Obituaries

Julian Lipinski, 92

ADAMS, Mass. — Julian F. Lipinski, 92, of Adams passed away on Wednesday, October 30, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, where he had been admitted a week earlier. He...

Peter A. Castegnaro Jr., 79

LENOX, Mass. — Peter A. Castegnaro Jr., 79, died Wednesday, October 30, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center with his loving family by his side. Born on November 10, 1939, in Pittsfield, Mass.,...

David Lyle Boschetti, 51

David Lyle Boschetti, 51 of Bennington, VT died Wednesday October 30, 2019 at Southwestern VT Medical Center. He was born in North Adams, MA on June 29, 1968 a son of David Alan Boschetti and the...

James B. Dean, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — James B. "Jimmy" Dean, 82, of North Adams, died Tuesday morning, Oct. 29, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Adams on...

James M. Candee Sr., 69

EGREMONT, Mass. — James Michael Candee Sr., 69, a lifelong resident of Egremont, died Oct 25, 2019.  After being honorably discharged from the U.S. Marine Corp, James was a...

Sally L. Charter, 73

LENOX, Mass. — Ms. Sally L. Charter, 73, of Lenox, formerly of South Lee, died Saturday, October 26, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. Sally was born August 24, 1946, the daughter of the...

Theresa I. King, 68

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Theresa Isca King, 68, of 208 Springside Avenue, Pittsfield, died Saturday, October 26, 2019, at her home surrounded by her loved ones.  Born in...

Mary A. Murray, 58

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Mary Anne Murray, 58, of Cheshire, Mass., passed away October 27, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center.  She was born in Pittsfield on April 9, 1961 to Ed and Anne...

Ruth Giroux, 94

BENNINGTON, Vt. - Ruth Rose (Brooks) Giroux, 94 of Bennington, Vt., and formerly of North Adams, Mass., died Monday October 28, 2019, at Crescent Manor in Bennington. She was born in...

James Carlow, 85

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. James Carlow, 85, of Adams, died on Friday, October 25, 2019 at Williamstown Commons with his loving daughter Kim by his side. He was born in Adams on October 10, 1934, a...

David Ross Johnson, 46

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. —  David Ross Johnson, 46, passed away on Saturday, October 26, 2019, as a result of colon cancer. He was surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was born in...

Weston Zarek, 23

CHESHIRE, Mass. —  Weston Leigh Zarek, 23, of 113 Church Street, Cheshire, died unexpectedly October 23, 2019. He was born July 5, 1996 in North Adams, Massachusetts. Weston was a...

Jeffrey Wilkinson, 41

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Jeffrey Michael Wilkinson, 41, of North Adams, Mass., died on October 22, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass., after a brief illness. He was born in North...

James M. McKay, 76

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — James M. McKay, devoted husband, father and grandfather, passed away on October 24, 2019.   James was born January 26, 1943, to the late John and Anna McKay of...

Denise Mekdeci, 62

ADAMS, Mass. —  Denise Marie (Rolland) Mekdeci, 62, of Adams, died on Wednesday, October 23, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center in North Adams. She was born in Adams on November 22,...

Joseph Dragotta, 99

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joseph John Dragotta, 99, of North Adams, Mass., died on Thursday, October 24, 2019, at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, Vt. He was born in North Adams,...

Patricia Mendocha, 64

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Patricia A. (Russett) Mendocha, 64, of North Adams passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2019, at North Adams Commons after a long and courageous battle with...

Betty L. Carty, 89

HINSDALE, Mass. — Betty Louise Carty, 89, of Hinsdale, formerly of Dalton, died Tuesday, October 22, 2019, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Pittsfield on August 26,...

Anthony Emard, 61

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Anthony “Tony” Emard, 61, of North Adams, died on Sunday, October 20, 2019. He was born in Fall River on August 17, 1958, son of Stanislaus and...

Richard Evans, 66

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Richard “Richie” Evans, 66, of Great Barrington, Mass., passed away suddenly on October 2, 2019.   He was the son of the late Fred Evans and...

Mary J. Washburn, 84

LEE, Mass. — Mary Julia Washburn, 84, passed away Saturday, October 19, 2019, at Melbourne Place.  Mary was born (and raised) May 16, 1935, in Bronx, N.Y., to Joseph & Viola...

Arthur Passardi, 92

READSBORO, Vt. - Arthur Dominic "Junior" Passardi, 92, of Readsboro, Vt., died on Tuesday, October 22, 2019, at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, Vt. He was born on October...

Robert M. Fuster Sr., 75

LENOX, Mass. —  Robert Michael Fuster Sr., 75, of Lenox died on Friday, October 18, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. Robert was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on December 8, 1943. He...

Dr. Raymond Lord, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Dr. Raymond Edward Lord, DMD, 88, died peacefully on Saturday, October 19, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Adams, Mass., on...

John J. Candiloro, 71

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - John J. Candiloro, 71, of North Adams, Mass., died Thursday October 17, 2019, at Albany Medical Center. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on March 1, 1948 son of Nathan and...