Obituaries

Bruce A. Twombly, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Bruce Alden Twombly, 80 of North Adams, MA died Wednesday September 23, 2020 at his home. He was born in Irasburg, VT on September 27, 1939, a son of Arlene Mabel...

George Trudeau, 98

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — George Andrew Trudeau died in Palmetto, Fla. on Sept. 16, 2020. He was 98 years old. He was born in North Adams on Sept.  9, 1922. He was raised on the family farm...

Linda Lentine, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Linda Lucille (Marceau) Lentine, 72 of Bow, New Hampshire died on September 24, 2020 at her home. She was born in North Adams, MA on April 24, 1948 a daughter of...

James Hurley, 80

LEE, Mass. — James A. Hurley, Sr., 80, of Lee, died peacefully in his sleep Thursday morning at home. Born in Pittsfield March 29, 1940, the firstborn of John J. and Mary S. Rennie...

Marilyn Spooner, 96

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Marilyn Johan (Meyer) Spooner, 96, a longtime resident of Orange, most recently of Pittsfield, died Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, at Berkshire Place after a short...

Gary Melton, 68

LENOX, Mass. — Gary B. Melton, 68, of Lenox and Crozet, Va., died Sunday morning at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Salisbury, N.C., on June 4, 1952, the son of Harold...

Lawrence St. Cyr, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Lawrence Moise St. Cyr, 92, of Ocala, Fla. formerly of North Adams passed away peacefully Sept. 23 after a long illness. A 1945 graduate of Drury High School, he...

James Richmany, 86

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — James Michael Richmany, 86, of Pittsfield, passed away Sept. 20, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Pittsfield on October 9, 1933, to the late Salim and...

Richard Herforth, 85

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Richard L. Herforth, 85, of 23 Summit Ave, Pittsfield, passed away at his home on Sept. 19, 2020. Born in Pittsfield on February 17, 1935, he was a son of the late...

Robert Bergendahl, 76

LENOX, Mass. — During the beautiful afternoon of Sept. 15, with his wife beside him, Robert Bergendahl peacefully left Lenox to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, who faithfully...

Vincent DiLego,86

Vincent C. DiLego, 86, of Edgewater, MD, died September 12, 2020. He was born on September 15, 1933, in North Adams, MA, the son of the late Vincent and Eva (Blanquart) DiLego. On June 20, 1959 he...

Lydia "Lee" Cilli, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Lydia Catherine "Lee" Cilli, 86 of North Adams, MA died Monday September 21, 2020 at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, MA on July...

Susanne LaBonte,68

Susanne Marie (Roberts) LaBonte, 68, of North Adams, MA died on Friday, September 18, 2020 at her home. She was born in North Adams, a daughter of the late William and Mary (Conrad) Roberts. She...

Eleanor Cookis, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Eleanor Margaret (Brown) Cookis, 80, died Friday September 18, 2020 at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany, NY. She was a longtime resident of North Adams, MA until...

Dorothy Konopka, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —   Mrs. Dorothy Elizabeth (Kluza) Konopka, 89, of North Adams, died on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at her home. She was born in Detroit, Michigan on August 3,...

Sean Raftery, 62

LENOX, Mass. —  Sean K. Raftery, 62, of Lenox, died Tuesday, Sept. 15 at Berkshire Medical Center after a long battle with cancer. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 16, 1957, to the late...

Anthony Folino, 100

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Anthony Ernest Folino, 100 of Williamstown, MA died Wednesday September 16, 2020 at his home. He was born in North Adams, MA on August 10, 1920, a son of Antonio...

Phillip Abraham, 78

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. —  It saddens me terribly to say that my husband and best friend, Phillip Abraham passed away at Berkshire Medical Center on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020.  He was 78....

Roberta Whitney-Smith,93

Roberta Whitney-Smith of North Adams died Saturday September 12, 2020 at the Williamstown Commons. She was born in New London, CT. on May 22, 1927 a daughter of the late Albert and Sophia (Bardsley)...

Jaye Blume, 82

SHEFFIELD, Mass. —  On Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, Jaye Carole Blume, loving wife, mother of five and proud grandmother of 11, passed away at home at the age of 82.  Jaye was born on...

William Lalli, 67

LEE, Mass. — William R. Lalli, 67, passed away suddenly at his home in Lee on Sept. 12, 2020. He leaves behind his devoted wife Geraldine and many lifelong friends. He was born in Hinsdale,...

Betty Loehr, 96

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Betty Lou Loehr, 96, formerly of Edward Avenue, Pittsfield, passed away Sept. 12, 2020, at Mount Carmel Care Center in Lenox. She was born in Pittsfield on...

David Rosier

CHESHIRE, Mass. —  David J. Rosier, 71, of Cheshire, MA passed away on September 10, 2020 at the Williamstown Commons. He was born on November 30, 1948 a son of the late Adolph and...

Katherine Dzbenski, 32

CHESHIRE, Mass. —  Katherine Irene Dzbenski, 32, of Cheshire, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. She was born in Pittsfield, Oct. 25, 1987, the daughter of Marguerite Senter...

Richard Brites, 64

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Richard J. Brites, 64, of 23 New Hampshire Ave, Pittsfield, died Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield, the eldest son...