Obituaries

Jorja Flaherty, 34

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Jorja Irene Flaherty, 34, passed away peacefully on Nov. 1, 2020, at her home with her family by her side, after a ferocious battle with breast cancer. Jorja wrote her...

Brian Goines, 59

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Brian Dewitt Goines, 59, of Pittsfield, transitioned to be with the Lord on Oct. 29, 2020, after a brief illness. Born in Pittsfield on June 19, 1961, the son of Oliver...

Francis Merrigan, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Francis "Frank" Merrigan, 95, died at home, surrounded by family, on Monday, Nov. 2, 2020. He lived a long and happy life and will be lovingly remembered...

Henry Granger, 83

NORTH EGREMONT, Mass. — Henry D. (Hank, Bo, Poppa, HennyPop) Granger, of North Egremont, and Venice, Fla., died peacefully at home on Nov. 2, 2020, after a quiet and courageous battle with...

Marcia Eddy, 77

Marcia Ann (Dumoulin) Eddy, 77, of Clarksburg, MA died on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at North Adams Commons in North Adams, MA. She was born in North Adams, on January 23, 1943 a daughter of the late...

Nicole Samia, 40

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Nicole Marie Samia, 40, was born Nov. 19, 1979, in North Adams. Nicole graduated near the top of her class from Drury High School in 1998 and attended St. Anslem’s...

Rev. Geoffrey Deeker, 86

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  The Rev. Geoffrey John Deeker, CSS, in residence at St. Joseph's Church, was born to eternal life on Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, in Dalton. He was 86 years old, a...

William Milligan, 86

ALFORD, Mass. — William F. Milligan, 86, of Alford, Massachusetts, died Oct. 28, 2020, while under hospice care in his home in Alford following a brief illness.  Born on March 5, 1934,...

Donald Steeber, 87

Donald Edgar Steeber departed this life on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020.  He was born on June 23, 1933, in Summit, N.J.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Myrtle Evelyn Loder Steeber...

Paul Abderhalden, 58

LEE, Mass. — Paul F Abderhalden, 58, Iron Worker from Lee, passed away unexpectedly Oct. 26, 2020. Paul was the proud son of the late Edward C (Abby) Abderhalden, also an Iron Worker and...

George Ferris ,82

Longtime Businessman and Barber, George Louis Ferris, 82, of North Adams, MA died on October 30, 2020 as a result of an automobile accident. He was born in North Adams, MA on July 15, 1938, a son of...

Bruce E. Wood, 72

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Mr. Bruce E. Wood, 72, of Pittsfield, died Friday morning, October 30, 2020, at his home. He was born in Greenfield on October 3, 1948, son of the late Bruce M. and...

Nicholas Dargie, 31

Nicholas Paul Dargie, 31, passed away peacefully on Friday, Oct. 30. He is survived by his mother and step-father Sheryl and Mark Guettler, his father Paul Dargie, his sister and brother in law...

Audrey Field, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Audrey Mae (Brenenstuhl) Field, 85 of North Adams, MA died Sunday November 1, 2020 at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Bennington, VT on December 8, 1934, a...

Carol Kleiner, 77

ADAMS, Mass. —  Carol Mildred (Goddard) Kleiner, 77 of Adams, MA died Thursday October 29, 2020 at Berkshire Medical Center–North Adams. Carol was born on October 7, 1943 in North...

Kathleen Arment, 70

LEE, Mass. — Ms. Kathleen Arment, 70, of Lee, passed away Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. Kate was born Dec. 20, 1949, the daughter of the late Francis J. and Flora Frulla Arment. She was raised and...

John Senger, 71

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — John Francis Senger, Jr., 71, of New Lebanon, N.Y. passed away peacefully on Oct. 27, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Pittsfield on June 9, 1949, he was...

Sean Carr, 51

SANDISFIELD, Mass. — Sean Carr, 51, passed away at his home on Oct. 24, 2020. Sean was born Sept. 19, 1969, in Winsted, Conn. Sean had a brilliant mind and acerbic wit. He was...

David Robb, 72

CUMMINGTON, Mass. — David Fairweather Robb, Jr., 72, of Cummington, passed away Oct. 27, 2020, at Cooley-Dickinson Hospital in Northampton. He was born on Dec. 5, 1947, in Lawrence to the...

Christopher LaBombard,38

Christopher Wilfred LaBombard, 38, of North Adams, MA died on Thursday, October 29, 2020 at the Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA. He was born in Baltimore, MD on October 16, 1982 a son to...

Evelyn 'Lulu' Hyndman, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Evelyn Louise “Lulu” Hyndman, 95 of North Adams died peacefully at home on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, which was her mother's birthday. Evelyn was born...

Russell Kemp,92

Russell C. Kemp, 92 of North Adams, MA died October 24, 2020 in Concord, NH. He was born in North Adams, MA May 16, 1928. Son of Carl and Beatrice Kemp he attended schools in North Adams graduating...

Rita Dolgoff, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rita Joyce Dolgoff, 88, of Recess, County Galway, Ireland, passed away peacefully on Oct.27, 2020 in Melbourne, Fla. She is survived by two sons, Kurt Alexander and Marc...

Leonard W. Harwood Sr., 79

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Leonard Walter Harwood, Sr. of Pownal, VT died on Sunday, October 18, 2020 at the Vermont Veteran’s Home in Bennington, VT after a long illness. He was born in...

Robert Cella, 95

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Dr. Robert J. Cella, Sr. died on Oct. 21, 2020, at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield.  Born on May 13, 1925, in Pittsfield, he was the son of Sisto Z. and Norina...