Obituaries

W. Leigh Short, 84

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — W. Leigh Short, 84, of Williamstown, MA, died Thursday March 21, 201,9 at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, Florida. He was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on...

Sheila N. Cohen, 68

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Sheila Nancy (Cohen) Shapiro, 68 of Port St. Lucie, FL, formerly of North Adams, MA, died on Thursday, March 21, 2019, at Lawnwood Regional Medical Center in Fort Pierce,...

Arthur G. Olsen, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — George Olsen, 93, of 83 Hall St., North Adams MA, and lately of St. Louis, MO, died Friday, February 22, 2019, at the Nazareth Living Center in St. Louis. He was born...

Lucile Rea Dempsey, 97

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Lucile Rea Dempsey, of Castle Street Great Barrington, Mass., died peacefully at home on March 15, 2019.   Born Margaret Lucile Rea on July 4, 1921, in...

Robert R. Farnum, 78

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Robert Riggs Farnum, 78, a longtime resident of East Street in Great Barrington, died November 18, 2018, at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington. Born October...

LeAnne Stokes, 18

ADAMS, Mass. — LeAnne Grace Stokes, 18, of Adams, died on Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at her home. She was born on December 30, 2000, a daughter of Charles Stokes Jr. and Stacy (Holtz)...

Jacqueline Bateman, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jacqueline Marie (Desnoyers) Bateman, 83, of Red Hook, N.Y., and a former longtime resident of North Adams, MA, died Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at Baptist Home at...

Chester Gorski, 69

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Chester Gorski, 69, of Pittsfield passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 17, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Chester was born in...

Charles 'Chip' Shepard, 54

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mr. Charles “Chip” Shepard, 54, of Adams died on Sunday, March 17, 2019, at his home. He was born in Adams on July 29, 1964, son of Virginia...

Anne Marie Haun, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Anne Marie Tassone Haun, 76, died Sunday, March 10, 2019, in Lake Wales, Fla., surrounded by her loving family.   She was born on Dec. 21, 1942, daughter of...

William J. Bartini Jr., 81

LEE, Mass. — William J. "Bill" Bartini Jr., 81, of Fairview Street, Lee, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at his home which he built, surrounded by his family and...

Larry E. Fox, 83

LENOX, Mass. — Larry E. Fox, 83, of East New Lenox Road passed away Thursday, March 14, 2019, with his family by his side. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, on January 23, 1936, he attended...

Helena A. Hall, 93

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Helena A. Hall, 93, a native and lifelong of Stockbridge, Mass., passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2019, at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington.   Helena...

Stuart Sutherland, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Stuart Allen Sutherland, 85, of North Adams, passed away peacefully in Williamstown, MA, on March 14, 2019. He is survived by his devoted wife of 58 years, Mary (Keefe)...

Bruno J. Lovato, 90

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Bruno J. Lovato, 90, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away March 10, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center.  He was born in Chicago, Ill., on July 5, 1928, the son of...

John J. Gamberoni, 80

LENOX, Mass. — John J. Gamberoni passed away on March 9, 2019, at his home in Lenox at the age of 80. He left this world surrounded by his loving wife, his adoring children, his beautiful...

Marybeth O'Brien, 67

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Marybeth O'Brien, 67, of Pittsfield died Friday, March 8, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on December 24, 1951, a daughter of the late Francis...

Caron M. LaForest, 62

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Caron Marie (Sprague) LaForest, 62 of North Adams, MA, died on Saturday, March 9, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, MA, on August 17,...

Regina Dudney, 71

WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Regina "Ginna" Mellor Dudney passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2019, in Great Barrington at the age of 71. She was a long-time TV executive and more recently,...

Marilyn Curtin, 76

LEE, Mass. — Marilyn Curtin, 76, of Lee died Saturday afternoon, March 9, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born on November 5, 1942, in Pittsfield, Mass., the...

Charles P. Davis, 60

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Charles Paul Davis, 60, passed away Friday, March 1, 2019, at his home in Pittsfield, Mass. Born March 21, 1958, Charles was a long-time resident of Sheffield. He...

Gertrude Bazinet, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gertrude Elizabeth (Strange) Bazinet, 95 of North Adams, MA, died on Sunday, March 10, 2019, at her home. She was born in Grafton, NY, on February 12, 1924, a daughter...

Kija K. Bolton, 52

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Kija Kim Bolton, of Williamstown, MA, died of cancer on March 9, 2019, at the age of 52. She was born on July 4, 1966, in Osaka, Japan, to Korean Japanese parents Kenji...

Marion A. Albert, 75

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Marion A. Albert of Lanesborough passed away Saturday afternoon, March 9, 2019, after a short illness, with her family by her side. Born on May 2, 1943 to the late...

Gary E. Mitchell, 73

RICHMOND, Mass. — Gary E. Mitchell, 73, of Richmond, died Saturday morning, March 9, 2019, at Craneville Place in Dalton with his loving family by his side. Born on January 9, 1946, in Lynn,...