Obituaries

Elizabeth 'Bebe' Wrona, 91

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Elizabeth "Bebe" Wrona, 91, of Pittsfield passed away on Friday, Sept. 13, 2019, at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility surrounded by her family. Born in...

Ralph E. Boody, Jr.

SAVOY, Mass. — Mr. Ralph E. Boody, Jr., 76, of Savoy, passed away on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a long illness. He was born in Adams on...

Donna Borden, 71

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mrs. Donna Sperlonga Borden passed peacefully after a longtime illness on the morning of September 12, 2019. Donna was born February 13, 1948, daughter of the late Elaine...

Norma A. Buratto, 87

LEE, Mass. — Mrs. Norma Ann Buratto, 87, of Prospect Street, Lee, died peacefully Tuesday, September 10, 2019, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Norma was born at the family home...

Dr. Marsha I. Altschuler, 69

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Dr. Marsha Irene Altschuler, 69, biology professor at Williams College, died on Thursday, September 12, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass. She was...

Margaret R. O'Brien, 79

LENOX, Mass. — Margaret R. O'Brien, 79, of Lenox died Thursday, September, 12, 2019, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center, where she had resided for a short time. Margaret was born on...

Janice M. Butler, 82

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Mrs. Janice M. Butler, 82, of Cheshire, Mass., died September 12, 2019, at her home. She was raised in Northfield, Mass., daughter of the late Irene and Paul Thompson....

Leonard J. Gottardi, 88

READSBORO, Vt. - Leonard John Gottardi, 88, of Readsboro, Vt., died Sunday, September 15, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Readsboro, Vt., on July 26, 1931, a son of Joseph and...

Eleanor Benoit, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Eleanor Mary (Levesque) Benoit, 81, of North Adams, Mass., died Thursday, September 12, 2019, at her home. She was born in Adams, Mass., on July 18, 1938, daughter...

John R. Dinan Sr., 93

NEW MARLBOROUGH, Mass. — John R. Dinan Sr., 93, of Corashire Road in New Marlborough, passed away on Friday, September 6, 2019, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Mass. Born...

Lt. Col. John D. Sisson Sr., 98

MILL RIVER, Mass. — Lt. Col. John D. Sisson Sr. (Ret), 98, died Thursday, September 5, 2019, at his home. He was the proud father of three, grandfather to six and great-grandfather to...

Nicholas J. Grieco Sr., 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Nicholas Joseph Grieco Sr., 81, of North Adams, Mass., died Thursday, September 5, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Lynn, Mass., on...

Shawn W. O'Dell Sr., 57

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Shawn Walter O'Dell Sr., 57, 262 Mohawk Forest Blvd, North Adams, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2019, at Baystate Medical Center, surrounded by his wife and...

John Alcombright, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Mr. John T. Alcombright, 85, of North Adams, died on Saturday, September 7, 2019, at North Adams Commons. He was born in North Adams on November 13, 1933, a son of...

James E. Jamros, 82

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. James E. Jamros, 82, of Adams died Wednesday, August 21, 2019, at his home. He was born in Hartford, Conn., on April 5, 1937, son of the late Francis and Ella (Geisler)...

Rodney F. Puppolo, 63

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Rodney F. Puppolo, 63, of Adams died Monday morning, September 9, 2019, at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. He was born in Adams on September 3, 1956, a son of Elaine D....

Stephanie Pasternak, 89

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mrs. Stephanie “Stacia” (Ordyna) Pasternak, 89, of Adams died on Thursday, September 5, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Adams on...

Betty Noel, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Betty Elaine (Nourse) Noel, 92, a resident at Williamstown Commons, and formerly of 1481 Massachusetts Avenue, North Adams, passed away peacefully Friday, September 6,...

Adolph 'Ad' Wienert Jr., 95

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Adolph Clarence "Ad" Wienert Jr., 95, of Williamstown, Mass., passed away on Monday September 2, 2019. He was born in Baltimore, Md., on April 5, 1924, the...

William J. Bresett Sr., 76

ADAMS, Mass. —  William J. Bresett Sr., 76, of Adams crossed over to his eternal life to be with his son, Mike, on Wednesday, September 4, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. He was...

Beverly J. Taylor, 81

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Beverly J. Taylor, 81, of Rose Manor, Pittsfield, passed away August 27, 2019, at Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility. She was born on August 4, 1938, to Patrick and...

Ellen M. Rice, 68

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ellen M. Furey Rice, 68, formerly of Chatham Street, Pittsfield, passed away August 31, 2019, at Williamstown Commons, surrounded by her family. She was born on March 24,...

Melvin A. Goldberg, 96

LENOX, Mass. — Melvin A. Goldberg passed away August 30, 2019, in Pittsfield, Mass. Born February 5, 1923, in the Bronx, N.Y., Mel had a full 96 years. He graduated from high school at age...

Kenneth R. MacFadyen, 78

LENOX, Mass. —  Kenneth R. MacFadyen, 78, of Longmeadow, Mass., died at home on September 1, 2019, in the presence of his wife of 56 years, Sandra Albano MacFadyen, and his loving...

Carol Guernsey, 71

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Carol Chuckrow Guernsey died Sunday, September 1, 2019, at home with her family around her, after a seven-month struggle with a malignant brain tumor. She was born on July...