Obituaries

Steven Atwell, 55

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Steven C. Atwell, 55, of Adams, died Saturday morning, April 13, 2019, at his home. He was born in Pittsfield on November 12, 1963, a son of the late Charles and Carolyn...

Carol A. Rose, 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Carol A. Rose, 82, died peacefully at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility on April 8, 2019.  She was born on November 4, 1936, in Pittsfield, Mass. She...

Mildred M. Bresett, 77

ADAMS, Mass. — Mildred M (Petronick) Bresett, 77, passed away April 8, 2019 at JFK Medical Center in Florida with family at her side. Born in Adams, Mass., on April 15, 1941, she was...

Jane Marie Cook, 89

CLARKSBURG, Mass. - Jane Marie (Belanger) Cook, 89 (just short of her 90th birthday) of Clarksburg, MA, died on April 12, 2019. She was born in Clarksburg, MA, on July 12, 1929 a...

Linwood Rhodes, 91

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Linwood Robinson Rhodes, 91 of South Williamstown, MA, died peacefully at his home on Thursday, April 11, 2019, surrounded by his family. He was born in South...

Ronald Perras Sr.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ronald Ernest Perras Sr., 88, of North Adams, MA, died on April 10, 2019, at the Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA. He was born in North Adams, MA, on June...

Janet Wheeler, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Janet Roberta Wheeler, 83, longtime resident of the historic Blackinton section of Massachusetts Avenue, North Adams, MA, died on Monday, April 8, 2019 ,at Springside...

Robert E. Lavigne, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Mr. Robert E. Lavigne, 82, of North Adams, died on Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at South Western Vermont Medical Center. He was born in Adams on April 6, 1937, son of...

Bessie S. Romeo, 96

LENOX, Mass. — Bessie S. Romeo, 96, left this world on Saturday, April 6, 2019, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center. Prior to going to Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center, she lived on...

Jean E. Ryan, 64

ADAMS, Mass. —  Jean E. (Gelheiser) Ryan, 64, of Adams, died on Sunday, April 7, 2019, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Adams, on March 2, 1955, a daughter of the late John...

Sandra Hurlbut Diggens, 69

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Sandra Jean Hurlbut Diggens, 69, of Tariffville, Conn., beloved wife of Paul Diggens, died Thursday, April 4, 2019, at St. Francis' Hospital in Hartford,...

Joan M. Cummings, 84

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Joan Muriel (Kopischke) Cummings, 84 of Williamstown, MA, died on Monday, April 1, 2019, at her home. She was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on November 14, 1934 a...

Isabelle S. Hofstein, 100

PITTSFIELDX, Mass. — Isabelle Shirley Hofstein, 100, a fifty-year resident of the Berkshires, died Saturday, April 6, 2019, at Kimball Farms Nursing Center. Before moving from New York, she...

Stanley Sworzen Jr., 75

ADAMS, Mass. — Stanley "Bunny" Sworzen Jr., 75, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., passed away on March 25, 2019, with his beloved wife at his side. Born in Adams, he was the son of the...

Joan M. DeLoria, 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Joan M. DeLoria, 87, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away after a long illness on March 31, 2019, at Hillcrest Commons.  She was born in Pittsfield on July 30,...

Marjorie J. Wilson, 87

DALTON, Mass. — Marjorie Jean Wilson, 87, formerly of 165 Depot St., Dalton, died March 31, 2019, at Craneville Place, where she had resided for the past nine months. Born in Pittsfield,...

Yvon J. Richard, 80

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Yvon Joseph Richard, 80, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away March 31, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in St. Paul, New Brunswick, Canada, on April 14,...

Barbara Mae Keyes, 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Barbara Mae Keehnle Keyes, 82, of Pittsfield, passed away March 30, 2019, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.  She was born in Pittsfield on May...

Matthew C. Hillard, 29

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Matthew Charles Hillard, 29, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away peacefully on March 28, 2019.  He was born in Pittsfield on August 19, 1989, the son of Kimberly...

Marguerite B. O’Brien, 90

LEE, Mass. — Marguerite B. "Peg" O’Brien, 90, of Lee died in the early morning hours of April 1, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. Peg was born September 28, 1928, in...

Walter J. Whitaker, 89

LEE, Mass. — Walter James Whitaker, 89, of Lee died at his home on Monday, April 1, 2019, surrounded by his family. He was born on May 23, 1929, in Chicopee, Mass., the son of Harold...

Kim Demo LeFlamme, 61

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Kim (Richer) Demo LaFlamme, 61, of North Adams died on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at her home. She was born in North Adams on January 12, 1958, a daughter of...

Anna 'Nena' Fidalgo, 92

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Anna “Nena” (Monteleone) Fidalgo, 92 of Pittsfield, MA, died on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at Melbourne Place in Pittsfield. She was born in Pittsfield, MA on...

Carol Martin, 65

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Carol (Williams) Martin, 65, of Williamstown died peacefully at her home on Monday, April 1, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in...

Bob Dassatti, 56

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The final buzzer has sounded; there are no timeouts left. Bob Dassatti departed this earth into the loving arms of Jesus on March 27, 2019, in Laconia, N.H., surrounded by...