Obituaries

Betty Rich, 90

RICHMOND, Mass. —  Betty Secunda Rich of Richmond passed away peacefully at home on April 25, 2019, with her family by her side. A native of Pittsfield, she lived her entire life...

Theresa Pill, 93

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Theresa Pill, 93, formerly of Pittsfield, died April 19, 2019. Born June 5, 1925 in New York City, she was the daughter of David and Bessie (Levinson) Goldenberg. Educated in...

Carol A. Rose, 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Carol A. Rose, 82, died peacefully at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility on April 8, 2019.  She was born on November 4, 1936, in Pittsfield, Mass. She...

Bessie S. Romeo, 96

LENOX, Mass. — Bessie S. Romeo, 96, left this world on Saturday, April 6, 2019, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center. Prior to going to Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center, she lived on...

Isabelle S. Hofstein, 100

PITTSFIELDX, Mass. — Isabelle Shirley Hofstein, 100, a fifty-year resident of the Berkshires, died Saturday, April 6, 2019, at Kimball Farms Nursing Center. Before moving from New York, she...

Joan M. DeLoria, 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Joan M. DeLoria, 87, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away after a long illness on March 31, 2019, at Hillcrest Commons.  She was born in Pittsfield on July 30,...

Marjorie J. Wilson, 87

DALTON, Mass. — Marjorie Jean Wilson, 87, formerly of 165 Depot St., Dalton, died March 31, 2019, at Craneville Place, where she had resided for the past nine months. Born in Pittsfield,...

Yvon J. Richard, 80

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Yvon Joseph Richard, 80, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away March 31, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in St. Paul, New Brunswick, Canada, on April 14,...

Barbara Mae Keyes, 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Barbara Mae Keehnle Keyes, 82, of Pittsfield, passed away March 30, 2019, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.  She was born in Pittsfield on May...

Matthew C. Hillard, 29

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Matthew Charles Hillard, 29, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away peacefully on March 28, 2019.  He was born in Pittsfield on August 19, 1989, the son of Kimberly...

Anna 'Nena' Fidalgo, 92

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Anna “Nena” (Monteleone) Fidalgo, 92 of Pittsfield, MA, died on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at Melbourne Place in Pittsfield. She was born in Pittsfield, MA on...

Robert Burlingame Walter, 88

DALTON, Mass. — Robert Burlingame Walter, 88, of Dalton, Mass., passed away March 29, 2019, at home. Born in Cortland, N.Y., on November 10, 1930, he was the son of the late Floyd M....

Jeanine D. Lyon, 84

DALTON, Mass. —  Jeanine "Jean" D. Lyon, 84, of Sugar Hill, Dalton, formerly of Pittsfield, died Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in North Adams on...

Edward J. Mottor, 90

DALTON, Mass. — Edward John Mottor, formerly of High Street, Dalton, and a resident of Craneville Place of Dalton for three years, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at Berkshire...

Donna Lee Best, 70

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Donna Lee Best, 70, of Pittsfield, formerly of Dalton, died Sunday, March 24, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by family. Born in Pittsfield on December 17,...

Anthony J. Blasioli Sr., 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Anthony John Blasioli Sr., 88 of Pittsfield, MA, passed away on March 28, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Pittsfield on May 1, 1930, a son of the late...

Kathleen Schelling, 60

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Kathleen Mary Adelaide (Duerr) Schelling, of Lanesborough, MA,, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was...

Domenica 'Lena' Nugai

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mrs. Domenica "Lena" Nugai, 97, a longtime resident of the Lakewood Section of Pittsfield, MA, passed away Monday, March 25, 2019, at Sweet Brook Rehabilitation...

Marshall L. Stores Jr., 72

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Marshall L. Stores Jr., 72, of Pittsfield died Saturday, March 23, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Lexington, Virginia, on February 21, 1947, a son of Nancy...

Maryann Stettnisch, 75

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Maryann Stettnisch, 75, peacefully passed away at her home on March 22, 2019. She was born on May 21, 1943. Married to her one and only love, Robert Stettnisch for...

Mary T. Tezza, 101

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mrs. Mary T. (Puma) Tezza, 101, a longtime resident of the Lakewood Section of Pittsfield, MA, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2019, at Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility....

Eileen F. Eberhard, 94

HINSDALE, Mass. — Eileen Frances Eberhard, 94, of 259 Watson Road, Hinsdale, died peacefully Thursday, March 21, 2019, at her home. Born in Pittsfield on February 4, 1925, the daughter of...

Chester Gorski, 69

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Chester Gorski, 69, of Pittsfield passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 17, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Chester was born in...

Larry E. Fox, 83

LENOX, Mass. — Larry E. Fox, 83, of East New Lenox Road passed away Thursday, March 14, 2019, with his family by his side. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, on January 23, 1936, he attended...

Bruno J. Lovato, 90

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Bruno J. Lovato, 90, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away March 10, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center.  He was born in Chicago, Ill., on July 5, 1928, the son of...