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SHEFFIELD -- Theresa L. Brazie, 76, of 226 Miller Ave. died Sunday at home. Born in Great Barrington on July 30, 1929, daughter of Ezelias and Antoinette Mercier Larrivee, she attended the former Bryant School and was a 1947 graduate of the former Searles High School. She also attended Berkshire Community College. Mrs. Brazie was an EKG technician and secretary at Fairview Hospital from 1947 until her retirement in 1994. Prior to that, she was a telephone operator at the former Great Barrington Telephone Exchange until 1965, and a waitress at Elm Court in South Egremont from 1965 until 1974. She was a volunteer at the Sheffield and Great Barrington senior centers and a member of the Sheffield Historical Society. She enjoyed gardening, horses and traveling. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roland Brazie, who died in October of 1985. She leaves a son, Ronald L. Brazie Sr. of North Egremont; three daughters, Patricia Jean Carlson and Rose Anne Brazie, both of Sheffield, and Charlene Mary Brazie of Pittsfield; two brothers, Herbert Larrivee of Pittsfield and Francis Larrivee of Natural Bridge, N.Y.; a sister, Rita Lantz of Austin, Texas; eight grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. A daughter, Donna Marie Goewey, died Nov. 1, 2001. FUNERAL NOTICE -- The funeral for Theresa L. Brazie, who died Sunday, Dec. 11, 2005, will be tomorrow at 11 at BIRCHES-ROY FUNERAL HOME, conducted by the Rev. Charles VanAusdall. Burial will be at the convenience of the family. Family will receive friends today from 3 to 7 at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to the Southern Berkshire Elderly Transportation Company, or Sheffield American Legion, in care of the funeral home, 33 South St., Great Barrington, MA 01230. She also leaves a son-in-law, Eric Carlson; eight grandchildren, David Goewey, Ronald L. Brazie Jr., Jenna M. Brazie, Daniel S. and Andrew J. Carlson, Bobby L. and Anthony L. Harrington, and Tobi D. Wolfe, and four great-grandchildren, Danielle, Brett, Allison and Kayli. Published in The Berkshire Eagle on 12/13/2005.