Obituaries

Jean-Guy Moreau, 85

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mr. Jean-Guy Moreau of Pittsfield died Thursday morning, September 27, 2018.  Born in Rimouski, Canada, on April 4, 1933, he settled in Pittsfield with his late...

Mary M. Tosetti, 97

PITTSFIELD — Mary M. Tosetti, 97, a longtime Pittsfield resident, died Thursday, September 27, 2018, in Dalton, where she had lived since May. Born in Pittsfield on July 11, 1921, she...

Ryan E. Wood, 19

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — He may have lost his sight, but his vision was clear, and he lived by the words “Never Give Up."  When presented with life-altering changes to how he...

Frank A. Masdea Sr., 57

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Frank Albert Masdea Sr., 57, of Onota Street, Pittsfield, passed away Friday, September 21, 2018, at his home.  Born on April 14, 1961, the son of Eloise M....

Roger V. Sala, 85

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Roger V. Sala, 85, died peacefully in his Pittsfield home on Tuesday, September 25, 2018. He was born in North Adams on March 4, 1933, the son of Charles D. and...

Mark H. Cross, 92

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mark Horace Cross, 92, of Pittsfield, Mass., died Thursday, September 20, 2018, at his home, surrounded by his loving family.  Born in Adams on April 25, 1926,...

William M. Lennon, 57

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — William M. “Mike” Lennon, 57, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away Wednesday, September 19, 2018, at his home. Born in Pittsfield on October 25, 1960, son of...

George Henderson, 95

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — George Thomas Henderson, 95, formerly of Epworth Arms and BerkshireTown Apartments, died Saturday, September 15, 2018, at Mt. Greylock Care Facility. Born in...

Marvin L. Weiss, 91

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, father-in-law and friend, Marvin Lawrence Weiss of Berlin, Conn., comfortably passed on September 17, 2018, at the VA...

John M. Fuore, 67

LENOX, Mass. — John M. Fuore, 67, for most of his life a resident of Lenox, died Tuesday, September 18, 2018, at his home. Born in Pittsfield on July 5, 1951, the son of Phyllis...

Doris Post, 91

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Doris Hazel Post, 91, formerly of Lebanon Springs, N.Y., died Friday, September 14, 2018, at Lee Health Care, where she had resided the last four years. Born in...

Helen I. Monitto, 84

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Helen Irene L’Italien Monitto, 84, of 787 Williams Street, Pittsfield, died Thursday, September 13, 2018, at her home. Born in Leominster, Mass., on September...

Rita E. Tart, 83

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Rita Elaine Tart (Fiorini), 83, died Monday, September 10, 2018 One of eight children, Rita was born in Boston’s historic North End on June 19, 1935. The sixth...

Barbara J. Wuinee, 80

DALTON, Mass. — Barbara J. Wuinee, 80, of Dalton, Mass., passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Pittsfield on June 19, 1938,...

Sima Berezkina, 89

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Sima Berezkina, 89, died Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. She was born in Rogachev, Belarus, on June 5, 1929, and was married to her loving husband Boris (deceased 1999) for...

Gertrude Moskowitz, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Gertrude (Trudy) Moskowitz, 88, a loving mother and grandmother, dedicated teacher and active member of the Jewish community, passed away on Friday, September 7, 2018, at...

Anthony J. Pivero, 79

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Anthony Joseph Pivero, 79, of 236 Hubbard Ave., Pittsfield, Mass., passed away Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center.  He was born in...

Claudette M. Reardon, 75

DALTON, Mass. — Claudette M. Reardon of Dalton died peacefully at home surrounded by her family and friends on September 4, 2018. Born in Danville, Quebec, Canada, on November 11, 1942,...

Dorothy Schipon, 69

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Dorothy Jones Schipon, daughter of the late Howard Jones and Lillian Eason Jones, passed away peacefully at Berkshire Medical Center on September 3, 2018, at the age of...

Jean P Andrews, 76

HINSDALE, Mass. — Jean P Andrews, 76, of Hinsdale, Mass., passed away on August 31, 2018, at Berkshire Place in Pittsfield, Mass.  She was born in Watertown, Mass., on August 21,...

M. Sheila Ferryall, 83

DALTON, Mass. — Margaret Sheila Ferryall of Dalton, Mass., passed away unexpectedly at the age of 83 on August 29, 2018.  She was born in Adams, Mass., on July 20, 1935, the...

Alan J. Keefe Jr., 49

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Alan Joseph Keefe Jr., 49, of Joseph Drive, died Friday, August 24, 2018, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. He was born in Holyoke, Mass., on...

Vernon R. Potwin, 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Vernon R. Potwin, 87, of Providence Court, Pittsfield, formerly of Pleasure Avenue, Pittsfield, died Tuesday, August 21, 2018, at Albany Medical Center. Born in...

Colleen M. Ramsay, 52

LENOX, Mass. — Colleen Marie Ramsay, 52, passed away unexpectedly on August 19, 2018, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Mass. Born on August 11, 1966, in Pittsfield, Mass., she...

Michael Bufis, 71

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Michael Nicholas John Bufis, 71, passed away peacefully on August 18, 2018, following a courageous battle with lung cancer, after being diagnosed in January...