Obituaries

Irene LaFlash, 90

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Irene E. LaFlash, of 90 Connecticut Avenue, died March 2, 2018. Born in Pittsfield on September 12, 1927, daughter of Harry and Lena Daniels Elfving. She attended...

Tawanna S. Robinson

DALTON, Mass. — Tawanna Shanell Robinson, 43, of Jarvis Ave, Holyoke, Mass., formerly of Dalton, Mass., passed away at Holyoke Hospital on March 2, 2018. Born in Mt. Vernon, N.Y., on...

Paul N. Rich, 90

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Paul Rich, co-founder of Paul Rich and Sons Home Furnishings, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning March 6, 2018, with his family by his side. Born to Harry G....

Doris M. Henningsen, 87

LENOX, Mass. — Doris M. Henningsen, 87, of Lenox died Monday, March 5, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by her family. Doris was born on July 12, 1930, in Jersey City, New...

Helen Trasatti, 86

DALTON, Mass. — Helen Trasatti, 86, of South Street, Dalton, Mass., passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, March 1, 2018. She was born in Pittsfield...

Margaret A. Scott, 74

DALTON, Mass. — Margaret (Maggie) Ann Scott, 74, of 661 East Street in Dalton, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on March 1, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center, with her family by her...

Timothy Rattigan, 55

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Timothy Patrick Rattigan, 55, of Boylston Street, Pittsfield, Mass., passed away February 28, 2018. He was born December 27, 1962 to Edward J. Rattigan and the late...

Joan Tucker, 84

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Joan Quinn Tucker passed away on Tuesday, February 27, 2018, at her home at Linden Ponds in Hingham, Mass., surrounded by her loving family.  Born in North...

Helen Trasatti, 86

DALTON, Mass. — Helen Trasatti, 86, of South Street, Dalton, Mass., passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, March 1, 2018.  She was born in...

John F. MacLean, 99

LENOX, Mass. — John Finlay MacLean, 99, of Lenox died Tuesday, February 20, 2018, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center. Mr. MacLean was born on September 13, 1918, in Lenox, Mass., to...

Leo Fitzpatrick, 31

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Leo John Francis Fitzpatrick, 31, of Pittsfield, passed away February 25, 2018. He was born December 14, 1986, to Kathleen Fremer Fitzpatrick and the late Leo F....

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...