Sheffield — Arthur Peter Brazee Jr., 67, of Water Farm Road in Sheffield passed away peacefully on June 9, 2022 at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington.
A native and lifelong resident, Arthur was born on May 5, 1955 in Great Barrington, son of the late Arthur Peter Brazee, Sr. and Leona Kathleen (Markham) Brazee.
He was very kind and quiet. He was passionate about car racing and his dog, Tom. He was a logger for Ernie Beckwith, a farmer for The Brazee Brother’s as well as Ricky Segalla, and worked for the Town of New Marlborough.
Arthur is survived by one son, John Orr Peter Brazee of Tucson, Arizona, and one daughter, Leona Louise Brazee of Jacksonville, North Carolina. He is also survived by two sisters, Kathleen Mary Butler and her husband, William F. Butler of Jacksonville, North Carolina, and Jeanne Marie Brazee of Sheffield, along with his grandchildren, Cyrus and Maddison Brazee of Pennsylvania, and Victorya Brazee of Jacksonville, North Carolina, and Erykah Brazee of Arizona.
He was predeceased by his parents.
There are no services at this time.
Donations in memory of Arthur may be made to the Southern Berkshire Volunteer Ambulance Squad or Sheffield Volunteer Hose Company #1 through Finnerty & Stevens Funeral Home, 426 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA 01230. To send remembrances to his family, please click here.
