Obituaries

John G. 'Jack' Brooks, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — John George "Jack" Brooks, 89, of North Adams died Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, at his home. Born in North Adams on Dec. 9, 1930, a son of Levi and Odna Tondreau...

Edward J. Morawski, 74

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Edward John Morawski, 74, formerly of Pleasant Street, Pittsfield, passed away January 31, 2020, at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Pittsfield on February 15, 1945, he was the...

Julie M. Beals, 96

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Julie Marie Cote Beals, 96, of 37 Marcella Avenue, Pittsfield, Mass., died on January 30, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was a long-time resident of 23 Lakeway...

Bruce Andrew, 67

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Bruce Boyer Andrew, 67, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away January 28, 2020 at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on December 17, 1952, he was predeceased by his...

Edward P. Schmidt, 83

LEE, Mass. — Edward Paul Schmidt, 83, of Lee died Thursday, January 30, 2020. Mr. Schmidt was born in Hartford, Conn., on October 16, 1936, to the late Edward and Eva Ambeau Schmidt. After...

Bayard 'Kess' Kessler, 82

Bayard Frederick "Kess" Kessler, 82, passed away on December 1, 2019, in Indio, California, with his wife Agi at his side. Kess was born October 6, 1937, to Norbert and Alice Kessler in...

John McConnell,78

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — John Joseph "Jack" McConnell, 78, of Williamstown, Mass., died on Sunday, February 2, 2020, at Williamstown Commons. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on...

Arthur F. LeMire Jr., 75

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mr. Arthur Francis LeMire Jr., 75, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away on Friday, January 31, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family.  Born...

Chris Williams, 67

WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Roy Christopher Williams, 67, of Great Barrington Road, West Stockbridge, Mass., passed away on January 29, 2020, doing what he loved: working at his gravel pit in...

Kathleen Bramer, 74

DALTON, Mass. — Kathleen Bramer, 74, of Dalton, Mass., passed away January 24, 2020, at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on January 29, 1945, she was the daughter of Francis and...

John W. Leonesio, 92

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - John William Leonesio, 92, of Williamstown passed away on Tuesday January 28, 202,0 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a brief illness. John was born in North...

Therese Clark, 88

BENNINGTON, Vt. - Therese Rosemary Clark of Bennington, Vermont, passed away on January 25, 2020, at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center after bravely fighting an extended illness. She was...

Genevieve M. Powers, 87

LENOX, Mass. — Genevieve M. Powers, 87, passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2020, at her home in Lenox Dale. Genevieve was born on June 6, 1932, in Lenox Dale to...

Robert T. Kove, 85

Robert Theodore Kove, 85, of Sandy Spring, Md., died peacefully in his sleep on January 27, 2020. Bob was born on May 8, 1934 in Albany, N.Y., to Theodore and Dorothy (Vani) Kove. Bob was a...

Patricia Linscott, 91

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Patricia Ann Gilley Linscott 91, of Adams since 1951, loving mother and grandmother, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2020. Pat was born in Bar Harbor, Maine, on May...

Claire E. Roy, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Claire Eleanor Roy, 91, of North Adams passed away on January 27, 2020, at Williamstown Commons. Claire was born in North Adams on February 27, 1928, to the late Clarence A....

Dorian B. Held, 71

W. STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Dorian Beth Siegel Held, 71, passed away January 26, 2020, at Albany Medical Center. Born in Manhattan and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., Dorian lived most of her life in...

Isabella E. Provencher, 84

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Isabella Esther Provencher, 84, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away January 22, 2020, at Springside Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center. Born in Pittsfield on...

George F. Smith Jr., 56

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — George "Geo" Frederick Smith Jr., 56, of Yulee, Fla., died Wednesday, January 22, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass. George was born in...

Annemarie Farrell, 93

LEE, Mass. — Annemarie Cowhig Farrell passed away peacefully on January 24, 2020, after a brief illness at Berkshire Medical Center, a facility she was proud to support for many...

Mildred J. Wilson, 96

LENOX, Mass. — Mrs. Mildred Jean Wilson, 96, of Kimball Farms in Lenox, formerly of Lee, died Tuesday, January 21, 2020, at home. Known as Jean to friends, she was born in Dayton, Ohio,...

Lillian M. Winters, 73

LEE, Mass. — Lillian M. Winters, 73, of Lee died on January 25, 2020, at her home after a brief illness. She was born on July 8, 1946 to the late Arthur and Christina Pratt Williams in...

Richard E. Whalen Jr., 83

LENOX, Mass. — Richard "Dick" E. Whalen Jr., 83, of Lenox passed away at home after a period of failing health on January 24, 2020. Born in Pittsfield, he was raised and lived...

Vincent C. Ullrich, 69

BRUNSWICK, Maine - Vincent Charles Ullrich, "Poppa," 69, passed away on January 24, 2020, at his home in Brunswick, Maine. He was surrounded by his loving family, dog Jake, and friends...

Lauren E. McClendon, 21

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Miss Lauren Elizabeth McClendon, 21, of North Adams, died on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, at Berkshire Meadows in Housatonic. She was born in St. Louis,...