Obituaries

Joyce Lataif, 88

LONGTIME EDUCATOR. Joyce Marie Lataif, 88 of North Adams died on Saturday, November 25, 2023 at Glens Falls Hospital. She was born in North Adams on February 12, 1935 a daughter of the late Louis...

Kevin E. Hall, 66

On November 24, 2023, Kevin E. Hall passed away unexpectedly at his Epping, New Hampshire home. Kevin, born on March 9, 1957, in Adams, Massachusetts, was a remarkable individual who left an...

Bruce D. Kleiner, 72

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Bruce D. Kleiner, 72, of Adams, died Sunday morning, November 26, 2023 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield from complications related to Lewy Body Dementia. He...

Gordon F. Vincent, Jr., 73

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Gordon F. Vincent, Jr., 73, of Adams, died on Monday, November 27, 2023 at his home. He was born in Great Barrington on November 6, 1950, a son of Gordon and...

Thomas Prentice Hyde, 80

A loving husband, devoted father, proud grandfather, and beloved doctor for generations of North Berkshire children, Thomas Prentice Hyde lived a life of meaning, purpose and adventure. Born on...

James "Jimmy" Gigliotti, 70

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. —  James Francis “Jimmy” Gigliotti, 70 of Lanesboro, MA passed away at home November 21, 2023.  He attended St. Josephs in North Adams before...

Mary A. Como

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —   Mary A. Como, 98, of Pittsfield died on November 22, 2023. She was the daughter of the late Anthony and Mary (Bernardo) Zona. Mary graduated from Drury High...

Henry J. Kirchner, 85

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Henry “Hank” J. Kirchner, 85, of Adams, died Friday morning, November 17, 2023 at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. He was born in Pittsfield on March 18,...

Richard T. McCarthy, 77

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Richard T. McCarthy, 77, of Adams, died on Sunday, November 19, 2023, at Craneville Place in Dalton. He was born in Adams on March 18, 1946, a son of the late...

Paul A. Gigliotti, Jr., 66

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mr. Paul A. Gigliotti, Jr., 66, of Adams, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, November 19, 2023. Paul was born in North Adams on January 23, 1956, the oldest son of...

Dorothy Haskell, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Dorothy Aline (Cole) Haskell, 87, of North Adams, MA died on Friday November 17, 2023 at Albany Medical Center. She was born in Adams, MA on November 24, 1935, a...

Beatrice M. Bourdon, 87

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mrs. Beatrice M. (Corbiere) Bourdon, 87, of Adams, died on Friday, November 17, 2023, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Cheshire on February 16,...

Claire E. (Curtin) Wood

CHESHIRE, Mass. —   Claire E. (Curtin) Wood, born April 2, 1933, in Pittsfield, MA, died peacefully November 16, 2023, also in Pittsfield, at age 90 following a period of declining...

Steven A. Galli,61

  Steve Galli, 61, of North Adams MA passed away peacefully Friday, Nov 17 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, surrounded by his loved ones. Steve was born in North Adams on Dec...

Darlene M. Mancini, 68

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Darlene Mary Mancini, 68 of North Adams, MA died Wednesday November 15, 2023 at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, MA on January 2, 1955, a...

William E. Lyman, Sr., 85

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Mr. William E. Lyman, Sr., 85, of Cheshire, died early Wednesday morning, November 15, 2023 at his home, surrounded by his loved ones. He was born in Pittsfield on...

Hazel "Dolly" Hancock, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Hazel–Ann Lee Hancock AKA “Dolly” or “Cindy”, 96 of North Adams died on Friday, November 10, 2023 at Williamstown Commons. She was born...

Madeline Sidney Taft, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Madeline Sidney (Morin) Taft, age 88, died on November 8th, 2023, in Port Orange, Florida. Madeline is survived by her husband Edward Charles Taft Sr., of Port...

Hector "Bill" Foisy, 91

CLARKSBURG, Mass. —  Hector Joseph “Bill” Foisy 91, of Clarksburg, MA died Sunday November 12, 2023 at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in North Adams, MA on July 10,...

Margaret Ellen "Maggie" Anderson, 78

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Margaret Ellen "Maggie" Anderson, née Meacham, of 20 Haley Street in Williamstown died peacefully on Oct.  26, 2023 in Olympia Washington, home of...

George Craig Coons, 89

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — George Craig Coons, 89, of 60 Narragansett Avenue, Lanesborough, MA, passed away on November 12, 2023, at the Williamstown Commons. He was born to George H. Coons and Emma...

Linda Brothers Bruso, 78

PORTLAND, Maine. — Linda Brothers Bruso died Wednesday, Nov. 8 at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine.  Her daughter Lori and son-in-law Dan were by her side. Linda was born Jan....

Madeline O'Neil, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Madeline Patricia (Zona) O’Neil 92, of North Adams died at home Saturday November 11, 2023 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in North Adams on...

Rose Rondeau, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Rose Margaret (Rydholm) Rondeau, 95 of North Adams, MA died on Friday November 10, 2023 at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, MA on July 18,...

Peter S. Willmott, 86

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Peter S. Willmott, 86, died November 11, 2023 at home in Williamstown, Massachusetts surrounded by family. He was born June 1, 1937, in Glens Falls, NY to the late...