Uta Rosel Harrington

Uta Rosel Harrington, of Pittsfield, wife of the late Frank Harrington Sr., Passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2016 at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born on January 5, 1942 Braunschweig Lower Saxony, Germany She was a strong compassionate woman who dedicated her life to her family and her community. Her desire was to have a large family and as evidenced and documented by the following legacy here she accomplished both: She is survived by seven children and their families including: Vicki Harrington Platt and husband Clinton Platt of Ashford, CT, Uta Roselia Harrington DiPasquale and husband Michael Wilson of Longmeadow, MA, Frank Harrington Jr, of Pittsfield, MA, Jan-Michael Harrington and wife Elizabeth Harrington of Pittsfield, MA, Kelly-Lee Harrington of Tampa, FL, Shawn Francis Thomas Harrington and husband Robert Hargiss of Tampa, FL, Kathleen Elizabeth Harrington-Ouellette and husband Paul Alfred Lee Ouellette Sr of West Springfield, MA and 19 grandchildren including Christopher John Lamoureux Jr of Stafford Springs, CT, Francis Louis-Donald DiPasquale of Longmeadow, MA, Frank Harrington III of Charlotte, NC, Michael Lee Thomas Harrington of Charlotte, NC, Alexander Mitchell Harrington of Charlotte, NC, Dylan Harrington of Syracuse, NY, Paul Alfred Lee Ouellette Jr of Fall River, MA, Anthony William Paul Valentine of Chicopee, MA, Johnathon Ouellette of Fall River, MA, Mathew Shawn Jamison Valentine of West Springfield, MA and wife Mandy Valentine of West Springfield, MA and several other minor grandchildren as well as 7 minor great grandchildren. She boarded the General C. H. Muir with her mother escaping the ravages of World War II from port in Bremerhaven, Lower Saxony, Germany and emigrated to the United States through Ellis Island, New York shortly after her ninth birthday arriving in America on February sixteenth 1951, ultimately becoming a naturalized citizen. She attended private schools in Greenwich, CT before moving to Springfield Massachusetts where she raised her family. She participated actively in the Springfield education system. At Chestnut Junior High, and other Title One locations, she tutored children learning English as a second language, a challenge she was personally familiar with, as English was her not her native tongue when she arrived in this country. She also ran for a seat on the Springfield school committee in the 1980's. She was an accomplished seamstress through of her adult life, and was known for making beautiful apparel for all of her children. She also used her seamstress and sewing skills she had learned from her mother at Carters making baby clothes, and had also been employed at an upholstery shop among many other stores and shops that made use of these skills over the years. She also worked at Smith and Wesson through a temporary company as a machine operator. When she retired to Pittsfield she used her creative abilities and talents to enrich the community with her arts and crafts and ceramics business. ***Returning the Lady to her Cowboy**** As we return the Lady to her Cowboy feel free to wear your pink or red shirt with your best jeans and sport coat not forgetting your boots and Stetson or other appropriate attire as you feel comfortable. Funeral Notice: Funeral services for Uta Rosel Harrington will be Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 6 p.m. at the Dwyer Funeral Home, 776 North St., Pittsfield MA. Burial will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, August 25, 2016 at the Russell Cemetery, Russell, MA. Calling hours will precede the service on Wednesday from 4 to 6 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association, care of the Dwyer Funeral Home, in her memory.

Uta Rosel Harrington

January 5, 1942 - August 21, 2016