Obituaries

Inez Dean, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Inez (Tatro) Dean, 92, of North Adams, Mass., died Wednesday, December 18, 2019, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on July 14, 1927, a daughter to...

Joan P. Infante, 77

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Joan Palma Infante, 77, of 233 Harryel St., Pittsfield, died Saturday, December 14, 2019, at Hillcrest Commons, where she had been a patient since September. Born in...

Marceline Rooney, 89

FLORIDA, Mass. - Marceline "Marcy" Catherine (Poirot) Rooney, beloved aunt, sister and co-pilot, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, December 18, 2019, surrounded by her loving...

Charles W. Daniels Sr., 64

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Charles Wallace Daniels Sr., 64, of Pittsfield, Mass., died Saturday, December 14, 2019, at his home. He was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on July 24, 1955, son of Perry Frederick...

Mary Celentano, 90

CHESHIRE, Mass. —  Mrs. Mary L. (Presz) Celentano, 90, of Cheshire, formerly of Springfield, died on Saturday, December 14, 2019, surrounded by her family at Craneville Place Nursing Home...

Beverly A. Trombley, 77

LEE, Mass. — Beverly Ann Trombley, 77, of Lee died unexpectedly Tuesdsay, Dec. 10, 2019. Mrs. Trombley was born on April 9, 1942, in Lee to the late Edward R. “Happy” and...

Lelia M. Wilson, 70

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Lelia M. (Tiny) Wilson, 70, of Main Street, Great Barrington, departed this life on Sunday, December 1, 2019, after a short illness. A native and lifelong...

Gerald C. Lord Jr., 72

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Gerald Clifford “Jerry” Lord Jr., 72, of Adams died Monday evening, Dec. 9, 2019 at his home. He was born in Adams on December 22, 1946, son of the...

Bernard Kirchner, 95

LENOX, Mass. — Bernard Kirchner, 95, died Tuesday, December 10, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. Bernard was born to the late Clarence B. and E. Marie (Patnode) Kirchner on August 22,...

Frank P. McCluskey, 72

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Frank Peter McCluskey, 72, of Cascade Street, Pittsfield, died Tuesday, December 10, 2019, at Mount Carmel Care Center. Born in Pittsfield on March 25, 1947, the son of...

Theresa Racette, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Theresa Marie (Rotolo) Racette, 85 of North Adams, Mass., died Tuesday December 10, 2019, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on December 29, 1933,...

Robert A. Scutt Jr., 30

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Robert Allen Scutt Jr., 30, of North Adams, Mass., died Wednesday, December 4, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on June 27, 1989, son of...

Richard Ziarnik, 66

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mr. Richard L. Ziarnik, 66, of Adams died on Friday, December 6, 2019, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Adams on April 1, 1953, a son of Rosemary...

Henry 'Hank' Tomkowicz, 89

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mr. Henry A. “Hank" Tomkowicz, 89, of Adams died on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center's satellite facility in North Adams. He was...

Michael Monti, 58

BECKET, Mass. — Michael "Mik" Monti, 58, died unexpectedly on Dec. 3, 2019. He was born on April 18, 1961. We wanted to summarize the life of Mik in this obituary but struggled...

Paul Monette, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Paul Edward Monette, 74, of 38 Angeli St., North Adams, died Thursday, December 5, 2019, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in North Adams on June 15,...

Celia Wilk, 91

ADAMS, Mass. — Celia B. (Lipinski) Wilk, 91, passed away on Friday, December 6, 2019, at Wingate Nursing Home of Sudbury, where she lived the past seven months. She was born in Adams on...

Betty A. Graham, 91

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Betty A. (Barnum) Graham, 91, died peacefully on December 6, 2019, following an evening of being surrounded by family and her closest friend. A life-long...

Patricia C. Edelstein, 83

MONTEREY, Mass. — Patricia C. Edelstein, a longtime resident of Monterey, Mass., passed away on November 30, 2019, at Kimball Farms Nursing Facility at the age of 83. Born on September...

Jeannette Boucher, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Jeannette (Lafave) Boucher, 95, of 68 Mohawk Forest Blvd died on Friday, December 6, 2019, at North Adams Commons. She was born in Florida, Mass., on May 15, 1924, to the...

John P. Kushenbach, 90

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - John Philip Kushenbach, 90, of Williamstown, Mass., died Saturday, November 30, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Chicago, Ill., on March 5, 1929, son...

William C. Grant Jr., 95

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - William Chase Grant Jr., 95, fondly known as “Mzee” (Swahili for revered elder), died peacefully in his home on November 28, 2019. He was surrounded by his...

Theresa Morocco, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Theresa L. Pisano Morocco, 96 of North Adams, died Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Jan. 10, 1923, she was the daughter...

Marjorie L. Deitz, 96

HILLSDALE, N.Y. - Marjorie Lucille Deitz, 96, formerly of Hillsdale, N.Y., died November 26, 2019, in Northbridge, Mass. Born on March 5, 1923, in Wilson, N.Y., Marjorie was the second of two...

Daniel R. Sullivan, 83

LEE, Mass. — Daniel Read Sullivan, 83, died Thursday, November 28, 2019, at his home in Lee. He was born on August 25, 1936, in Pittsfield, Mass., the son of Thomas and Martha Read...