Obituaries

Michael J. Potts, 68

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Michael James Potts, 68, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away Sunday, May 17, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Lenox, Mass., on October 17, 1951, son of the...

Vera C. Forte, 86

HOUSATONIC, Mass. —Vera C. Forte, the matriarch of the Forte family, passed away May 13, 2020. She was 86 years old. Vera was born on January 25, 1934, in Baltimore, Md. She was the youngest...

Edith 'Edie' Hall, 62

ADAMS, Mass. —   Edith May "Edie" Hall, 62, of Adams, formally of Cole Avenue, Williamstown, died on May 17, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. Edith was born in...

Frieda T. Zepka, 95

ADAMS, Mass. — Frieda T. (Stachura) Zepka, 95, of Adams died Sunday morning, May 17, 2020, at North Adams Commons. She was born in Adams on June 7, 1924, a daughter of the late...

Evan McAllister, 16

CLARKSBURG, Mass. —  Evan Anthony McAllister, 16, of Clarksburg died on Sunday, May 17, 2020, in a tragic ATV accident. He was born in North Adams on January 13, 2004, a...

Stephen Garvie, 50

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Mr. Stephen Craig Garvie, 50, of North Adams died on Sunday, May 10, 2020, at his home. He was born in North Adams on September 30, 1969, a son of the late...

Jane C. LeBeau, 89

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Jane Clara LeBeau, 89, of Adams died on Sunday, May 17, 2020, at Craneville Place in Dalton. She was born in Troy, New York, on September 19, 1930, daughter of...

Aleksy W. Patryn, 97

DALTON, Mass. — Aleksy "Alec" William Patryn, 97, formerly of 222 Grange Hall Road in Dalton, passed away May 16, 2020, at Craneville Place in Dalton. Born in Adams, Mass., on...

James F. Grimsley Jr., 58

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — James Francis Grimsley Jr., 58, of Pittsfield died Thursday, May 14, 2020, at home after a courageous battle with ALS. Born in Westfield, Mass., on February 18,...

Carolyn Shaylor, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Carolyn Martha (Billings) Scott Shaylor, 88, of North Adams, Mass., died Saturday May 16, 2020, at North Adams Commons. She was born in Clarksburg,...

Betty May Phillips, 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Betty May Phillips, 82, of Wahconah Heights, Pittsfield, passed away May 12, 2020, at Baystate Medical Center. Born in East Otis, Mass., on April 29, 1938, she was...

Maurice 'Buddy' Maroni, 97

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Maurice Henry "Buddy" Maroni, 97, of Cape Coral, Fla., died on Thursday, May 14, 2020, surrounded by his family at Vitas Health Care in...

Elizabeth Hannock, 94

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Elizabeth (Frost) Willard Hannock, 94, of Williamstown died on Friday, May 8, 2020, at the Center for Living & Rehabilitation in Bennington, Vt. Born in Plainfield,...

Denis Banister, 69

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Denis Michael Banister, 69, of North Adams died on Friday, May 8, 2020, at his home. Denis was born in Pittsfield on January 15, 1951, to the late Loyde...

Sandra D. Roosa, 70

LEE, Mass. — Sandra Dee (Hill) Roosa, 70, of Lee passed away on May 11, 2020, surrounded by her loving family at home. Sandy was born in Pittsfield on August 30, 1949, the oldest...

Jeannine A. Harkin, 90

Our mom, Jeannine A. (Perrault) Harkin, of Bluffton, S.C., passed into the arms of God on Monday, May 4, 2020, at 90 years of age.  She was surrounded with love from her daughters and...

Dolores Lillie, 87

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Dolores (Depelteau) Lillie, 87, of Adams passed away at her daughter Darcie’s home surrounded by her family and loved ones, especially the loves of her life,...

Gisele Del Negro, 97

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gisele Marie (LaCroix) Del Negro, 97, of North Adams, Mass., died Sunday May 10, 2020, at North Adams Commons. She was born in St. Sebastian, Quebec,...

Charles S. Houghtling, 66

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Charles Sherman Houghtling, 66, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away suddenly after an apparent heart attack on May 7, 2020. Born in Dalton, Mass., on April 27, 1954,...

Paul D. Kwasniowski, 64

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Paul Donald Kwasniowski, 64, of Leeds, formerly of Williamsburg Terrace in Pittsfield, passed away May 7, 2020, at Cooley-Dickinson Hospital in Northampton. Born in...

James M. Magner, 86

RICHMOND, Mass. — James (Jim) M. Magner, 86, of Richmond, Mass., died on Friday, May 9, 2020. Born February 16, 1934, in Pittsfield, Mass., he was the son of the late Charles M. and...

Sandra Jordan, 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Sandra (Sandy) Jordan, wife of loving husband David Jordan, passed away with family at her side on Friday, May 8, 2020.  Sandra was born September 20, 1937, in...

Aldo R. Bruseghini, 93

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Aldo Renzo Bruseghini, 93, of Pittsfield, Mass., did Monday, May 4, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on October 16, 1926, a son...

Arnold G. Kelly Jr., 73

LEE, Mass. —Arnold (Arnie) G. Kelly Jr., 73, of Lee died May 9, 2020, peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family after five years of battling cancer.   Arnie was born in...

Raymond A. Carpenter, 59

Raymond Allen Carpenter, 59, of Catawba, S.C., passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 4, 2020, at his home.  Born in North Adams, Mass., on May 15,1960, he was the son of the late Raymond...