Obituaries

William Hunt, 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — William "Bill" Hunt left this earthly life on Nov. 9 after a long illness. He passed away peacefully at home.  Son of Russell and Florence Hunt, Bill...

Helen Cooper, 94

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Born Aug. 23, 1926, in Pittsfield to Anthony and E. Victoria Bertelli, she attended local schools and graduated from Pittsfield High School in 1944. After...

Russell Quetti, 90

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Russell A. Quetti, 90, of Pittsfield passed away on Friday, Nov. 6.  He was born on Aug. 12, 1930, the son of the late Jenebal Wagner and Joseph Quetti. He attended...

Betsy Carchedi, 68

DALTON, Mass. — Betsy Machale Carchedi, 68 of Dalton, passed away Nov. 6, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 17, 1952, she was the daughter of Gerald and Sylvia...

Betsy Carchedi, 68

DALTON, Mass. —  Betsy Machale Carchedi, 68 of Dalton, passed away Nov. 6, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 17, 1952, she was the daughter of Gerald and...

Jean Leonardi, 95

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Jean Elizabeth (Ryan) Leonardi, 95, of Bow, N.H. formerly of Pittsfield, went home to be with our Lord on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. She was born on Aug. 6, 1925 to James...

Martha Corbett, 99

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Martha "Ginny" Corbett died on Monday, Nov. 2 2020 in Pittsfield.  She was born on April 6, 1921, in Cleveland, Ohio to Florence Mackenson and Herman...

Duane Hillis, 74

LENOX, Mass. — Duane F. Hillis, DVM, 74, of Lenox, died Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, surrounded by his family at Berkshire Medical Center after a short battle with heart failure and cancer. Duane...

Skip Kent, 75

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Skip Kent, 75 of Pittsfield, passed away Nov. 1, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on February 7, 1945, he was the son of the late Harvey O. and Helen...

Jorja Flaherty, 34

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Jorja Irene Flaherty, 34, passed away peacefully on Nov. 1, 2020, at her home with her family by her side, after a ferocious battle with breast cancer. Jorja wrote her...

Brian Goines, 59

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Brian Dewitt Goines, 59, of Pittsfield, transitioned to be with the Lord on Oct. 29, 2020, after a brief illness. Born in Pittsfield on June 19, 1961, the son of Oliver...

Rev. Geoffrey Deeker, 86

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  The Rev. Geoffrey John Deeker, CSS, in residence at St. Joseph's Church, was born to eternal life on Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, in Dalton. He was 86 years old, a...

Bruce E. Wood, 72

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Mr. Bruce E. Wood, 72, of Pittsfield, died Friday morning, October 30, 2020, at his home. He was born in Greenfield on October 3, 1948, son of the late Bruce M. and...

John Senger, 71

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — John Francis Senger, Jr., 71, of New Lebanon, N.Y. passed away peacefully on Oct. 27, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Pittsfield on June 9, 1949, he was...

Robert Cella, 95

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Dr. Robert J. Cella, Sr. died on Oct. 21, 2020, at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield.  Born on May 13, 1925, in Pittsfield, he was the son of Sisto Z. and Norina...

Francis Mangiardi

Francis Bruno “Frank” Mangiardi, 97 of Pittsfield, MA died on October 21, 2020 at the Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA. He was born in Pittsfield, MA on March 5, 1923 a son of...

William Hoxie, 92

DALTON, Mass. — William J. Hoxie, 92, of Dalton passed away Oct. 20, 2020, at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Plymouth. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 22, 1927, he was the only son of William...

Angel Smith-Weatherby

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Angel Grace Smith-Weatherby, infant daughter of Diana Weatherby and Keith Smith, passed away at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield on Wednesday, Oct. 14,...

Mary Hardiman, 93

LENOX, Mass. — Mary Theresa Hardiman, 93, of Lee, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020. Born in Lenox on Aug. 1, 1927, she was the daughter of Frederick and Marcella Cummings Schwab. Mary...

James Drawec,75

James Lawrence Drawec, 75 of Pittsfield, MA died Friday, October 16, 2020 at his home. He was born in Adams, MA on December 4, 1944 a son of the late Clarence D. and Sonia Ann (Bozek) Drawec. He...

Thomas Phillips, 74

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Thomas W. Phillips, 74, of Pittsfield, passed away Oct. 16, 2020, at Massachusetts General Hospital. He leaves behind his wife of 53 years Beverly Phillips and their two...

Robert Dufur, 58

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Robert John "Robo" Dufur, 58, of West Housatonic Street, Pittsfield, died Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at his home. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 10, 1962, the son...

Richard Hutchinson, 67

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Richard L. "Hutch" Hutchinson, 67, of Pittsfield, died Wednesday, Oct. 14, at his home. Born in Pittsfield July 19, 1953, the son of Lawrence R. and Edna...

Richard Weiskel, 69

HINSDALE, Mass. — Richard Charles "Dick" Weiskel, 69, of Hinsdale, passed away Oct. 12, 2020, at Hillcrest Commons after a lengthy illness. He was born in Lynn on March 15, 1951,...

Maria Caccaviello, 70

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  On Oct. 13, 2020, Maria Caccaviello passed away after a long inspiring battle against cancer surrounded by the love of her family and devoted...