Obituaries

Gladys J. Kresiak, 95

LEE, Mass. — Gladys Joan Kresiak (Castronova) was born at her home on February 22, 1922. After a short illness, she passed away in her sleep on November 2, 2017. She leaves behind her...

Joseph A. Dellea, 73

LEE, Mass. — Joseph Anthony Dellea, 73, of Lee passed away on Friday, October 27, 2017, at Fairview Commons of Great Barrington. He was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on February 6, 1944, a...

Carol M. Murk, 83

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Carol M. Murk, 83, of 461 Elm Street passed away at home on November 1, 2017. Born on September 2, 1934, in Lee, she was a daughter of the late Earl H. Bradford Sr....

Rita V. Trifone, 99

SOUTHBRIDGE, Mass. — Rita V. (Mancuso) Trifone, 99, of Bruce Lane, passed away into the arms of the Lord on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017, in the Southbridge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center,...

Wayne A. Golka, 69

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Wayne Alan Golka, 69, of North Adams, Mass., died Tuesday, October 31, 2017, in Milford, N.H. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on October 8, 1948, a son of the...

Lisa M. Harvey, 60

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Lisa Marie (Lohr) Harvey, 60, of Clarksburg died on Wednesday, November 1, 2017, at her home.  She was born in Albany, N.Y., on February 9, 1957, a daughter of...

Phyllis M. Toniatti, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Phyllis M. (Barnard) Toniatti, formerly a long-time resident of Massachusetts Avenue in North Adams, passed peacefully into eternal life on Thursday, November 2, 2017,...

Alexander F. Birnie Jr., 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Alexander F. Birnie Jr, 83, Chief Master Sergeant, USAF-Retired, passed away Monday, October 30, 2017. Born in Barre, Vermont, on January 14, 1934, he was the son of...

John G. Szymanski, 91

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. John G. Szymanski, 91, of Adams, died Tuesday afternoon, October 31, 2017, at Williamstown Commons. He was born in Pittsfield on October 2, 1926, a son of the late...

Paul Lesure, 81

STAMFORD, Vt. — Paul Rexford Lesure, 81, of Stamford, Vt., died Thursday, November 2, 2017, at his home. He was born in Stamford, Vt., on December 27, 1935, son of Grover C. and Bessie...

Robert M. White, 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Robert Manson White, 87, of Williamstown, Mass., died on Tuesday, October 31, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in New Ashford, Mass., on June 1, 1930...

Roger R. Malloy, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Roger Robert Malloy, 76, of Eagle Street, North Adams, died peacefully Saturday, October 28, 2017, at his home surrounded by his loving family.  He was born in...

Robert Barrett Sr., 75

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Robert Charles Barrett Sr., 75, of Main Street, Cheshire, died Saturday, October 28, 2017, at Craneville Place of Dalton. Born in Warrensburg, New York, on December 16,...

Mark S. Jordan, 68

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Mark S. Jordan, 68, of Adams, died on Sunday, October 29, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.  He was born in Adams on August 6, 1949, a son of the...

Mary K. Shea, 58

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mary Kathryn 'Kate' Shea, 58, of Williamstown died on Friday, October 27, 2017, at her home.  She was born in New Milford, Conn., on May 7, 1959, a...

John M. Coulter, 54

LEE, Mass. — John Michael Coulter, 54, of Lee passed away on Saturday, October 21, 2017. A lifelong advocate of learning and teaching, he is remembered as loving, humorous and kind - a...

Kevin W. Donovan, 53

LEE, Mass. — Kevin William Donovan, 53, of Laurel Street, Lee, and formerly of Dalton, died Thursday, October 19, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born on May 28, 1964, in...

Robert J. Upton, 69

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Robert James "Bob" Upton, 69, of North Adams, Mass., died Saturday, October 21, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on...

Dawn Z. Berube, 67

LENOX, Mass.— Dawn Zippel Farley Berube, 67, died Tuesday evening, October 24, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. Dawn was born in New York City on...

James E. O'Neil, 86

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. James E. O'Neil, 86, of Adams died peacefully on Wednesday morning, October 25, 2017, at his home. He was born in Williamstown on February 26, 1931, son of the...

Stanley S. Tworig III, 56

STAMFORD, Vt. — Stanley Stephen Tworig III passed away Sunday, October 22, 2017, at Dartmouth Hitchock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H., after a six-week battle with a rare form of...

William Irvin, 77

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — William Irvin, 77, of Pittsfield, passed away on Tuesday, October 24, 2017, after a long struggle with cancer. Bill Irvin was born and grew up in Little Rock, Ark....

Charles E. Shepard, 78

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Charles Edward Shepard, 78, of Adams died on Saturday, October 21, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.  He was born in Adams on September 14, 1939, a...

Emma Blair service

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A memorial service for Emma Blair will be held at the Second Congregational Church in South Williamstown, Mass., on Friday, October 27, 2017, at 11 a.m., with a...

Barbara J. Doan, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Barbara J. (Clermont) Doan, 74, of North Adams died on Sunday, October 22, 2017, at the Berkshire Medical Center due to complications of COPD.  Barbara was born...