis and a Cub Scouts den mother in Sheffield.

In 1957, the family moved to Sheffield where they owned and operated the Undermountain Orchards in Sheffield and later the Sheffield Flower and Garden Shop and Sheffield Landscape Contracting.

On May 12, 1992, she was elected chairman of the Sheffield Assessors office and held this designation for 13 years until July 5, 2005.

Upon retirement she served as a private health aide for seniors and was a member of the Sheffield Council on Aging as well as an active volunteer at the senior center.

Martha worked for many years as a school bus aide for Bachetti’s and Ormsbee Bus Company and a chambermaid the Lamplighter Hotel.

At the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington, Mass., Ski Butternut and Catamount will sponsor a screening of the ski movie “Pretty Faces (2014)” on Saturday, January 16 at 7:30 p.m., which celebrates women who thrive in snow.