Obituaries

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...

Genevieve Lofaro, 85

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Genevieve Lofaro, 85, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away August 17, 2018, at home.  Born on April 24, 1933, the daughter of the late Charles and Norma Williams...

Christopher E. Doyle, 63

RICHMOND, Mass. — Christopher Edmund Doyle passed away at his home in Richmond on Thursday, August 16, 2018, after a long illness. Born on August 27, 1954, in Washington, D.C., he was...

Mary M. Roy, 88

LENOX, Mass. — Mary M. Roy, 88, of Lenox died Wednesday morning, Aug. 15, 2018, at Springside of Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield July 2, 1930, the daughter of Ambrose and Ida Montour...

Charles J. Liston, 95

LENOX DALE, Mass. — Charles Joseph Liston, 95, of Lenox Dale died Friday morning, August 17, 2018, at The Landing at Laurel Lake and Lee Healthcare in Lee. Born December 20, 1922, in...

Samantha A. Tyer, 45

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Samantha Abigail Tyer, 45, of Pittsfield, Mass., formerly of Ashley Falls, died unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, August 15, 2018. Born in Great Barrington on August 16,...

Mary-Lynn E. LaBonte, 79

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mary-Lynn E. LaBonte, 79, of 45 Albro Street, Pittsfield, passed away August 14, 2018. Born March 24, 1939, in Sanford, Dade County, Florida, to Alexander and...

Chester A. Chojnowski, 86

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Chester Anthony Chojnowski, 86, of 107 Birch Grove Drive passed away August 11, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on April 12, 1932, he was the...

Florence E. DelSignore, 83

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Florence Elizabeth DelSignore, 83, of 101 Burke Avenue, Pittsfield, died Monday, August 6, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in North Adams on August 16, 1934,...

Rose P. Huban, 91

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Rose P. Huban, 91, a resident of Springside Nursing Facility, passed away August 6, 2018. Born in Boston on November 25, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Edmund...

Christopher W. Daly, 74

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Christopher W. Daly, 74, passed away August 13, 2018, at his home in Richmond after several years of declining health. Born in 1943 and brought up in Pittsfield, he...

John Bove, 59

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — John Anthony Bove, 59, of Pittsfield died unexpectedly on Friday, August 10, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center.  He was born in Hazelton, Pa., on May 4, 1959,...

David J. Riddell, 42

DALTON, Mass. — David Joseph Riddell, 42, of 30 Elaine Avenue, Dalton, passed away Saturday, August 4, 2018, as a result of a motorcycle accident. Born on September 8, 1975, the son of...

Frank C. Igo, 88

LENOX DALE, Mass. — Frank C. Igo, 88, of Lenox Dale died Wednesday, August 8, 2018, at Albany Medical Center after a brief illness. Born on March 29, 1930, in New Haven, Conn., he was...

Steven J. Monterosso, 60

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Steven J. Monterosso, 60, of Pittsfield, Mass., died Friday, August 3, 2018, following a battle with pancreatic cancer. Steve was born in Pittsfield to Helen Lesniak...