Charlotte May Hare

Charlotte May Hare 1921 - 2009 STOCKBRIDGE Charlotte May Hare, 87, formerly of Cherry Hill Road, died Sunday evening, Feb. 15, 2009, at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington. She had been a resident of Fairview Commons Nursing Center in Great Barrington since 2002. Born on May 14, 1921, in Mamaroneck, N.Y., daughter of Austin Kendall Griffen and Alice Hull Carpenter, she graduated from Northfield School for Girls in 1939 and attended Skidmore College in Saratoga, N.Y. Charlotte married her husband, the late LeRoy Hare, on March 16, 1940, at Croton Valley Meeting House in Croton Valley, N.Y. The couple then moved to Stockbridge in 1947. She was a member of St. Paul's Church, where she served on the altar guild. She was the model for Norman Rockwell's Boy Scout calendars with her sons, Bill and Bruce. Most importantly, she will be remembered by those who knew her for her quick wit and ability to make word puns, her love of natureespecially gardening and birdwatching, and her musical abilities. She leaves six children, Barbara Hare Beacco of Penobscot, Maine; Roy Ira Hare of Amherst; Brewster Hare of Austerlitz, N.Y.; Marion L. Hare of Fort Meyers, Fla.; Susan "Betsy" Cobb of Monterey, and Sandra Hare of Ellington, Conn.; nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren as well as very significant others, Patricia Hare, Robin Hare, John Beacco, David Purdue, Christopher Cobb, and Randy Cline. She was predeceased by her husband, LeRoy, who died in 2002, and by a son, William E. Hare II, who died in 1999. FUNERAL NOTICE: The family will celebrate the gifts of her life in May at a graveside ceremony at White Plains Rural Cemetery in White Plains, N.Y. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Fairview Hospital or HospiceCare in the Berkshires through FINNERTY & STEVENS FUNERAL HOME, 426 Main St., Great Barrington, MA 01230. Remembrances, memories, and reflections may be sent to the family through www.finnertyandstevens.com.