Obituaries

Jaye Blume, 82

SHEFFIELD, Mass. —  On Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, Jaye Carole Blume, loving wife, mother of five and proud grandmother of 11, passed away at home at the age of 82.  Jaye was born on...

William Lalli, 67

LEE, Mass. — William R. Lalli, 67, passed away suddenly at his home in Lee on Sept. 12, 2020. He leaves behind his devoted wife Geraldine and many lifelong friends. He was born in Hinsdale,...

Betty Loehr, 96

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Betty Lou Loehr, 96, formerly of Edward Avenue, Pittsfield, passed away Sept. 12, 2020, at Mount Carmel Care Center in Lenox. She was born in Pittsfield on...

David Rosier

CHESHIRE, Mass. —  David J. Rosier, 71, of Cheshire, MA passed away on September 10, 2020 at the Williamstown Commons. He was born on November 30, 1948 a son of the late Adolph and...

Katherine Dzbenski, 32

CHESHIRE, Mass. —  Katherine Irene Dzbenski, 32, of Cheshire, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. She was born in Pittsfield, Oct. 25, 1987, the daughter of Marguerite Senter...

Richard Brites, 64

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Richard J. Brites, 64, of 23 New Hampshire Ave, Pittsfield, died Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield, the eldest son...

Edward Munsinger, 70

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Edward Munsinger, 70, of Pittsfield, died Tuesday, Sept. 8 at Berkshire Medical Center. Born on July 26, 1950, in Pittsfield to the late Charles and Helen Derby...

Doris J. Lussier, 89

CLARKSBURG, Mass. —  Mrs. Doris Jeannette (Daigneault) Lussier, 89, of Clarksburg, died Thursday afternoon, September 10, 2020, at North Adams Commons. She was born in Adams on August 1,...

Thomas Moore,75

Thomas Joseph Moore, 75 of North Adams, MA died on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at his home. He was born on May 13, 1945 in Pittsfield, MA a son of the late Thomas B. and Sophie “Sue” C....

George Parsons, 72

    George Richard “Ricky” Parsons Jr, 72 of North Adams died on Monday, September 7, 2020 at his home. He was born in North Adams on May 29, 1948 a son of the late George...

Patricia Goss,87

Patricia Ann Kittler Goss of Williamstown, 87 passed away on September 9, 2020 after a long illness with Parkinson's disease.   Born on November 12, 1932,  she was the daughter of...

David Howe, 86

STAMFORD, Vt. — David C. Howe, 86, of Stamford, VT, died Wednesday morning at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, VT, where he had been a resident for several months. He was born in...

James R. Bush, 67

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mr. James R. Bush, 67, of Adams, died on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Pittsfield on Aug. 25, 1953, a son...

Carol Smerling, 77

LENOX, Mass. —  Carol Forsley Smerling, 77, of Millbrook, N.Y. and formerly of Lenox, died Wednesday, Aug. 19 at Vassar Brothers Hospital in Poughkeepsie. Smerling was born Jan 31,...

Donna Durant,72

  Donna Elizabeth (Lewis) Durant 72, of North Adams died Monday September 7, 2020 at Berkshire Medical Center North in North Adams, MA. She was born in North Adams on December 14, 1947 a...

Timothy Rondeau, 50

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Timothy Adam Rondeau, 50 of North Adams, MA died Saturday September 5, 2020 at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in North Adams, MA on April 1, 1970, a son of...

Marie Dimise, 90

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Marie Cecile Dimise, passed away peacefully on Sept. 6, 2020. She was born in Keegan, Maine to Joseph and Annie Cyr Doucette. She was one of seven children. She...

Rosemary Daly, 77

LENOX, Mass. —  Rosemary Daly, 77, of East Street, Lenox, passed away Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Pittsfield on April 13, 1943, the...

Robert Brassard, 72

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Robert E. "Bob" Brassard, 72, a longtime Pittsfield resident and most recently of Ellenton, Fla. died on Friday evening, Sept. 4, after a courageous battle with...

Keith Heard, 57

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Keith Dwayne Heard, 57, of Pittsfield, passed away Sept. 2, 2020, at his home. Born in Dallas, Texas on June 9, 1963, he was the son of Irwin and Mary Ruth Hayes...

Edward P. Koczela, 93

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Edward P. Koczela, 93, of Adams, died on Friday, September 4, 2020 at his home. He was born in Adams on July 2, 1927, son of the late Peter and Aniela (Cudak)...

F. Isabelle Whalen, 101

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —   F. Isabelle Whalen, 101, of Pittsfield, died Wednesday evening, September 2, 2020, at Side by Side Assisted Living Facility in Pittsfield, where she had been a...

Norma Maselli, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Norma Ella (Sumner) Maselli, 88 of North Adams, MA died Sunday September 6, 2020 at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams, MA on February 9, 1932, a...

Theresa Phaneuf, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Theresa Phyllis (Bergeron) Phaneuf, 86 of North Adams, MA died Saturday September 5, 2020 at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, MA on August 6,...

Thomas J. Wojcik, 81

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Thomas John Wojcik, 81, of Adams, died on Thursday, September 3, 2020 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. He was born in Adams on August 3, 1939, son of...