Ms Kourtney Erin Yeaman

July 13, 1993 - February 1, 2016

LEE: Kourtney Erin Yeaman, 22, of East Street, Lee, died Monday at Bay State Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Pittsfield July 13, 1993, the daughter of James Yeaman and the late Barbara Phipps Yeaman, she attended Berlin Jr. and Sr. High School in Berlin, New York. Kourtney earned her Certified Nurses Training Certification and had been employed as a C N A at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. Besides her father Jim and stepmother Nina Arienti Yeaman, both of Lee, she is also survived by her daughter, Isabella, of Lee; six siblings: Kaitlyn of Lee, Kristen, Kyle, and Kimberly all of Fitchburg, MA, Nicole and Jason Finnerty of Florida, one step-brother, Peter Newton of Lee, four Uncles; Ralph Yeaman of Pittsfield, David Arienti of San Diego, CA, James and Gregg Arienti both of Pittsfield, two Aunts; June Bellio of Pittsfield, Lynne Arienti of Ravena, NY, seven cousins; Ashley and Tasha Bellio of Pittsfield, James Arienti, Jr., of Pittsfield, Tia Lepera of Schenectady, NY, Joe Lepera, Tim and Trevor Pinson of Selkirk, NY, and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her mother, Barbara Phipps Yeaman, in 2002, and her grandparents Ralph and Geraldine Yeaman. Calling hours for Kourtney Erin Yeaman of Lee will be Sunday, February 7, 2016, from 1-4 pm at the ROCHE FUNERAL HOME in Lenox. A memorial service will be held on Friday, February 12, 2016 at Roche Funeral Home with Rev. Rich Hayes officiating. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers donations in her memory may be made to the Kourtney Yeaman Fund, with proceeds to be used to establish a residence aiding in the recovery of women suffering from opioid addiction, in care of the funeral home, 120 Main Street, Lenox, MA 01240. As it was her dream to become a nurse, Kourtney’s family is comforted in the knowledge that as an organ donor, transplants were performed following her death helping to save lives.