Obituaries

Charles J. Menard, 66

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Charles J. Menard, 66, passed away on August 6, 2020, at his home in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Born on May 26, 1954, in Pittsfield, Mass., he was the son of the late...

Esther Marchegiani, 93

READSBORO, Vt. — Esther Rose (Scaia) Marchegiani died on August 9, 2020, six years to the day after the passing of her beloved husband Tullio. Her death came after a brief illness at the...

Joseph Magnifico, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joseph Paul Magnifico, 90, of North Adams, Mass., died Saturday August 8, 2020, at his home. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on February 3, 1930,...

Joseph Boni, 85

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Joseph Cesare Boni, 85, of Williamstown, Mass., passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 6, 2020, at the Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by his family. He...

Robert E. 'Bobby' Dyer Jr., 57

HINSDALE, Mass. — Robert Edward "Bobby" Dyer Jr., 57, of Murrells Inlet, S.C., died Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020, in the comfort of his home after a courageous battle against...

Barbara Fisher, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Barbara Anne Fisher, 77, born in Bennington, Vt., formally from North Adams, Mass., passed away peacefully from natural causes in Huntersville, N.C. She is...

Thomas H. Finnegan Sr., 71

LEE, Mass. — Thomas H. Finnegan Sr., the son of Henry "Ted" Finnegan and Dorothy Donovan Finnegan, died on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, after a brief illness. Mr. Finnegan was born...

Randy Cernik, 54

TYRINGHAM, Mass. — Randy Cernik, 54, of Seabrook, Texas, formerly of Tyringham, died Saturday afternoon, Aug. 1, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in...

Robert M. Stedman, 65

LEE, Mass. — Robert Michael "Mike" Stedman, 65, of Lee died Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020, at his home with his wife by his side. Mike was born January 9, 1955, the son of the late...

David M. Crawford, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — David Montgomery ("Monty") Crawford passed away peacefully on August 2, 2020, at the age of 84 after a long and difficult battle with Alzheimer's. He...

Jeananne Sullivan, 85

LENOX, Mass. — Jeananne Sullivan, 85, a lifelong resident of Lenox, reluctantly died Monday, August 3, 2020, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center after an interminably long and...

Anita Avery, 93

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Anita (Kirk) Avery, 93, of Adams died peacefully on Friday, July 31, 2020, at her home. She answered to many names, including Anita, Orleta and...

Irene M. Tossavainen, 78

HOUSATONIC, Mass. — Irene M. Tossavainen, 78, passed away July 30, 2020, at Laurel Lake in Lee, Mass. Born on November 24, 1941, she was the daughter of Manuel and Catherine Souza....

Jane M. Burnett, 73

ADAMS, Mass. — Jane M. Burnett returned to her heavenly home on August 3, 2020, after a three-year battle with cancer. Born on September 28, 1946, she was the daughter of Bernard A....

Nellie C. Galliher, 95

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Nellie Christina Myers Galliher, 95, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020, at the home of her son Jon, with whom she resided. The daughter of Abraham and...

Joan A. Reidy, 86

LENOX, Mass. — Joan Ann Reidy, 86, died Saturday, August 1, 2020, at her home in Lenox. Born in Pittsfield, Mass., on May 16, 1934, the daughter of Ambrose and Ida Montour Jerome, she was a...

Lucille Ryan, 81

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Lucille Lorinda (Gagner) Ryan, 81, of Clarksburg passed peacefully on Friday, July 31, 2020. Lucille was born on February 20, 1939 in North Adams, Mass., to...

Victor S. Ziemba, 76

ADAMS, Mass. —  A graveside committal service for Victor S. Ziemba, 76, lifelong Adams farmer, who died April 8, 2020, will be held on Saturday, August 8, 2020, at 11 a.m. in St....

Adela Mojsiuszko, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Adela Mojsiuszko, 88, formerly of 26 Ashley Street, Pittsfield, Mass., passed away July 29, 2020, at Hillcrest Commons, where she resided for the last eight...

Albina M. Affhauser, 69

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Albina M. Affhauser, 69, died Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at home with family by her side, after a short battle with cancer. She was born on May 25, 1951 to James...

Diane T. Stevens, 60

DALTON, Mass. — Diane Theresa Stevens, 60, of Dalton, Mass., passed away July 27, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Berlin, New Hampshire, on December 21, 1959, to...

Wendy L. Provost, 50

LEE, Mass. — Wendy Lee Provost, 50, of Lee died Monday, July 27, 2020, at home with her family by her side. She was born in Pittsfield on May 21, 1970, the daughter of John Warner and...

Angelo Berasi Jr., 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Angelo P. Berasi Jr., 92, of North Adams died peacefully on Friday, July 31, 2020, at home surrounded by his children after a short illness. Angelo was born in...

Richard L. Jones, 87

GREAT BARRINGTON — Retired Deputy Police Chief Richard L. "Dick" Jones passed away on July 26, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born on April 3, 1933, on the Brush Hill family...

Richard Carlotta, 89

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Mr. Richard "Dick" H. Carlotta, 89, longtime resident of Stockbridge, Mass., passed away July 14, 2020, at the Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield,...