Obituaries

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...

Tanner Murray, 23

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Tanner Allen Murray, 23, of Pittsfield passed away unexpectedly Oct. 11, 2020. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 19, 1997, he was the son of Tracy Lefebvre Lindsey and the late...

Elizabeth Murdock, 89

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Elizabeth R. (Beaucage) Murdock, 89, of Pittsfield passed away peacefully on Oct. 10, 2020. Born in Pittsfield on June 1, 1931, she was the daughter of Evangeline and...

Nadeem Deeb, 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mr. Nadeem (Ned) J. Deeb, 87, of Pittsfield, passed away peacefully at home on Oct.  9, 2020.  Ned is survived by his wife, Maxine (Rivers) Deeb and four...

Arthur Bourassa, 80

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Arthur Joseph Bourassa, Jr., 80, of Pittsfield passed away Oct 8, 2020, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in North Adams on Oct 1, 1940 son of the late...

Elizabeth Ellsworth, 84

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Elizabeth Jane "Betty" Ellsworth, 84, of Belton, S.C., formerly of Dalton passed away Sept. 29, 2020. Born in Pittsfield on July 26, 1936, she was the daughter...

Cheryl Sawyer, 69

DALTON, Mass. — Cheryl Diane Sawyer, 69, of Dalton, died Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Oct.14, 1950, the daughter of Warren A. and Stella...

Thomas Cadorette, 75

LENOX, Mass. — Thomas James Cadorette, 75, of Lenox died Wednesday, Oct. 7 at Berkshire Medical Center following a brief illness. Tom was born in Pittsfield on Feb.  26, 1945, to the...

Claire Munger, 95

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Claire E. Munger, 95, of Pittsfield died Wednesday, Oct. 7 at her home in Pittsfield surrounded by her loving friends. Born on May 7, 1925, in Pittsfield, to the late...