Obituaries

Peter F. Esposito, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Peter Francis Esposito passed away peacefully early Wednesday morning, February 20, 2019, at his home in North Adams surrounded by family. He was born in North Adams,...

Anne E. Farr, 85

LENOX, Mass. — Anne E. Farr, 85, of Lenox died Tuesday, February 19, 2019, at Lee Health Care after a brief illness. Born in Pittsfield on April 18, 1933, to the late Henry and Elizabeth...

Muriel L. Edmonds, 78

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Muriel L. Edmonds entered into eternal rest on Sunday, February 10, 2019, at the Springside Rehabilitation and Nursing Center after a brief illness. Muriel was born on...

Robert G. Smith, 45

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Robert G. Smith, 45, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away February 10, 2019. Born in Beeville, Texas, on November 6, 1973, he was the son of Sandra Fassell Wood and...

Paul Kastrinakis, 46

LEE, Mass. —  Paul John Kastrinakis, 46, originally of Lee, Mass., passed away on February 7, 2019, at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Annadale, Va., from a severe bacterial infection. Paul was...

Raymond F. Pieczarka, 84

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. —  It is with sadness that the family of Raymond F. Pieczarka of Great Barrington, Mass., announces his passing in the early morning hours of February 18, 2019, at...

William T. Fox, 86

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — William (Bill) Templeton Fox, 86, passed away peacefully on February 12, 2019, in Williamstown, MA, with his family by his side. Born on November 15, 1932 in Chicago,...

Michael J. Kleiner, 47

ADAMS, Mass. —  Michael J. Kleiner, 47, of Adams died Friday evening, February 15, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.  He was born in Rochester, N.Y., on December 7,...

Edmund J. Germanowski, 95

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Edmund J. Germanowski, 95, of Adams died Sunday evening, February 17, 2019, at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield.  He was born in Adams on July 13, 1923, a son of the...

Theresa Garofano, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Theresa (Betourney) Garofano, 96 of North Adams, MA, died on Monday, February 18, 2019 at her home. She was born in North Adams, MA, on January 21, 1923, a...

Ellison L. Finney, 89

STAMFORD, Vt. — Ellison Lawrence Finney, 89 of Stamford, VT, died on Saturday, February 16, 2019, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Bennington, VT, to Leroy and Marion Blood Lawrence...

Frank H. Rowley, 83

OTIS, Mass. — Frank H. Rowley, 83, died Saturday morning, February 16, 2019, at his home in Otis surrounded by his family. Born on November 10, 1935, at his family home in Sandisfield,...

Rian Harford, 45

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Rian Harford was born on December 4, 1973. He died on February 11, 2019, but not before leaving a lasting impact on many.  He was raised in Lanesborough and...

Mark D. Zappula, 46

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Mark David Zappula, 46, of Cheshire, MA, died unexpectedly on Thursday, February 14, 2019 at his home from complications due to Multiple Sclerosis. He was born in...

Mary A. (Dooling) Molloy, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary (Dooling) Molloy, 96, of 166 Kemp Avenue, North Adams, passed into the loving hands of God on February 15, 2019. A lifelong resident of North Adams, Mary, born on July...

Marie T. Green, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Marie Therese (Keller) Green, 89, formerly of North Adams, died Thursday, February 14, 2019, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, Vt. She was born...

Nancy A. Luczynski, 57

HINSDALE, Mass. — Nancy Anne (Whitmire) Luczynski, 57, of 481 Maple St., Hinsdale, Mass., passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, January 31, 2019.  Born in Pittsfield on February...

Constance E. Hagen, 90

ADAMS, Mass. — Constance "Connie" E. Hagen, 90, of Adams passed away Sunday, February 10, 2019, at her home. Born in Adams on September 7, 1928, she was the daughter of the late...

Claire 'Toby' Adams, 76

ADAMS, Mass. — Claire Louise "Toby" (Stoessel) Adams, 76, of Adams passed away peacefully at home on February 12, 2019, surrounded by her two loving daughters and her sister. She...

Joseph F. Zarek, 86

ADAMS, Mass. — Joseph F. Zarek, 86, of South Windsor, Conn., beloved husband of the late Norma Zarek, joined his sweetheart in heaven on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2019. Born on...

Marcella A. Kalisz, 68

ADAMS, Mass. — Marcella Ann Kalisz, 68, of Adams died Monday, February 11, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in Adams on September 21, 1950, daughter of the late...

Anthony J. Arabia, 98

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Anthony Joseph Arabia, 98, of 74 Washington Ave., passed away on Feb. 13, 2019, at Williamstown Commons. He was the son of Joseph and Mary (Esposito) Arabia, born on...

Dr. Manuel Finkelstein, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dr. Manuel Finkelstein, 90, of North Adams, MA, died Tuesday, February 12, 2019, at Williamstown Commons. He was born in Scranton, PA, on October 18, 1928 son of David...

Richard C. Bellora

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Richard Corado "Dick" Bellora, age 82, died suddenly of natural causes at his home in Pittsfield, MA on Monday, February 11, 2019. He was born on April 17, 1936,...

Bernard F. Finnegan Jr., 63

ADAMS, Mass. — Bernard Francis Finnegan Jr., 63, of Adams, Mass., died on Sunday, February 10, 2019, at his home. He was born in Sydney, N.Y., on August 20, 1955, a son of Vida (Carson)...