*The Berkshire Eagle <www.berkshireeagle.com> 21 March 2010 Gertrude W. Atwood (1917 - 2010) GREAT BARRINGTON Gertrude Walsh Atwood, 92, a resident of 909 Main St., Great Barrington, died Saturday, March 20, 2010, at Great Barrington Nursing and Rehab Center, where she had been a resident since December 2009. She was born in Great Barrington on May 8, 1917, the youngest of 10 children of Michael J. and Annie T. O'Brien Walsh. She attended local schools and was a 1935 graduate of the former Searles High School. She worked as a sales clerk at the former McClellans Store for 25 years until its closing in 1960. She was a communicant of St. Peter's Church. She was a caregiver for children and many elderly people in their homes for many years. Gertrude enjoyed puzzles, reading, flowers, and especially spending time with her dear family. Gertrude's husband, Earl J. Atwood, predeceased her on Dec. 9, 2003. She leaves her loving nieces and nephews, Beverly King, Wendell Heath, Thomas, David, Daniel, William Jr, and Peter Walsh, Nancy Wilcox, and Bobbie Walsh Kozlowski, and her dear grand-nieces and nephews. Besides her husband, Gertrude was predeceased by four brothers, Harold, Raymond, Joseph, and William Sr, and five sisters, Margaret Iemolini, Helen, Mary and Marion Walsh, and Anna Heath. FUNERAL NOTICE: Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, March 23, with a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at St. Peter's Church, with the Rev. William P. Murphy officiating. Burial will follow in St. Peter's Cemetery. In keeping with Gertrude's wishes, there are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, family requests that expressions of sympathy in Gertrude's memory may be made to either the John Dempsey Neo-Natal Unit or the St. Peter's Memorial Fund, both in care of the BIRCHES-ROY FUNERAL HOME 33 South Street Great Barrington, MA 01230, who are in charge of arrangements. On line condolences may be made through birchesroyfh.com. *