Obituaries

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...

Leo Bissaillon, 73

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mr. Leo P. “Chuck” Bissaillon, 73, of Adams, died on Sunday, March 11, 2018, at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. He was born in Adams on April 5, 1944, a...

Evelyn V. Olchowski, 100

LENOX, Mass. — Evelyn Virginia Olchowski, 100, died Friday, March 9, 2018, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center.  Evelyn was born on August 14, 1917, in Sandy Springs, South...

Virgilio J. Walto, 94

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Virgilio J. Walto, 94, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in the company of his family.  Born...

Basil 'Rick' Petricca, 86

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Basil August Petricca, the former CEO of Petricca Industries and founder of Unistress, died on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at the age of 86 in Pittsfield, Mass. Basil...

Raymond Heath, 78

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Raymond Edward Heath, 78, formerly of Lenox Avenue, Pittsfield, died March 5, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born October 12, 1939, to the late Ralph and Edith...

Gary Adams, 61

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Gary Bruce Adams, 61, of Lanesboro, Mass., passed away March 5, 2018, at home. He was born July 3, 1956, to June (Galeucia) Adams and the late John H. Adams of...

Linda M. Collins, 61

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Linda Marie Collins, 61, of Pittsfield, Mass., died at her home on Sunday, March 4, 2018, after a courageous battle with cancer. Linda was born on October 17, 1956,...

Richard Armstrong, 62

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Richard Bruce Armstrong, 62 of Pittsfield passed away March 2, 2018, at home. He was born January 14, 1956, to Dora Wheeler and Joseph R. Armstrong Sr. Richard...

Martin Frusciente, 70

PERU, Mass. — Martin Frusciente, 70, of 175 Middlefield Road, Peru, passed away March 2, 2018 at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born October 8, 1947 to Alice Pilson Frusciente and the...