May Elizabeth Nutting Bigelow passed away December 8, 2025, in Landgrove, Vermont. May was a beloved figure in the mountain towns of southern Vermont, known for her gregarious, fun-loving, and nurturing personality.

She was born in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, February 20, 1937, to Marion Heminway and Harry Otis Nutting II. Her early childhood in Lebanon was marked by the absence of her father while he fought in the Philippines during World War II. Between helping in the family Victory Garden and collecting aluminum for the war effort, she developed habits of thrift she retained for life.

She was a scholarship student at Northampton School for Girls and met her husband, David S. Bigelow III, while working as a counselor at Mamie Ogden’s Landgrove camp during Smith College’s summer break. May joined Dave on a peripatetic career that led them to England, Canada, Brazil, and France; she became fluent in French and adored France for its art, architecture, and her friends there. In her early 50s she returned with Dave to Landgrove where she lived until her death.

May contributed to every community she was a part of, and her activities including fundraising for the Friends of Old French Houses, leadership roles in the historical societies of Landgrove and Weston, and serving as a commissioner of the Landgrove Cemetery. She loved classical music and other arts, tennis, skiing, gardening, reading, and travel.

She is predeceased by her husband and son David; survivors include her sister Nancy ’51 and her brother Harry; children Seth (Melva); Hope (John) and Jonathan (Tove); grandchildren David, Andrew, Kira, Leo, George, Ira, Holt, James, Sam, Anna, Mary Sofie, Magnus, and Helena; and great-grandson Cameron.

A memorial service will be held at 2pm, December 27, 2025, at Burr and Burton’s Mountain Campus in Peru. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to Neighborhood Connections or the Londonderry Rescue Squad.

Mariann (Pilch) Robertson, 79, of Medway, Massachusetts, died peacefully on Thursday, December 4, 2025 at her home. She was the beloved wife of Richard Vernon Robertson who died in 1998.

Born in Ware on December 20, 1945, she was the daughter of the late John S. and Mary A. (Bigda) Pilch.

Mariann was a resident of Medway for the past 56 years. She grew up in Ware, graduated from the former Northampton School for Girls, and earned an associate’s degree from the former Green Mountain College in Vermont.

Before her retirement, she worked at various insurance agencies for many years. She also worked at MIT in the 1960’s and got to meet some of the astronauts from the space program

She is survived by her brother David Pilch and his wife Ellen of Ware, her sister-in-law, Lucille Pilch of Ware, and nieces and nephews.

She was the sister of the late John J. Pilch.

Mariann’s funeral arrangements will be held privately at the request of her family and are under the care of the Ginley Crowley Funeral Home, 3 Barber Street in Medway.

In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made in Mariann’s memory to Project Comeback, 583 Adams St., Holliston, MA 01746.