Bertha L. Truden

1923 - 2017

Bertha Lillian Truden, 94, of 226 Narragansett Avenue, Lanesborough, died Thursday, October 19, 2017, at her home.
Born in Lanesborough on March 23, 1923, the daughter of Raymund and Jessie Scace Hatch, she was a 1940 graduate of Pittsfield High School.
Primarily a homemaker, she had, at one time, worked at General Electric Company.
Mrs. Truden was quite the gardener. She enjoyed canning and preserving fruits and vegetables, making jams and jellies, and watermelon pickles, as well as winemaking. She volunteered at Shaker Village, and as a challenge from the Village, she created a rosehip jam and wine. She also enjoyed square dancing, vintage dolls, knitting, making her own dresses and jewelry, as well as attending auctions and antiquing. For many summers, she took in Fresh Air Children.
Her husband, James F. Truden, Sr., whom she married April 11, 1942, died November 27, 1992. Mrs. Truden is survived by five children, Kathleen and Richard Brassard of Palmetto, Fla., James F. Truden, Jr. of Lee, Michael Truden and his wife, Laurene Kruger, of Pittsfield, Joanne Oggiani of Great Barrington, and Jennifer Jennings of Bennington, Vt.; 18 grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren, and 7 great great grandchildren; as well as her brother, Raymund Hatch, Jr., and her sister, Diana Skells, both of New York and Florida.
She was predeceased by her children, James Franklin Truden, Susan Wheeler, and Mary Truden.
FUNERAL NOTICE: Funeral services for Bertha Lillian Truden will be held Tuesday, October 24, at 11:00 a.m., at DERY FUNERAL HOME in Pittsfield with Rev. David E. Aufiero, Pastor of St. Mark Church, officiating. Burial will follow in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Calling hours will be Monday, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., at the Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society in care of the Funeral Home, 54 Bradford Street, Pittsfield.