Obituaries

Grace Banister, 45

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Grace G. Banister, 45, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away April 6, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center.  She was born December 5, 1972, in Pittsfield, the daughter...

Cecilia Mitchell, 89

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Cecilia Seddon Mitchell, 89, died Sunday, April 8, 2018, after a brief illness.  Mrs. Mitchell was born on November 4, 1928. Mrs. Mitchell was educated in the...

Filip Blechinger, 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Filip Paul Blechinger, 82, of 59 Roselyn Drive, Pittsfield, passed away peacefully April 4, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center with his wife and family at his side. He...

John Dowling Sr., 63

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — John A. Dowling Sr., 63, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away April 3, 2018.  He worked for 20 years at BCAC as the operator of the food pantry; prior to this, he...

Hannah G. Browne, 26

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Hannah G. Browne, 26, was overcome by her 14-year battle with Mae Thurner’s Syndrome, mental illness and addiction on Tuesday, April 3, 2018. She fought long and...

Vivian R. Hopper, 93

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Vivian Ruth Hopper, 93, fondly known as Shorty, passed away peacefully March 31, 2018, in her home in Pittsfield, surrounded by her loving family. She was born April...

James R. Prince Sr., 81

LENOX, Mass. — James Richard Prince Sr., 81, died Monday April 2, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by his loving family.  Mr. Prince was born on January 23, 1937, in...

Katherine LaFlamme, 89

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Katherine “Eva” Alvira Laurin LaFlamme, 89, of 46 Deborah Ave., Pittsfield, and previously of Ocala, Florida, passed away peacefully March 28, 2018, at Mt....

Sheila Wessel, 77

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Sheila Barry Wessel, 77, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away Thursday, March 22, 2018, with her devoted husband, Michael Wessel, and her two beloved daughters by her...

Jean Davis, 93

RICHMOND, Mass. — Jean Vreeland Davis, primarily a homemaker, died peacefully on March 29, 2018, surrounded by her family.  Born in New Rochelle, N.Y., on July 12, 1924, she was the...

Bertha K. Howard, 93

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Bertha K. Howard, 93, of Pittsfield, passed away March 27, 2018, at Kimball Farms Nursing Facility in Lenox. She was born November 17, 1924, in Pittsfield, Mass., to...

Gilbert Desautels, 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Gilbert H. "Des" Desautels, 87, of Pittsfield passed away on March 26, 2018, at Mt. Carmel Care Center in Lenox. He was the son of Dr. Antonio and Emma...

Wanda Morse, 89

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Wanda (Sally) Morse, 89, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away March 25, 2018. Wanda was born in Pittsfield on July 20, 1929 to the late Charles and Stella Marzacki...

Florence Rembish, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Florence I. Rembish, 88 of Berkshire Town Apartments, Pittsfield, passed away March 25, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born July 31, 1929 to the late...

Mary A. Matthews, 80

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mary A. (Aleo) Matthews, 80, of Pittsfield passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at the Hillcrest Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Pittsfield. She was...

Carla A. Virgilio, 70

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Carla (Carlotta) Ann Virgilio, age 70, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away on March 28, 2018, at Williamstown Commons, where she had been resting following a short...

Gabriel Valenzuela, 99

LENOX, Mass. — Gabriel Valenzuela, 99, of Lenox, Mass., loving husband of the late Svea Valenzuela, passed away on Friday, March 23, 2018. Prior to moving to Lenox, Mass., Mr. Valenzuela...

Gail F. Viera, 66

DALTON, Mass. — Gail Frances Viera, 66, of 125 Dalton Division Road, Dalton, passed away March 17, 2018, at Baystate Medical Center. She was born on October 28, 1951, to Lois H. Keefe...

Robert L. Elliott, 95

LENOX, Mass. — Robert L. Elliott, 95, of Devonshire Estates, Lenox, passed away March 17, 2018, at Mount Carmel Care Center. He was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on October 27, 1922, to...

Mary E. Moody, 90

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mary Ella Moody, 90, of 28 Plastics Ave., died Friday, March 16, 2018, at Mt. Greylock Extended Care, where she had been a patient the past year. Born in Savannah,...

Benjamin S. Weinberg, 83

LENOX, Mass. — Benjamin S. Weinberg, 83, died peacefully Tuesday morning, March 13, 2018, at his home after a lengthy illness. Mr. Weinberg was born on April 26, 1934, in Antwerp,...

Stanislawa Trzepacz, 85

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Stanislawa “Stella” Trzepacz, 85, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away March 14, 2018, at Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility. She was born in Poland on May...

Caroline S. Kimber, 89

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Caroline "Carol" S. Kimber, age 89, of Pomeroy Avenue, died Friday, March 9, 2018, at home. She was born in Pittsfield on June 24, 1928, the daughter of...

Charles H. Smith, 78

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Charles Henry Smith, 78, of 298 Benedict Road, Pittsfield, passed away March 8, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born March 6, 1940, in Pittsfield, the son...

William J. Killackey, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — William J. Killackey, age 88, of Strong Avenue, died Thursday, March 8, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Pittsfield on January 10, 1930, the son of...