Obituaries

Ralph C. Lewis Jr., 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ralph Clayton Lewis Jr., 82, of North Adams, Mass., died on Tuesday, September 5, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass.  He was born in North...

Edna E. Piretti, 89

LENOX, Mass. — Edna Elizabeth Lasher Piretti, 89, of Tucker Street, died Sunday, September 3, 2017, at her home. Born in Lenox Dale on January 14, 1928, the daughter of John...

Anne Harrison, 74

LENOX, Mass. — Anne Harrison, 74, of Lenox, previously of Kalamazoo, Mich., died on Sunday, September 3, 2017 after a brave battle with cancer, peacefully and surrounded by family. She...

Richard T. Armstrong, 88

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Richard T. Armstrong, 88, caring husband to his wife, Jayne, for 56 years and a wonderful father to his daughter, Jayne-Marie, and son, Richard B., passed away on...

Mary A. Boisvert, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary Alice (Stockwell) Boisvert, 96, of North Adams died on Wednesday, August 31, 2017, at North Adams Commons. She was born on February 2, 1921, in Cliffside Park,...

Concettina M. Collingwood, 57

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — It is with deep sorrow that Concettina (Connie) M. Collingwood, beloved wife, mother and daughter, is at rest. Born February 22, 1960, love and tender care were...

Lillian J. Houghton, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lillian Jane (Gregalis) Houghton, 88, of North Adams, Mass., died on Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, Vt. She was...

Mary G. Jacobs, 67

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mary Gerarda (Maciora) Jacobs, 67, a 43-year resident of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, passed away Saturday, August 26, 2017, at Williamstown Commons in...

Maria DiTomasso, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Maria (Sciarra) DiTomasso, 88, of Pittsfield passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility. She was born in Bolognano, Province of...

Lawrence R. Lewis, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lawrence Royal Lewis, 81, of North Adams, Mass., died Wednesday, August 30, 2017, at his home. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on July 17, 1936, son of Ralph C....

David Fay, 82

OTIS, Mass. — David W. Fay went to be with the Lord on August 27, 2017. He died at home surrounded by his loving family. David was born on January 2, 1935, in Newton, Mass., to the late...

Frank K. Tatro, 79

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Frank Kenneth Tatro, 79, of Clarksburg died Monday, August 28, 2017, at the Baystate Medical Center in Springfield.  He was born in Clarksburg on June 29, 1938,...

Theresa Genesi, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Theresa (Boudreau) Genesi, 89, formerly of North Adams, Mass., died Sunday, August 27, 2017, in Orlando, Fla. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on July 11, 1928,...

Constance L. Weiss, 88

ADAMS, Mass. — Constance L. Langlois Weiss, 88, formerly of Adams, Mass., went to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 20, 2017.  She was born in 1929, the daughter of Elie and...

Geaneve Herzog, 91

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Geaneve Mary Herzog, 91, of Pittsfield passed away on Friday, August 25, 2017, at home after a long illness.  Born on October 30, 1925, in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., she...

Elaine Madden, 80

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Elaine F. Madden, 80, of Lee, Mass., and Bradenton, Fla., passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 24, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by her loving...

John D. Mara, 59

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — John D. Mara died August 22, 2017, at North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, N.Y., following a short illness.  He was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on March 2,...

Michelle LaPlante-Romanowicz, 40

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Michelle LaPlante-Romanowicz, 40, formerly of Oak Street in Sheffield, passed away on August 16, 2017, in Great Barrington. Born on November 8, 1976, in New Britain,...

Beatrice R. O’Brien, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Longtime healthcare provider Beatrice Rose (Green) O’Brien, RN, 85, formerly of North Adams, Mass., died on August 25, 2017, at Lawrence General Hospital,...

Phyllis M. Bullett, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Phyllis Marie (Sanguinet) Bullett, 83, of North Adams passed away surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, August 23, 2017, at Albany Medical Center in Albany,...

Paul R. Sherman, 79

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Paul R. Sherman, 79, of 140 Melbourne Road, Pittsfield, passed away Wednesday, August 23, 2017, at Melbourne Place surrounded in the loving presence of his...

Elizabeth M. Foster, 92

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Elizabeth M. Foster, 92, of 51 Michael Drive passed away at home on Saturday, August 19, 2017, with her loving family by her side.  A longtime Dalton resident,...

Ronald W. Bannick, 78

PERU, Mass. — Ronald W. Bannick, 78, of 13 Causeway Road in Peru, passed away on Friday, August 18, 2017, at home.  Born on August 22, 1938, in Pittsfield, he was the son of the...

Stephen Shaw, 74

DALTON, Mass. — Stephen W. Shaw, 74, of 600 Main St. passed away at home on August 18, 2017.  Born in Chateauguay, N.Y., on August 10, 1943, he was the son of the late Leonard and...

Robert A. Wells, 48

EGREMONT, Mass. — After many long and difficult battles, Robert A. Wells has been reunited with his brother, CWII Stephen Wells and the Lord our Father, on August 16, 2017.  We cry...