Obituaries

Akeem LeClair, 24

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Akeem Z. LeClair, 24, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away unexpectedly on July 18, 2018.  He was predeceased by his mother, Stacy Mensah-Green, in December...

Bryan McClellan, 56

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Bryan L. McClellan, 56, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away July 17, 2018. Born December 16, 1961, he was a son of Patricia Dupont Fitch and the late Gerald McClellan...

Joan Blakesley, 86

DALTON, Mass. — Joan M. Blakesley, 86, of Old Windsor Road, Dalton, Mass., passed away July 16, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center.  Born on December 5, 1931, to the late Ralph and...

Beth A. Fuller, 74

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Beth Ann Fuller, 74, of Pittsfield, formerly of Becket, died Saturday, July 7, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. Beth was born December 31, 1943, the daughter of...

William A. Gibney

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ret. Cpt. William (Bill) Alfred Gibney, USMC, died unexpectedly on July 12, 2018.  William joined the USMC at age 17 and retired after 20 years of service in...

Robert McNinch, 76

LENOX, Mass. — Bob McNinch, co-owner and operator of Eastover Resort from 1983-2000, died early Wednesday morning, July 18, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, surrounded by his...

Judith M. Whitney, 70

DALTON, Mass. — Judith “Judy” Marie Whitney, 70, of East Housatonic Street, Dalton, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, July 10, 2018, at Baystate Medical Center. She was...

Ashley M. Benlien, 24

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ashley Marie Benlien, 24, of Pittsfield passed away July 9, 2018, after a battle with addiction. She was born on December 14, 1993, a daughter of James Benlien and...

Valerie O. Hamilton, 61

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Valerie Orean Elizabeth Hamilton, 61, of 19 South John St., Pittsfield, Mass., passed away early Saturday morning, July 7, 2018, after a short illness.  Valerie was...

John D. Sondrini, 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — John Daniel Sondrini, 82, resident of Melbourne Place, died peacefully on July 3, 2018, at Hillcrest Commons surrounded by his children after a long...

Nettie A. Sarro, 93

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Miss Nettie A. Sarro, 93, of 198 Blythewood Drive and most recently residing at Wingate Assisted Living, 140 Melbourne Road, both of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away...

Laura Eva Drummond, 95

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Laura Eva Drummond, 95, of Pittsfield passed away June 28, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Pittsfield on August 8, 1922, the daughter of the late...

Martha Ann Dowling, 83

HINSDALE, Mass. — Martha Ann Dowling of Hinsdale died Saturday, June 30, 2018, after a long illness. She was surrounded by her family when she took her last breath. She was born July...

Margaret M. McBurney

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Margaret M. McBurney died Saturday, June 30, 2018. Born in Tillicoultry, Scotland, the daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Cook) Fisher, she was educated here and was...

Norma Giroux, 86

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Norma Eva Elliman Breault Giroux, 86, of 195 Elberon Ave., formerly of West Housatonic Street, Pittsfield, passed away June 28, 2018, at Mt. Carmel Care Center in...

Carolyn L. Daniels, 77

Born in Pittsfield on July 1, 1940, the daughter of George C. and Delina M. Tremblay Morse, she was a 1958 graduate of Pittsfield High School, and received a Certificate in Early Childhood...

Mary Marsh, 92

HINSDALE, Mass. — Mary Louise Masterone Marsh, 92, of 37 Country Road, Hinsdale, Mass., died Friday, June 22, 2018 at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility in Pittsfield. Born on...

Laurel Scialabba, 71

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Laurel Ann (Benham) Scialabba, 71, died unexpectedly June 19, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center after a short illness.  She was born in Pittsfield on February 9,...

Lauraine Pelletier, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Lauraine Theresa Pelletier, 88, formerly of Orlando Avenue, Pittsfield, died peacefully at Berkshire Place on June 14, 2018. Born in North Attleboro on July 17, 1929,...

William B. Borden Sr., 70

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — William Ben Borden Sr., 70, of Pittsfield, Mass., gained his heavenly wings on June 13, 2018, while at home surrounded by his loved ones.  Born in Cuba, Ala., on...

Lauraine T. Pelletier, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Lauraine Theresa Pelletier, 88, formerly of Orlando Avenue, Pittsfield, died peacefully at Berkshire Place on June 14, 2018. Born in North Attleboro on July 17, 1929,...

Bradley L. Klose, 48

DALTON, Mass. — Bradley L. Klose, 48, of Dalton, Mass., passed away June 8, 2018.  Born in Warrensville Heights, Ohio, on October 9, 1969, the son of Bradley J. Klose and Christa...

Lynda J. McDarby, 75

LENOX, Mass. — Lynda J. McDarby, 75, of Lenox died Sunday, June 17, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on January 24, 1943, the daughter of Michael and Edna Brittigan...

Jane E. Archibald, 77

LENOX, Mass. — Jane E. Archibald, 77, of Lenox died Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at her home after a brief illness. Mrs. Archibald was born on September 7, 1940, in Pittsfield, Mass., to the...

Willard A. Curtis, 62

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Willard A. Curtis, 62, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away at home on Saturday, June 9, 2018. Willard was born on November 11, 1955, the son of the late Willard R....