Obituaries

Richard E. Whalen Jr., 83

LENOX, Mass. — Richard "Dick" E. Whalen Jr., 83, of Lenox passed away at home after a period of failing health on January 24, 2020. Born in Pittsfield, he was raised and lived...

Jonathan J. Candee, 33

LENOX, Mass. — Jonathan Joseph Candee, 33, of Tempe, Arizona, died unexpectedly January 9, 2020. Born in Pittsfield on July 6, 1986, the son of Kathleen A. (Duby) Candee and the late James...

Stephen Rando, 65

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Stephen H. Rando, 65, of Pittsfield, Mass., died on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at his home. He was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on December 5, 1954, a son to the late Leo M. and...

Patricia A. Smith, 68

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Patricia Anne Smith, 68, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away January 8, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Pittsfield on December 2, 1951, the daughter of...

Kenneth W. Hudelston Jr., 84

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Kenneth W. Hudelston Jr., 84, of Pittsfield passed away Thursday January 2, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. Ken was born in Pittsfield on August 20, 1935, the son of...

Michael J. Phelps, 29

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Michael James Phelps passed away on January 1, 2020, surrounded by his three best pals – his dogs, Bayley, Remi, and Leo, whom he lovingly referred to as his kids. On...

Marie H. Gwozdz, 63

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Marie H. "Mania" Gwozdz, 63, of Pittsfield, formerly of Cheshire, died unexpectedly on Monday morning, December 30, 2019, at her home. She was born in Adams on...

Gerald M. Lee, 79; former Pittsfield Police chief

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mr. Gerald M. Lee, 79, formerly of Commonwealth Avenue, Pittsfield, Mass., died Wednesday, December 25, 2019, after a long battle with cancer. Born in Pittsfield on April...

Joan P. Infante, 77

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Joan Palma Infante, 77, of 233 Harryel St., Pittsfield, died Saturday, December 14, 2019, at Hillcrest Commons, where she had been a patient since September. Born in...

Charles W. Daniels Sr., 64

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Charles Wallace Daniels Sr., 64, of Pittsfield, Mass., died Saturday, December 14, 2019, at his home. He was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on July 24, 1955, son of Perry Frederick...

Bernard Kirchner, 95

LENOX, Mass. — Bernard Kirchner, 95, died Tuesday, December 10, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. Bernard was born to the late Clarence B. and E. Marie (Patnode) Kirchner on August 22,...

Frank P. McCluskey, 72

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Frank Peter McCluskey, 72, of Cascade Street, Pittsfield, died Tuesday, December 10, 2019, at Mount Carmel Care Center. Born in Pittsfield on March 25, 1947, the son of...

Charles F. Fenton Jr., 93

LENOX, Mass. — Charles ("Charlie") F. Fenton Jr. died peacefully on November 28, 2019, at Pine Hills Assisted Living at Kimball Farms in Lenox, Mass. Charlie had been a...

Catherine Deloye, 90

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Catherine Danylieko Deloye, 90, of 93 Summer Street, Lanesborough, died Friday, November 29, 2019, at Springside of Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on October 14,...

John J. Macchi Jr., 95

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — John Joseph Macchi Jr., 95, of 27 Mountain Drive, Pittsfield, and a longtime resident of Englewood, Florida, died Friday, November 29, 2019, at his daughter’s...

Alberta Stickles, 90

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Alberta "Bertie" Stickles, 90, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away at home surrounded by her family on Sunday, December 1, 2019.  Born in Philmont, NY,...

Susan Passmore, 70

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Susan Passmore, 70, of Turner Falls, Mass., passed away December 1, 2019.  She was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on March 18, 1949 to Elmer and Mary Londergan...

Patricia Plue, 80

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Patricia VanAlstyne Plue, 80, of Pittsfield passed away on Tuesday evening, Dec. 3, 2019, losing a determined two-and-a-half-year battle with stage four pancreatic...

Patricia A. Moriarty, 86

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Patricia Ann (Finn) Moriarty, 86, of Lanesborough, Mass., passed away Monday, November 25, 2019. Patricia was born in Waterbury, Conn., on June 7, 1933, the...

Jean M. Barbas, 89

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Jean Marie Barbas, 89, passed away peacefully on November 24, 2019. She was born in Pittsfield on April 17, 1930, a daughter of the late Arthur and Mary Beaulieau...

Mary E. Mack, 66

DALTON, Mass. — Mary Elizabeth Finnegan Mack, 66, of 31 Edgemere Road, Dalton, died Wednesday, November 20, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on August 14, 1953, a...

Kristin M. Pickford, 51

PEABODY, Mass. — Kristin M. Pickford, 51, of Osborne Street in Peabody, Mass., died unexpectedly at her home on Saturday, November 16, 2019. She was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on August 8,...

Margaret A. Wheeler, 86

LENOX, Mass. — Margaret Ann Wheeler, 86, of Lenox, died Friday evening, November 15, 2019, at her home. Born in Pittsfield March 22, 1933, the daughter of James and Mary Hanley Watt, she...

Marguerite A. Wodarski, 88

LENOX, Mass. — Marguerite Agnes Wodarski, 88, of Lenox, Mass., passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2019. The beloved matriarch of her extended family, her warmth and sense of humor will be...

Pauline 'Polly' Condron, 98

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. - Pauline 'Polly' Condron, 98, passed away peacefully surrounded by her adoring family on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. Polly was born on August 5, 1921, in Montreal, Canada,...