Obituaries

Walter J. Wilusz, 88

ADAMS, Mass. —Mr. Walter J. Wilusz, 88, of East Road, Adams, died Friday, October 16, 2020, at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. He was born in Adams on September 11, 1932, the only child of...

Thomas Langnickel, 64

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Thomas James Langnickel, 64 of Davie, Fla., passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020. Known to many as T-Bone, Tom was born on July 23, 1956 to Marjorie...

Susan J. Raimer, 75

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Susan Jane (Beverly) Raimer, 75, formerly of Williamstown died on Sunday October 11, 2020 at her daughter’s home in Paris, Kentucky. was born on February...

Ruth Meier, 87

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Ruth Helene Meier, of Great Barrington, died peacefully on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, at Kimball Farms Nursing Home in Lenox after a brief illness.  She was born...

B. Antoinette Bozek

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mrs. B. Antoinette “Toni” (Bourque) Bozek, 96, of Adams, died peacefully on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at Berkshire Place in Pittsfield where she had resided for...

Tanner Murray, 23

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Tanner Allen Murray, 23, of Pittsfield passed away unexpectedly Oct. 11, 2020. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 19, 1997, he was the son of Tracy Lefebvre Lindsey and the late...

Elizabeth Murdock, 89

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Elizabeth R. (Beaucage) Murdock, 89, of Pittsfield passed away peacefully on Oct. 10, 2020. Born in Pittsfield on June 1, 1931, she was the daughter of Evangeline and...

Nadeem Deeb, 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mr. Nadeem (Ned) J. Deeb, 87, of Pittsfield, passed away peacefully at home on Oct.  9, 2020.  Ned is survived by his wife, Maxine (Rivers) Deeb and four...

Arthur Bourassa, 80

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Arthur Joseph Bourassa, Jr., 80, of Pittsfield passed away Oct 8, 2020, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in North Adams on Oct 1, 1940 son of the late...

Elizabeth Ellsworth, 84

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Elizabeth Jane "Betty" Ellsworth, 84, of Belton, S.C., formerly of Dalton passed away Sept. 29, 2020. Born in Pittsfield on July 26, 1936, she was the daughter...

Cheryl Sawyer, 69

DALTON, Mass. — Cheryl Diane Sawyer, 69, of Dalton, died Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Oct.14, 1950, the daughter of Warren A. and Stella...

Thomas Garrity, 84

LEE, Mass. — Thomas R. Garrity was born in Glasgow, Scotland on Dec. 22, 1935, the 11th child of Michael Garrity and Catherine Moffatt. He immigrated to Lee in May 1956 with only his carpenter...

Russell Fadding, 82

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Russell E. Fadding, 82, passed away peacefully at home on Oct.  9, 2020, with his family at his side. Russell was born in West Stockbridge on March 14, 1938, to...

Thomas Cadorette, 75

LENOX, Mass. — Thomas James Cadorette, 75, of Lenox died Wednesday, Oct. 7 at Berkshire Medical Center following a brief illness. Tom was born in Pittsfield on Feb.  26, 1945, to the...

Thomas Sullivan, 71

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Thomas P. Sullivan, 71, longtime golf pro at Wyantenuck Country Club died Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, after being struck by a fallen tree.  Tom was inducted into the...

Claire Munger, 95

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Claire E. Munger, 95, of Pittsfield died Wednesday, Oct. 7 at her home in Pittsfield surrounded by her loving friends. Born on May 7, 1925, in Pittsfield, to the late...

Ruth Fresia,83

Ruth Jean Raymond Fresia, October 12, 1936 to October 10, 2020 Ruth Fresia, beloved wife of E. James Fresia of Williamstown, Massachusetts, died on Oct. 10 after a long illness. She was born in...

Peggy-Anne Oleskiewicz

It is with great sadness that Peggy-Anne (Deeb) Oleskiewicz 73, of Williamstown died suddenly Friday October 9, 2020 at her home. She was born in Troy, NY. on January 1, 1947 a daughter of the late...

Harry Embry Sr.

  Harry Francis Embry, Sr., 93, of the Town of Florida died Saturday October 10, 2020 at the Williamstown Commons. He was born in North Adams on December 10, 1926 a son of the late Harry and...

Arnold "Arnie" L. Kuhner, 70

ADAMS, Mass. —  Arnold Lee Kuhner, 70, of Adams died at home on October 9, 2020 after losing a battle with cancer. Born in North Adams on March 20, 1950, he was the son of the late Charles...

Katherine Garcia, 80

DALTON, Mass. —  Katherine W. Garcia, 80, formerly of Dalton, died Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Mt. Kisco, N.Y., the daughter of Joseph C. and Katherine...

Mark Dillard, 35

BENNINGTON, Vt. — Mark Dillard, Jr., passed away unexpectedly Monday, Oct. 5, at SVMC surrounded by loved ones. He was born on Aug. 12, 1985, in Pittsfield to Sherri Daniels and Mark...

Adam Bernard Bassi, 19

Adam Bernard Bassi, 19, of Andover, Massachusetts, died September 30, 2020 after losing his long battle with mental illness. He was born May 12, 2001 in Durham, North Carolina, the only child of...

Jeffrey Harford, 46

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Jeffrey P. Harford passed peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 27, surrounded by his loving family after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Pittsfield on...

Barbara West, 75

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Barbara G. West, 75, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Sept. 14, 2020.  Born on Aug. 10, 1945, in Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Walter M. and...