Obituaries

Richard Herforth, 85

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Richard L. Herforth, 85, of 23 Summit Ave, Pittsfield, passed away at his home on Sept. 19, 2020. Born in Pittsfield on February 17, 1935, he was a son of the late...

Robert Bergendahl, 76

LENOX, Mass. — During the beautiful afternoon of Sept. 15, with his wife beside him, Robert Bergendahl peacefully left Lenox to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, who faithfully...

Sean Raftery, 62

LENOX, Mass. —  Sean K. Raftery, 62, of Lenox, died Tuesday, Sept. 15 at Berkshire Medical Center after a long battle with cancer. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 16, 1957, to the late...

Phillip Abraham, 78

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. —  It saddens me terribly to say that my husband and best friend, Phillip Abraham passed away at Berkshire Medical Center on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020.  He was 78....

Betty Loehr, 96

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Betty Lou Loehr, 96, formerly of Edward Avenue, Pittsfield, passed away Sept. 12, 2020, at Mount Carmel Care Center in Lenox. She was born in Pittsfield on...

Richard Brites, 64

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Richard J. Brites, 64, of 23 New Hampshire Ave, Pittsfield, died Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield, the eldest son...

Edward Munsinger, 70

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Edward Munsinger, 70, of Pittsfield, died Tuesday, Sept. 8 at Berkshire Medical Center. Born on July 26, 1950, in Pittsfield to the late Charles and Helen Derby...

Carol Smerling, 77

LENOX, Mass. —  Carol Forsley Smerling, 77, of Millbrook, N.Y. and formerly of Lenox, died Wednesday, Aug. 19 at Vassar Brothers Hospital in Poughkeepsie. Smerling was born Jan 31,...

Marie Dimise, 90

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Marie Cecile Dimise, passed away peacefully on Sept. 6, 2020. She was born in Keegan, Maine to Joseph and Annie Cyr Doucette. She was one of seven children. She...

Rosemary Daly, 77

LENOX, Mass. —  Rosemary Daly, 77, of East Street, Lenox, passed away Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Pittsfield on April 13, 1943, the...

Robert Brassard, 72

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Robert E. "Bob" Brassard, 72, a longtime Pittsfield resident and most recently of Ellenton, Fla. died on Friday evening, Sept. 4, after a courageous battle with...

Keith Heard, 57

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Keith Dwayne Heard, 57, of Pittsfield, passed away Sept. 2, 2020, at his home. Born in Dallas, Texas on June 9, 1963, he was the son of Irwin and Mary Ruth Hayes...

F. Isabelle Whalen, 101

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —   F. Isabelle Whalen, 101, of Pittsfield, died Wednesday evening, September 2, 2020, at Side by Side Assisted Living Facility in Pittsfield, where she had been a...

Remo Del Gallo, 94

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Former Mayor of Pittsfield, Mr. Remo Del Gallo passed away on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at the age of 94. Born in Pittsfield on October 20, 1925, Remo was the son...

Carol Tristany, 76

DALTON, Mass. — Carol Palmer Tristany, 76, of Dalton, passed away Sept. 1, 2020, at her home. She was born in Pittsfield on Dec 9, 1943, to Lester and Gladys Palmer. Carol attended...

Jerlean Purry, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Jerlean Virginia Purry, 88, of Pittsfield, died Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox. She was born in Dixons Mills, Ala. on Dec. 8, 1931,...

Walter Manning, 73

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Walter Lee Manning, 73, of Pittsfield passed away Aug. 29, 2020 at his home. Born in Canton, Miss.on Jan. 28, 1947, he was the son of James and Bioleen Manning. Mr....

James Murphy, 96

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — James C. Murphy, 96, passed away peacefully surrounded by his friends on Aug 29, 2020.  Born on June 3, 1924, in Pittsfield he was the son of Cecelia and James...

Corinne Callahan, 95

DALTON, Mass. — Corinne Mary Callahan, 95, of Dalton, passed away Aug. 28, 2020. She was born in Staten Island, N.Y. on September 29, 1924, to Frank and Edna Cliff Phillips and...

Madeleine LeBlanc, 81

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Madeleine Gertrude LeBlanc, 81, of Velma Avenue, Pittsfield, died Friday, August 28, 2020, at Lee Healthcare. Born in Nashua, N.H., on February 3, 1939, the daughter of...

Robert Flood, 72

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Robert E. Flood, 72, of Pittsfield, MA, passed away Aug. 27, 2020. He was born in Pittsfield on July 19, 1948, to Marie Beckman Boyer. Bob attended Pittsfield High...

Alicia Scales, 44

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Alicia M. Scales, 44, of Pittsfield, passed away August 26, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Pittsfield on May 10, 1976, to Robert K. Scales Sr., and...

Rt. Rev. John T. Tarrant, 68

DALTON, Mass. — The Rt. Rev. John Thomas Tarrant, retired bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of South Dakota, passed away suddenly and peacefully on August, 23, 2020 at his home in Dalton,...

James R. Hanna Jr., 69

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — James R. Hanna Jr., 69, of Pittsfield passed peacefully away at home on August 19, 2020.  He was born in Pittsfield on November 17, 1950, to the late James R....

Carolyn A. Kirby, 83

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Carolyn Ann Kirby, 83, of Pondview Drive, Pittsfield, died Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Greenfield on October 12, 1936, the...