Obituaries

Mark J. Lahey, 61

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mark James Lahey, a retired plumbing and heating contractor of J.R. Lahey Jr. Mechanical Contractors Inc., passed away on February 22, 2018. He was 61 years old....

Dorthy Kurjan, 96

LENOX, Mass. — Dorthy Kurjan died peacefully with relatives by her side in Lenox, Mass., on February 22, 2018, shortly after her 96th birthday on Feb. 16. Born in 1922, Dorothy was the...

Sally Mason, 77

DALTON, Mass. — Sally Mason, 77, of Dalton, passed away February 21, 2018, at Springside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center surrounded by her family.  Born May 24, 1940, to the late...

Anthony ‘Tony’ Cancilla Jr., 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Anthony G. Cancilla Jr. of Pittsfield passed away on February 18, 2018, at the age of 82. A gentle soul, he will be missed by the friends he made during his final stay at...

Anne T. Malone, 89

LENOX, Mass. — Anne T. Malone, 89, died February 22, 2018.    Born January 24, 1929, and raised in New York, N,Y., Anne began her career as a couture dress buyer at Gimbels...

Jeffrey R. Kahn, 55

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Jeffrey R. Kahn, 55, of 83 Cheshire Road, Pittsfield, passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Pittsfield on May 19, 1962,...

Dolores E. Coons, 90

LENOX, Mass. — Dolores E. Coons, 90, died Tuesday morning, February 20, 2018, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center surrounded by her loving family. Born in Pittsfield on December 6,...

M. Nancy Carroll, 84

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — M. Nancy Carroll, 84, of 25 Cromwell Ave., Pittsfield, passed away at home February 16, 2018. Born in Pittsfield on November 6, 1933, she was the daughter of the late...

Beatrice M. Pelaccio, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Beatrice M. (Cavallaro) Pelaccio, 88, of Pittsfield, Mass., died Tuesday, February 20, 2018, at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on August 9,...

Henry ‘Hank’ Kirchner, 75

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Henry A. “Hank” Kirchner, 75, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away on February 13, 2018, at his home.  Born March 25, 1942, to the late Earl and Mabel...

Barbara J. Simkewicz, 72

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Barbara Jean (Ridel) Simkewicz, 72, of Pittsfield, Mass., died Wednesday February 14, 2018, at her home. She was born in Hartford, Conn., on June 26, 1945, daughter...

Edward F. Carey, 82

LENOX DALE, Mass. — Edward F. Carey, 82, died Tuesday evening, February 13, 2018, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center. Born in Lenox Dale on March 3, 1935, the son of George and...

Ethan D. Spiess, 45

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mr. Ethan Donald Spiess, 45, of Pittsfield passed away suddenly on Monday, February 12, 2018. He has made his journey into his forever home where he is free and in the...

Paul A. Belouin, 78

HINSDALE, Mass. — Paul A. Belouin, 78, of 154 George Schnopp Road, Hinsdale, Mass., passed away on Friday, February 9, 2018, at Craneville Place in Dalton, Mass., following a courageous...

Marilyn E. Pettit, 77

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Marilyn E. Pettit, 77, of Pittsfield passed away Tuesday, February 6, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center.  She was born May 16, 1940 to the late Terrince and Emma...

Edward M. Hall, 75

WILLIAMSBURG, Mass. — Edward M. Hall, 75, of Williamsburg, formerly of Pittsfield, died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018, at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton after a long struggle with...

Willard M. Salzer, 92

LENOX, Mass. — Willard M. Salzer, 92, of Lenox, Mass., formerly of Norwalk, Conn., and Naples, Fla., passed away peacefully on February 10, 2018, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care...

Lillian E. Shelsy, 99

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Lillian Esther Bachli Shelsy, 99, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, died at Berkshire Place on February 8, 2018.  Lillian was born in Pittsfield on April 23,...

Catherine Howson, 89

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Catherine (Samalionis) Howson, 89, wife of the late Edward C. Howson, died February 5, 2018, in Canton, Conn.  Born March 10, 1928 in Pittsfield, daughter of...

Lucille B. Carmody, 92

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Lucille Beatrice (nee Lusignan) Carmody, 92, died peacefully at her home on February 3, 2018. Lucille was a lifelong resident of Pittsfield. She was raised in the...

Peter Skafidas, 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Peter Skafidas, 87, of 3 Kathy Way died Thursday, February 1, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center, following a short illness. He was born in Longastra, Greece, on June...

Julian Kycia, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Julian I. Kycia, 88, of Morningview Drive, Pittsfield, passed away peacefully on January 31, 2018. At his request, there will be no calling hours or funeral...

Richard G. Russo Sr., 71

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Richard G. Russo Sr., 71, of Pittsfield, Mass., a resident of Springside of Pittsfield, died unexpectedly at BMC on Tuesday, January 30, 2018. He was born January 11,...

Everett C. Fletcher, 91

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Everett Chester “Brick” “Red” Fletcher, 91, of Wingate Residences at Melbourne Place, Pittsfield, died Tuesday, January 30, 2018, at his home. Born...

Laura Monterosso, 94

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Laura Victoria Monterosso, 94, of 1093 West Street, Pittsfield, died Tuesday, January 30, 2018, at her home. Born in Pittsfield on December 1, 1923, a daughter of...