Obituaries

Joan Monahan McFalls, 82

LENOX, Mass. — Joan Monahan McFalls died on Thursday, August 25, 2016, in Lenox. Born June 2, 1934 in New York City in the Borough of Queens, Joan grew up in Bayside and attended local...

Esther V. Tanguay, 86

ADAMS, Mass. — Esther V. Tanguay, 86, of 104 North Summer St. passed away Thursday, August 25, 2016, at her home. Born in Adams on November 11, 1929, she was the daughter of the late...

Arthur P. Miller Jr., 84

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Arthur P. Miller Jr., 84, of Farnsworth Terrace in Pittsfield, passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2016, at Craneville Place of Dalton. Born on November 12, 1931, in...

Donalda Skowronski, 86

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Donalda A. (Rostkowski) Skowronski, formerly of 326 Highland Ave., Pittsfield, passed away August 22, 2016, at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, 12 days after her...

Andrew L. Les, 63

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Andrew L. Les, 63, of Adams died on Monday, August 22, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Adams on November 19, 1952, a son of the late...

Thomas P. Mazza, 70

NORTH ADAMS, Mass.— Thomas Peter Mazza, 70, of North Adams died Thursday, August 25, 2016, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. He was born in North Adams on September 17, 1945, son...

Lydia DiMartino, 90

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Lydia (Pariselli) DiMartino, 90, of Pittsfield died Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016 at the Mount Carmel Care Center. She was born in Pittsfield on October 13, 1925, a...

Marion T. Carmel, 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Marion T. Carmel, 82, formerly of North Adams and Pittsfield, passed away on August 22, 2106, at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had resided since June of...

Armand E. Bigelow, 58

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Armand E. Bigelow, 58, of 40 Sunset St. in Pittsfield passed away on Friday, August 19, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born on February 28, 1958 in Pittsfield,...

Robert F. Brodeur Sr., 74

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Robert F. Brodeur Sr., 74, of 379 East St. passed away on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born on March 5, 1942 in Pittsfield, he was the son...

Deborah J. McDermott, 53

LEE, Mass. — Deborah Jocelyn McDermott died at Kindred Laurel Lake in Lee on August 18, 2016, after a long battle with brain cancer. Deb's loving family and friends were by her side...

Bernice M. O'Brien, 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass.—; Bernice M. O'Brien, 82, of 315 Upper Valley Road, Washington, Mass., died Thursday, August 18, 2016, at the Berkshire Medical Center, surrounded by her loving...

Patricia A. Cataldo, 79

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Patricia A. Cataldo, 79, formerly of Bartlett Avenue, died Thursday night, Aug. 18, 2016, at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. She was born in Pittsfield on...

Kane W. Robillard, 10 months

ADAMS, Mass. — Kane William Robillard, the 10-month-old son of Jeffrey and Erica (LaCosse) Robillard, died Thursday, August 18, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center in North Adams. Kane...

Doris L. Wood, 87

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Doris L. Wood, 87, of Clarksburg passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2016, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams, Mass., on October 14, 1928, she was the daughter...

Ersilia 'Dolly' Trapani, 91

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ersilia "Dolly" (DiNicola) Trapani, 91, died Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016, at Mount Carmel Care Center. She was born in Pittsfield on June 12, 1925, daughter of...

William J. Kowalczyk, 73

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — William John Kowalczyk, 73, of 40 Ventura Ave. died Saturday, August 13, 2016, at his home, after a short illness. Born in Pittsfield on February 9, 1943, the son of...

Thomas W. Belanger Jr., 77

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Thomas William Belanger Jr., 77, of Adams, died Thursday morning, August 18, 2016, at Williamstown Commons. He was born in Warren, Vt., on March 21. 1939, son of...

Helen I. Koch, 98

ADAMS, Mass. — Ms. Helen Ida Koch, 98, of Adams died Wednesday morning, August 17, 2016, at her home. She was born in Adams on May 12, 1918, daughter of the late Adolph Koch, Jr. and...

Josephine Granger, 92

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Josephine Anne (Dudek) Granger, 92, of Adams died early Tuesday morning, August 16, 2016, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Adams on January 3, 1924, a...

Edward E. Roberts, 74

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Edward Ernest Roberts, 74, of 20 South Willow St., Adams, died Monday evening, August 15, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Pittsfield...

Deborah L. Giard-Bell, 56

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Deborah Lee Giard-Bell, 56, of Adams died on Sunday, August 14, 2016, at her home. She was born in Troy, N.Y., on January 9, 1960, daughter of the late Clovis and...

Gwendolyn A. Bushika, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gwendolyn Ann (Jones) Bushika, 84, of North Adams and formerly of Stamford, Vt., died Thursday, August 18, 2016, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. She was...

Bertha E. Del Gallo, 85

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Bertha Evelyn Bonneau Del Gallo, 85, of Pittsfield passed away peacefully at home on August 16, 2016, after a long illness.  She was born in Pittsfield on...

Marie R. Coleman, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Marie Rita (Scavo) Coleman, 81, of Ormond Beach, Fla., died Monday, August 15, 2016, at Brookdale Ormond Beach-West in Ormond Beach. She was born in Springfield,...