Obituaries

William ‘Bill’ Lake, 54

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — William J. Lake, 54, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away January 24, 2018, at his home, after a long illness. He previously lived in Stuyvesant Falls and Albany,...

Sally L. McLaughlin, 63

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ms. Sally L. (Ciuk) McLaughlin, 63, of Pittsfield, died on Tuesday, January 23, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in Adams on September...

Gloria Thomas, 96

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Gloria Thomas passed away peacefully on January 22, 2018, only one month after the passing of her dear husband of 70 years, Francis G. Thomas.  Gloria was an...

Joseph P. Rossin, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Joseph P. Rossin, 88, of 16 Pembroke Ave., the Lakewood Section of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away January 22, 2018. He was born, October 1, 1929 to the late Giacamo...

Deborah Phillips, 61

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — On Sunday, January 21, 2018, Deborah Phillips, 61, died at the UMass Medical Center in Worcester, Mass., from complications of a head injury. She was a resident of...

Mary DeFazio, 84

LENOX, Mass. — Mary Asselta DeFazio died on Tuesday, January 23, 2018. Mary was born in Utica, N.Y., the daughter of Louis J. and Mary Infusino Asselta, on June 18, 1933. She attended...

Beverly Ann Winslow, 83

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Beverly Ann Winslow, 83, of Pittsfield passed away peacefully on January 22, 2018, in Pittsfield.  She was born in North Adams to Henry and Pauline Senecal on...

William G. Weigand, 79

LENOX, Mass. — William George Weigand, 79, of Sunny Isles, Fla., formerly of Lenox, died Sunday, January 14, 2018, at Adventura Medical Center, Adventura, Fla. Born in Meriden, Conn., on...

Jared A. Tagge, 31

LENOX, Mass. — Jared Allen Tagge, 31, formerly of Lenox, Mass., passed away on December 24, 2017, in Hong Kong. He had been living in Shenzhen, China, for the past five years....

Frank P. Polidoro, 91

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Loving husband, father, Bumpa and retired Pittsfield Police Officer Frank P. Polidoro, age 91, passed away peacefully at home Friday, January 19, 2018. At the time of his...

Rita Streeter, 91

DALTON, Mass. — Rita Frances Streeter, 91, of 80 Lake Street, Dalton, a resident of Dalton since 1949, died Thursday, January 18, 2018, at Craneville Place of Dalton, where she had resided...

Viola M. Hover, 93

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Viola M. Hover, 93, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away January 16, 2018, at her home surrounded by her family. Born in Wild Rose North Dakota on June 22, 1924, to the...

Charlie Moss, 54

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mr. Charlie L. Moss, 54 of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away January 13, 2018. He is survived by his wife Roxanne; six sisters, Yvonne Wilson, Henryann Moss, Theresa...

Judith Ann Hall, 76

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Judith Ann (Brown) Hall, 76, of 20 Oak Hill Road, Pittsfield, Mass., died Friday, January 12, 2018, at her home with her husband and family at her side. She was born...

Rebecca R. Fiske, 61

RICHMOND, Mass. — Dr. Rebecca R. Fiske of Richmond, Mass., died on Wednesday, January 3, 2018, at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital after a long illness. At the time of her death, she was...

Arthur 'Jack' Stohlmann, 81

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mr. Arthur John "Jack" Stohlmann, 81, of Adams died Friday morning, January 12, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Adams on...

Dorothy Cetti, 89

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Dorothy D. (Nykorchuck) Cetti, 89, died Sunday January 7, 2018, at Springside Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center. Born in Pittsfield on July 9, 1928, the...

Mario 'Milo' Cimini, 98

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mario "Milo" Cimini, 98, of Pittsfield passed away on Tuesday, January 9, 2018, with family nearby. He was born in Pittsfield, the son of Benedetto and...

Francis N. ‘Bud’ Book, 96

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Francis N. “Bud” Book passed away peacefully at the age of 96 on January 8, 2018, at his home with his caring daughter by his side. He was born on May 25,...

Bernice Kinna, 91

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Bernice M. Kinna, 91, of Lanesboro, Mass., passed away on January 5, 2018. Born July 3, 1926 to the late Roy A. and Eda St.John Vincent, she was a 1944 graduate of...

Bonnie Fhagen, 71

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Bonnie Fhagen, 71, formerly of Great Barrington passed away Thursday evening, December 21, 2017, at her home on Pecks Road in Pittsfield, Mass. Born on March 13,...

Richard Hines, 82

LENOX, Mass. — Richard D. Hines, 82, formerly of Hubbard Street, Lenox, Mass., passed away on January 5, 2018, at Mount Carmel Care Center. Born January 17, 1935, in Brooklyn, N.Y., he...

David A. LeClair, 59

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — David Allan LeClair, 59, of Pittsfield died suddenly on Thursday, January 4, 2018, at the Berkshire Medical Center.  He was born in North Adams on January 8,...

Louis J. Giovanetti, 92

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Louis Joseph Giovanetti, 92, of Pittsfield died Saturday, January 6, 2018.  He was born on October 4, 1925, in Pittsfield, son of Battista and Angelina Nugai...

Robert Sullivan, 73

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Robert J. Sullivan (Bob/Sully), of 79 Leona Drive, Pittsfield, Mass., passed away on December 31, 2017. Born in Pittsfield on December 16, 1944, he was the son of...