Obituaries

Joseph Belch Jr., 92

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Joseph Leon Belch Jr., 92 of 12 Daniels Court died on Saturday, June 4, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Adams on June 21, 1923, son of...

Mary 'Mania' Janowski, 94

ADAMS, Mass. — Miss Mary "Mania" Janowski, 94, resident of Williamstown Commons, passed peacefully on June 4, 2016. One of nine children, Mary was born in Adams on August 11,...

Patricia M. Williams, 69

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Patricia M. (Travis) Williams, 69, of North Adams died Saturday June 4, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Troy, N.Y., on April 2, 1947, daughter of...

Robert W. Haskins Sr., 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Robert William Haskins Sr., 93, of North Adams died Thursday, June 2, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center.   He was born in North Adams, on April 20, 1923, son of...

Mary B. Fontana, 74

DALTON, Mass. — Mrs. Mary B. Fontana, 74, formerly of 125 River Birch Lane, died Thursday, June 2, 2016, at Springside Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center. She was born in Pittsfield...

Angela Troy, 37

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Angela Soares Troy died Wednesday, June 1, 2016, at her home in Lanesborough. A former resident of Swansea, Mass., Angela was born March 17, 1979, to parents...

Alma Stefanik, 94

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Alma Stefanik, 94, of 120 Onota St., formerly of Adams, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2016, at her home.  Born in Adams on September 9, 1921, daughter of the...

Coralie M. Ingraham, 76

DALTON, Mass. — Coralie M. Ingraham, 76, died Saturday, May 28, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by her family.  Born in Pittsfield on December 24, 1939, she was a...

Maighan C. McKie, 35

LEE, Mass. — Maighan C. McKie, 35, of Belchertown, Mass., died Wednesday, May 25, 2016, at Bay State Medical Center in Springfield. She was born in Springfield on October 4, 1980, the...

Maurice Filler, 94

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Maurice Filler, 94, of 1321 Green River Road died peacefully on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, at his home, surrounded by his family. Born in Lowell, Mass., on July 27,...

Cecelia Bissaillon, 91

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Mrs. Cecelia M. "Ceil" (Wiater) Bissaillon, 91, passed peacefully in her sleep on Sunday morning, May 29, 2016, at the home she was raised in on Harbor Road in...

Lawrence H. Bussiere, 75

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Lawrence H. Bussiere, 75, died on Sunday, May 29, 2016, at his home.  He was born in Webster, Mass., on November 29, 1940, son of the late Lawrence and Sarah...

Arlene J. Betters, 69

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Arlene J. Betters, 69, of 8 Chatham St. passed away Saturday, May 28, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer.  Born on March 25,...

Ruth H. Choquette, 90

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Ruth H. (LePage) Choquette, 90, of Clarksburg died Friday, May 27, 2016, at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on March 8, 1926, daughter of...

Allan McLain services

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Graveside services with military honors for Allan Eugene McLain of Clarksburg, who died February 23, 2016, will be held Saturday June 4, 2016 at 10 a.m. at the Clarksburg...

Anthony L. Morin, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Anthony Louis "Lou" Morin, 82, of North Adams died Monday, May 30, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in North Adams on June 14, 1933, son of...

Francis A. Curro Sr., 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Francis A. Curro, 88, died Friday, May 27, 2016.  Born May 11, 1928, the son of Joseph Curro and Anna Monito Curro, he was a graduate of Pittsfield Central High...

Rev. Monsignor Benjamin J. Franzinelli, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Monsignor Benjamin J. Franzinelli, KHS, 94, of Las Vegas died Thursday, May 26, 2016.  He was born July 7, 1921, in North Adams. Msgr. Franzinelli was ordained...

John Levanos, 89, Owner of Jack's Hot Dog Stand

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — John Levanos, 89, of Clarksburg, a longtime North Adams business owner, died Saturday, May 28, 2016, surrounded by his family. He was born in North Adams on April 25,...

Karen Crandall memorial service

PETERSBURG, N.Y. — A memorial service celebrating the life of Karen L. (Klein) Crandall will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 11, 2016, at Petersburg United Methodist Church, 12 Head of...

Harriet Haynes, 75

LEE, Mass. — Harriet Haynes, born H. Cecilia Hawkins in Dorchester, Mass., on March 3, 1941, died peacefully in her home in Lee on Tuesday, May 24, 2016. She was 75 and had bravely endured a...

George G. Bodnar, 70

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — George Gerald Bodnar, 70, of Roberta Road died Monday, May 23, 2016 at Albany Medical Center. He was born in McKeesport, Penn., on January 7, 1946, the son of the...

Rita A. Wandrei, 86

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Rita A. (Pelletier) Wandrei, 86, of 4 Columbia St., Adams, died Wednesday evening, May 25, 2016, at Williamstown Commons.  She was born in Salem, Mass., on May...

Scott H. Fielding, 59

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Scott Hunt Fielding, 59, of Pittsfield died Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at his home.  He was born in Pittsfield on October 19, 1956, a son of the late Norman Everett...

Virginia M. Field, 93

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Virginia M. Field, 93, a lifelong resident of Cheshire, died Monday, May 23, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Cheshire on March 12, 1923, the...