Obituaries

Mary R. Belland, 100

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mary Regina Belland, 100 years of age, of Livingston Avenue, Pittsfield, and Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility, passed away August 7, 2019, at Berkshire Medical...

Lawrence R. Scoco, 90

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Lawrence "Laurie" R. Scoco, 90, died peacefully in his Pittsfield home on August 8, 2019, surrounded by his family. A loving husband, father, grandfather and...

Mary M. Blair, 74

RICHMOND, Mass. — Mary M. Blair of Richmond, Mass., passed away peacefully at home with her children and partner by her side on Friday, August 2, 2019.  She was the dedicated wife...

Arvilla Langsdale, 85

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Arvilla Langsdale, 85, of Partridge Road, Pittsfield, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Ephrata, Pa., on July 21, 1934,...

Michael G. Goewey, 50

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Michael Glenn Goewey, 50, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away unexpectedly July 29, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on April 23, 1969, he was...

Sandra Laffee, 73

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Sandra Patson Tourville Laffee, 73, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away peacefully from her battle with leukemia early Saturday morning, July 27, 2019, at Berkshire...

Harry J. Stuart, 75

LENOX, Mass. — Harry Stuart of Lenox, Mass., and Saranac Lake, N.Y., passed away on July 27, 2019, at Brigham and Women's hospital in Boston with his loving family by his side. He...

Donna M. Harrington, 73

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Donna M. Harrington, 73, of Pittsfield, Mass., formerly of Esther Terrace, passed away peacefully July 21, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in...

Beverly A. Rochelo, 76

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Beverly Ann Foisy Rochelo, 76, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away July 17, 2019, at home. Born in Pittsfield on May 28, 1943, the daughter of the late Clayton T. and...

Cecelia K. Rainka, 96

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Cecelia Katherine Rainka, 96, of Pittsfield died Friday, July 12, 2019, at Berkshire Place, where she had resided for the past four years. She was born in Pittsfield on...

Donald A. Rochelo, 83

LENOX, Mass. — Donald A. Rochelo, 83, of Suwanee, Georgia, for many years a resident of Adams and North Adams, died Saturday, July 13, 2019, at his home surrounded by his family. Born in...

Jeffrey Ferrin, 51

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mr. Jeffrey (Fej) W. Ferrin, 51, of Pittsfield, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, July 4, 2019. Born in Stockbridge on January 5, 1968, he grew up in Sheffield and...

Charles J. Allessio, 84

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Charles John "Charlie" Allessio, 84, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away July 8, 2019, at his home. Born in Pittsfield on July 17, 1934, to the late John and...

Statia M. Biegay, 98

AUBURN, Mass. — Statia M. BIegay, 98, died on January 18, 2019, in Auburn, Mass. She was born in Worcester, Mass., in 1920, daughter of Joseph and Mary A. (Drezek) Biegay. She was the cousin...

Ann Underwood, 94

LENOX, Mass. — Ann Beecher Underwood, 94, of Kimball Farms Nursing Care, Lenox, died July 8, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center after a brief illness. Born on January 26, 1925, in Hartford,...

Rev. Joseph E. Romano, 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Rev. Joseph E. Romano, 82, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2019, at Bayfront Health in Brooksville, Fla. He was born in Rutland, Vt., on October 18, 1936, to Joseph...

Marlayne Weinberg, 85

LENOX, Mass. — Marlayne Weinberg, 85, of Lenox passed away on June 23, 2019, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA with her son and daughter by her side. Marlayne was born in...

Michael J. Mole Sr., 95

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Michael J. Mole Sr., 95, passed away July 1,2019, at Hillcrest Commons Nursing Home after suffering a stroke at his residence in Devonshire Estates the previous...

Carl E. Behan, 76

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Carl Edward Behan, 76, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away July 3, 2019, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox.  He was born in Troy, N.Y., on May 14,...

Silvio R. Mastrangelo, 86

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mr. Silvio R. Mastrangelo, 86, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2019. He was born in Hudson, N.Y., on June 30, 1932, the son of the late Anthony...

Ruth J. Jones, 91

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ruth J. Jones, 91, of Pittsfield and Dalton, passed away June 21, 2019, at Craneville Place of Dalton. She was born in Pittsfield on September 17, 1927, the daughter of...

Raymond G. Le Beau, 90

LENOX, Mass. — Raymond George Le Beau, 90, of Palmyra, Penn., formerly of Pittsfield and Lenox, Mass., passed away on June 24, 2019. Mr. Le Beau was born in Westborough, Mass., on September...

Michael Baier, 78

LENOX, Mass. — Michael Baier died in his home on June 17, 2019, surrounded by his wife, daughter and son. He has left this world, but what will remain within our hearts and in this world, is...

Harold F. Ochs, 65

NASSAU, N.Y. — Harold F. "Hal" Ochs, 65, of Nassau, N.Y., passed away June 10, 2019. at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Pittsfield on March 29, 1954, the...

Carl J. Paolucci Jr., 84

LENOX, Mass. —  Carl J. Paolucci Jr., 84, of Lenox died Sunday, June 9, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. Carl was born in Worcester, Mass., on September 15, 1934, the son of Carl J....