Obituaries

Julie Snow, 62

Julie Loesa (Burdick) Snow, 62 of Hancock, Ma died on Saturday, December 23, 2023 at Berkshire Medical Center.  She was born in Pittsfield, MA on September 23, 1961, a daughter of Joan...

Raymond Moulthrop, 87

CLARKSBURG, Mass. —  Raymond Hudson Moulthrop, 87 of Clarksburg died on the morning of Christmas Eve, Sunday, December 24, 2023 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield with his loving...

Cynthia Spencer, 69

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Cynthia Frances (Sartori) Spencer, 69 of North Adams, MA died on Thursday December 21, 2023 at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. She was...

Melinda Tanzman, 82

STEPHENTOWN, N.Y. —  Melinda Tanzman died quietly this winter solstice night at Berkshire Place in Pittsfield Massachusetts. She was born on July 12, 1941, in Jersey City, NJ to Amanda...

Jon J. Racine, 57

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Jon J. Racine, 57, of Adams, died on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Adams on March 4, 1966, a son of the late...

Gail Massari, 59

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Gail Lynn (Nott) Massari, 59 of North Adams, MA died on Saturday December 16, 2023 at her home. She was born in New Milford, CT on December 5, 1964 a daughter of the...

Jean Tyler, 90

Jean A. Tyler died Wednesday, Dec. 13 in New Braunfels, Texas, at the age of 90.  Jean was born on Nov. 12, 1933, in North Adams, Mass. She was the daughter of Joseph and Edith (Jennings)...

Keith L. Erdeski, 63

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Keith L. Erdeski, 63, of Adams, died unexpectedly on Monday, December 18, 2023 at his home. He was born in North Adams on February 4, 1960, a son of the late Carl J....

Kelly Ryan, 57

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Kelly Lynn Ryan, 57, of Williamstown died on Friday, December 15, 2023 at home surrounded by her loving family. The cause was early onset Alzheimer’s...

Robert D. Waltermire, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  It is with profound sadness that we announce that Robert D Waltermire of North Adams passed away on December 19, 2023. Like everything Bob did in his life, he passed...

Paul N. Orell, 82

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Paul N. Orell, 82 of Williamstown, MA. died Saturday December 16, 2023 at the home of his son surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Williamstown on May...

Dixie Brooke, 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Dixie Brooke died on November 24 in Williamstown, MA at age 87. Dixie was a decades-long resident of Berkshire County and beloved member of the community. Born...

Bernard "Butch" Powers, 77

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Bernard F. (Butch) Powers, 77, of Adams, died on Friday, December 15, 2023, at Mt. Carmel Care Center in Lenox. He was born in Adams on August 6, 1946, son of...

Stephen F. Cilli, 63

ADAMS, Mass. —  Stephen Francis Cilli, 63 of Adams, MA died Thursday December 14, 2023 at Berkshire Medical Center after a brief battle with cancer. He was born in North Adams, MA on...

Marcia Messina, 70

Marcia Diane (Crews) Messina, 70 of North Adams died Thursday December 14, 2023 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield surrounded by her loving family, after a courageous battle with ALS. She...

Barbara King, 99

Barbara Rose (Bailey) King, 99 of Clarksburg died on Thursday December 14, 2023 at Williamstown Commons. Born on Mother’s Day, May 11, 1924 to Homer and Delores (Major) Bailey, wife of Vincent...

Rosemary Persip Crawford, 94

Rosemary Persip Crawford, 94, of Dalton, died Saturday, December 9, 2023, at her home. Born in Pittsfield on December 18, 1928, the daughter of Alfred K. Persip, Sr., and Augusta Mae Price Persip,...

Beverly Goodell, 68

 Beverly Lynn (Raymond) Goodell, 68 of North Adams died Thursday, November 30, 2023 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA. She was born on February 15, 1955 in Brookline, MA, a daughter...

Hazel Daignault 96

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Hazel B. (Rice) Daignault, 96, of Adams, died on Saturday, December 2, 2023, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Cheshire on December 19, 1926, a daughter of the...

Zygmund J. Cwalinski, 96

ADAMS, Mass. —   Holding the hand of Loretta, the love of his life, Ziggy took his final breaths at home and entered the kingdom of God on Thursday, December 7, 2023 at "his"...

Francis W. Beaudreau, 92

Retired Senior Master Sergeant U.S. Air Force Francis William Beaudreau, 92 of North Adams, decorated veteran of the US Air Force died on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at Berkshire Medical Center...

Mary "Pat" Markland, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Mary “Pat” Bourdon Markland, R.N. went to be with Our Lord on Saturday, December 9, 2023 with her loving family by her side. Pat is survived by her...

Richard G. Simpson, 74

ADAMS, Mass. —Mr. Richard G. Simpson, 74, of Adams, died Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Pittsfield on April 20, 1949, son of the late...

Allen H. Pickert, 77

Allen H Pickert, 77, of Ashley Falls, MA, joined his Lord and Savior on Dec. 4, 2023, with his family by his side.  He was the son of Edwin F. Pickert and May (Nolan) Pickert.  He...

Jayson Paul Brock, 47

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Jayson Paul Brock, age 47, passed away at home on Monday, November 27, 2023 after a fierce 7 month battle with cancer. Jayson refused to give up and fought every...