Obituaries

Rena Y. Orner, 94

LENOX, Mass. — It is with great sadness that her family shares the news that Rena Yusin Orner died on Jan. 2, 2019, after a full life.  Rena was born on Valentine’s Day, Feb....

Jane 'Jennie' B. Butler, 87

LENOX, Mass. — Jane "Jennie" B. Butler, 87, of Lenox died unexpectedly Tuesday, January 1, 2019, as the result of a fall. Her family was with her. Born in Brookline,...

Connie M. Holmes, 61

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Connie Marie Holmes, 61, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away January 1, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on April 9, 1957, the daughter of the...

Marjorie R. Whalen, 83

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Marjorie Rita Whalen, 83, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away December 30, 2018, at the home of her daughter Linda. Born in Pittsfield on October 11, 1935, daughter of...

John A. Baker, 78

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mr. John A. Baker, 78, of Pittsfield, passed away December 25, 2018 at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Otis, Mass., on March 31, 1940 to the late Ralph and Aida...

Dr. Deane J. Zarvis, 74

RICHMOND, Mass. — Dr. Deane J. Zarvis, 74, of Richmond died Thursday, December 27, 2018, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield after a brief illness. Dr. Zarvis was born in Adams,...

Beatrice V. Faustine, 100

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Beatrice Victoria Faustine, nee Lepera, was born on Nov. 3, 1918, in North Adams, Mass. She was the third daughter born to Mary (Gigliotti) and Vincenzo Lepera. ...

Margaret M. Mahoney, 87

LENOX, Mass. — Margaret M. "Peggy" Mahoney, 87, of Lenox died Thursday, December 27, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. Peggy's passing from this world to heaven during...

Heidi L. MacLean, 58

LENOX, Mass. — Heidi Louise MacLean, 58, of Lenox died unexpectedly December 21, 2018. Born September 1, 1960, in White Plains, N.Y., the daughter of Werner O. and Joanne E....

Helen F. Agar, 92

LENOX, Mass. — Helen F. Agar, 92, of Lenox died Wednesday, December 26, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Great Barrington, Mass., on August 30, 1926, to...

Charles Wilson Jr., 74

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Charles R. Wilson Jr., 74, of Pittsfield, Mass., died December 23, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born on August 19, 1944, he was the son of Charles R. Wilson...

Ellen J. Soldato, 65

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ellen J. Soldato, 65, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away December 22, 2018.  She leaves behind her two daughters, Dona Lee Marino and Jodi Lynn Soldato, both of...

Carl E. Peaslee, 85

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Carl Eugene Peaslee of Pittsfield died Friday, December 21, 2018, at Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in Pittsfield, Mass., on July 23, 1933 to the late...

William M. Huska, 88

DALTON, Mass. — William M. Huska, 88, of Dalton, Mass., passed away peacefully December 19, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center.  He was born in Pittsfield on April 17, 1930, the son...

Randy Moon, 50

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Randy Moon, 50, died unexpectedly Monday, December 17, 2018, in Liverpool, N.Y.  He was born August 22, 1968, in Pittsfield, son of Roderick E. Moon Sr. and the...

George L. Darey, 90

LENOX, Mass. — George L. Darey, 90, passed away peacefully from congestive heart failure at home in his native Lenox on Friday afternoon, December 21, 2018. Born to the late John Darey...

Alan Lash, 54

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Alan Lash, 54, of Pittsfield died Friday, December 21, 2018, at Hillcrest Commons after a brief illness. Born in Alexandria, Louisiana, on August 25, 1964, to the...

Arthur E. LaFountain, 49

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Arthur Edward LaFountain, 49, of Pittsfield, Mass., died Monday, December 17, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center.  He was born in North Adams, Mass., on February...

Thomas M. Gizzi, 66

LENOX, Mass. — Thomas M. Gizzi, 66, of Lenox died December 20, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Schenectady, N.Y., on May 15, 1952, to the late Anthony J. and Carolyn B....

J. Brian Dillon, 84

LENOX, Mass. — J. Brian Dillon died on December 17, 2018, in Lenox, Massachusetts, peacefully, with his family by his side.  Brian was born in New York on July 19, 1934. He...

Robert J. Taylor Jr., 67

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Robert J. Taylor Jr., 67, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away December 15, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Pittsfield on...

Lynn C. Maloney, 71

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Lynn Carol Maloney, 71, of Pittsfield died Friday, December 14, 2018, at her home.  Born in Pittsfield on November 3, 1947, the daughter of William E. and Fern...

Gerald M. Dubois, 91

RICHMOND, Mass. — Gerald Melvin Dubois, 91, of Richmond, Mass., and formerly of Williamstown, Mass., died Monday, December 17, 2018, at the Berkshire Medical Center.  He was born in...

Barbara A. Brophy, 76

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Barbara Ann Hespelein Brophy, 76, formerly of Pittsfield, passed away December 7, 2018, at Mount Carmel Care in Lenox. She was born in Pittsfield on June 13, 1942,...

Daniel J. Donnelly, 58

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Daniel J. Donnelly, 58, of Pittsfield died Monday, December 10, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. Daniel was born June 22, 1960, to the late Robert Donnelly and...