Obituaries

Thomas Kingston, 48

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Thomas A. Kingston, 48, of Pittsfield, passed away May 19, 2018, after battling cancer for several years. Born May 30, 1969, he leaves his mother, Loretta Kingston...

Rosemary A. Benoit, 65

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Rosemary Ann (Collette) Benoit, 65, of Pittsfield died Monday May 21, 2018, at her home after a long illness. She was born in North Adams on December 27, 1952, the...

Phyllis M. Kiss, 83

LENOX, Mass. — Phyllis M. Kiss, 83, of Lenox died Saturday, May 19, 2018, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center after a brief illness, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Kiss was born...

N. Joseph Dahrouge, 83

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On the evening of Pentecost on May 20, 2018, Nassif Joseph Dahrouge passed peacefully from this life into the Heavenly kingdom following a short bout with kidney failure....

Wanda M. Frazitta, 93

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Wanda Maria (Gori) Frazitta, 93, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away peacefully on Monday May 21, 2018. She was born in Pistoia, Italy on August 26, 1924 daughter of...

Odessa A. Daoust, 104

DALTON, Mass. — Mr. Odessa A. Daoust, 104, of Dalton, Mass., and a former resident of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away on Friday, May 18, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center.   He was...

Walter F. Mularski Jr., 90

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Walter Mularski Jr., 90, of Pittsfield, passed away on May 19, 2018, in Pittsfield, Mass., after a brief illness.   Walter was born in Adams, Mass., on December...

Margaret M. Peck, 63

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Margaret Mary (Scelsi) Peck, 63, of Wingate Residences, 140 Melbourne Road, Pittsfield, Mass., passed away Thursday, May 17, 2018. She was born in Pittsfield on...

Philip J. Constantino

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Philip James Constantino, 48, of Pittsfield passed away suddenly May 15, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center.  He was born July 9, 1969, to Lucille Cullotta...

Steven J. Mottor, 58

HINSDALE, Mass. — Steven John Mottor, 58, of 545 Middlefield Road, Hinsdale, passed away May 14, 2018, peacefully at home surrounded by family. Born January 24, 1960, to Bessie (Gero)...

Thomas F. McKnight, 72

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Thomas Forrest McKnight, 72, of 801 North Main St., Lanesborough, passed away peacefully at his home May 12, 2018, after a long illness. Born June 16, 1945, to the...

Melissa A. Chaffee, 29

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Melissa Ann Chaffee, 29, of Pittsfield passed away May 10, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center.  Born November 5, 1988, the daughter of Donald and Deborah Fosty...

Joy E. Fox, 92

LENOX, Mass. — Joy E. Fox, 92, of Lenox died Tuesday, May 15, 2018, at home with her loving daughters by her side. Born in Moberly, Mo., on November 4, 1925, to the late William Anchitel...

Valerie A. Clancy, 53

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Valerie A. Clancy, 53, of Pittsfield, Mass., died Monday, May 14, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by her family. Born in Pittsfield on October 1, 1964,...

Rosalee E. Halik, 78

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Rosalee E. Halik, 78, passed away at home in Pittsfield on Friday, May 11, 2018, due to complications with Parkinson's Disease, which she fought for nearly six...

Cornelia Lamke, 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Cornelia 'Teya' Lamke, 82, of Epworth Arms, Pittsfield, died Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at Springside of Pittsfield. Born on July 17, 1935, the daughter of...

John P. Pasini, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — John Peter Pasini, 88, formerly of 54 Demont Ave., Pittsfield, passed away May 8, 2018, at Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born August 4, 1929, he was the son...

William West, 51

DALTON, Mass. — William Timothy West died suddenly on May 3, 2018, due to injuries related from a motorcycle accident.  Born May 24, 1966, he was the son of William and Barbara...

Marie Judd, 92

LENOX, Mass. — Marie Judd, 92, of Lenox, Mass., passed away on May 5, 2018.  She was born in Staten Island, N.Y., and graduated from Curtis High School and Notre Dame College, where...

Lena McDonald, 95

DALTON, Mass. — Lena May McDonald, 95, passed away peacefully April 27, 2018, at Craneville Place in Dalton. Born August 27, 1922, the daughter of the late Frank W. and Mary Miner...

Roland E. Chaffee, 66

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Roland E. “Chief” Chaffee, 66, of 23 Williamsburg Terrace, Pittsfield, died Friday, April 27, 2018, at his home with his wife at his side following a short...

Nancy P. Clark, 86

LENOX, Mass. — Nancy Persing Clark, 86, died at Berkshire Medical Center on April 28, 2018, after a sudden illness.   Nancy was a local, West Stockbridge girl. The only daughter,...

Jacqueline Shaughnessy, 77

LENOX, Mass. — Jacqueline (Jackie) Shaughnessy died peacefully at Mt. Carmel Nursing home in Lenox on April 26, 2018, after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was...

Rachel A. Mullaney, 17

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Rachel Alexandria Weider Mullaney, 17, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away April 27, 2018.  She was born August 19, 2000 the daughter of Thomas M. Mullaney and...

Glenn K. Hoff, 65

LENOX, Mass. — Glenn K. Hoff, 65, of Lenox passed away peacefully on April 26, 2018, with his wife by his side after a strong and valiant fight with cancer.  Born on November...