Obituaries

Lesley Albert, 78

W. STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Lesley Bradley Larsen Albert, 78, of West Stockbridge died on July 6, 2020, surrounded by her family.   She was born in Pittsfield on June 26, 1942, and was...

Judith Steward, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Judith Anne (Cote) Steward, 78, of North Adams, Mass., died Sunday July 5, 2020, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on February...

Nan Vareski, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Nan Marie (Petri) Vareski, 79, died on Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at York Hospital in York, Maine. She was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on September 8,...

George Kardasen, 98

DALTON, Mass. — George Kardasen, 98, of Dalton, Mass., passed away July 3, 2020, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Clifton, New Jersey, on July 9, 1921, he was the...

Linda J. Reynolds, 66

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Linda Jane Tremblay Reynolds, 66, of 554 Daniels Road passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2020, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after a long and courageous...

Tammy Blair, 51

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Tammy Jean Angeli Blair, 51, of North Adams, died on July 4, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in North Adams on Aug. 29,...

Carol-Lu Dupuis, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Carol-Lu (Bowes) Dupuis, 85 of North Adams, Mass., died on Monday, June 29, 2020, at the home of her son and daughter-in-law in Hendersonville, N.C. She was...

Scott E. Trumble, 48

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Scott Edward Trumble, 48, of Adams died on Sunday, June 28, 2020 at Berkshire Medical Center in North Adams. He was born in Adams on May 25, 1972, a son of...

William M. Cancilla, 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — William Michael Cancilla, 82, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away peacefully on July 1, 2020, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Pittsfield on May...

Lorraine A. Williams, 95

LENOX, Mass. — Lorraine Ann Williams, 95, of Devonshire Estates, Lenox, and a long time resident of Pittsfield, passed away July 2, 2020, at Mount Carmel Care Center, where she resided for...

Sandra Belanger, 75

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Sandra Lee (King) Belanger, 75, of New Port Richey, Fla., died June 12, 2020, in New Port Richey. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on July 27, 1944, a...

Richard Larabee, 65

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Richard Calvin “Richie” Larabee, 65, of Williamstown, Mass., died on Thursday, July 2, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by his loving...

Anne Marie Bateman, 57

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Anne Marie Bateman, 57, of Pittsfield died Tuesday, June 30, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on August 1, 1962, the daughter Barbara DeForge...

Deborah Tobler, 64

LEE, Mass. — Debbie Broderick Tobler, 64, a beautiful mother, grandmother, sister and aunt, passed over on June 26, 2020. Debbie, the daughter of the late Robert and Mary Ford Broderick,...

Anne Ciuk, 96

ADAMS, Mass. — Anne McAndrews Ciuk, 96, of Adams died unexpectedly on Sunday, June 28, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in Adams on December 20, 1923, a...

Alice McLain, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Alice (Stewart) McLain., 91, of North Adams, Mass., passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2020, at the North Adams Commons nursing home. Alice was born on August 14,...

Oliver 'Pete' J. Perrea, 92

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Oliver "Pete" Joseph Perrea, 92, formerly of Plunkett Street, Pittsfield, died Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at the home of his son, Tom. Born in Easthampton on...

John E. O'Connor, 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — John Edward O'Connor, 82, of Pittsfield and formerly of Waccabuc, N.Y., died peacefully on June 28, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center, surrounded by the love of his...

William 'Woody' Wood, 60

OTIS, Mass. — William "Woody" Wood, 60, died at his home on June 15, 2020.  He was born February 24, 1960, in Fall River, Mass., to the late Frederick and Marian...

Priscilla Shepherd, 72

NEW ASHFORD, Mass. — Mrs. Priscilla (Stewart) Shepherd, 72, of New Ashford died on Friday, June 26, 2020, at Craneville Place in Dalton. She was born in Adams on July 16, 1947, a...

James P. Bigelow, 74

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. James Paul Bigelow, 74, of 430 East Housatonic St., Dalton, formerly of Adams, died suddenly at home on Friday, June 26, 2020. Born in Adams on June 6, 1946, the son...

Edward Pratt, 91

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Edward Alfred Pratt, 91, of Williamstown died on Saturday, June 27, 2020, at Sweetbrook Nursing Home. He was born in Housatonic, Mass., on June 13, 1929, a...

Jerrold S. Crowell, 64

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Jerrold S. Crowell, 64, of Pittsfield, previously of Lee, died Saturday, June 20, 2020, at Hillcrest Commons, where he had been residing for a short time. Jerry was...

Nell Ezequelle, 82

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Nell Ezequelle, 82, passed away peacefully on June 10, 2020, at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington, Mass. Nell lived in the Berkshires most of her life. She...

James Deeley, 56

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — James "Jim" Christopher Deeley, 56, died Monday, June 15, 2020, at UMASS Medical Center after fighting a long illness. Jim was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on...