Obituaries

Rose P. DeFazio, 94

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Rose P. DeFazio, 94, of 119 Main St., Ashland House, Ashland, Mass., and former resident of Pittsfield, passed away Wednesday, November 22, 2017, at UMASS Memorial...

David C. Hunter, 79

LENOX, Mass. — David C. Hunter, Lenox, Mass., age 79, died Tuesday, November 21, 2017, at Berkshire Place in Pittsfield, Mass., surrounded by his family. He was born in Pittsfield on...

Kevin F. Gallagher, 59

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Kevin F. Gallagher, 59, of Pittsfield, Mass., and a former longtime resident of Adams, died Saturday, November 18, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in...

James D. Underhill Jr., 40

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — James David Underhill Jr., 40, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away peacefully at his home on November 22, 2017, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Jim was...

John Pinna, 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — John Benjamin Pinna, 82, of BerkshireTown Apartments, died Tuesday, November 21, 2017, at his home. Born in Pittsfield on July 17, 1935, the son of John S. and...

Jeanne M. Mattox, 67

DALTON, Mass. — Jeanne Marie (Buckler) Mattox, 67, of Dalton, Mass., died Saturday November 18, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in South Weymouth, Mass., on November 3,...

Joseph K. Farrell, 61

DALTON, Mass. — Joseph K. Farrell, 61, a Dalton native, of Lake Mary, Fla., passed away on November 13, 2017.  Born on September 2, 1956, in Pittsfield, he was a son of the late...

Dorothy M. Quaglietti, 96

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mrs. Dorothy M. (Smith) Lavigne Quaglietti, 96, formerly of 176 Columbus Ave., Berkshiretown Apts., Pittsfield, Mass.,passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2017, at...

Rose V. Castagna, 88

RICHMOND, Mass. — Rose Viola Castagna, 88, of Richmond passed away Friday, November 10, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center.  She was born in New Ashford on March 9, 1929, a daughter...

Doris E. Rocca, 84

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Doris E. Rocca, 84, of 25 Marco Drive passed away November 7, 2017, peacefully at home surrounded by her family after a short illness. Born on June 28, 1933 in...

Jane E. Hand, 82

DALTON, Mass. — Jane E. Hand, 82, of 379 North St. passed away on Sunday, November 5, 2017, at Mount Carmel Care Center in Lenox. Born on February 11, 1935, in Pittsfield, she was a...

Jeremy A. Saunders, 36

LENOX DALE, Mass. — Jeremy A. Saunders, 36, of Lenox Dale died Tuesday evening, November 7, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by his family and friends. He was born in...

Cesare Polce, 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Cesare Polce, 82, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away surrounded by his loving family on Monday, November 6, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center.  Cesare was born in...

Howard R. Losaw, 80

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Howard Raymond Losaw, 80, died Monday, November 6, 2017, in Pittsfield. He was born on February 27, 1937, to Roscoe and Helen Losaw in Tolland, Massachusetts. During...

Eric Wigglesworth, 32

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Eric Edward Arthur Wigglesworth, 32, of 22 Harwich Street in Pittsfield, died at Berkshire Medical Center on Sunday, November 5, 2017.  Born in Pittsfield on May...

Carol M. Murk, 83

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Carol M. Murk, 83, of 461 Elm Street passed away at home on November 1, 2017. Born on September 2, 1934, in Lee, she was a daughter of the late Earl H. Bradford Sr....

Dawn Z. Berube, 67

LENOX, Mass.— Dawn Zippel Farley Berube, 67, died Tuesday evening, October 24, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. Dawn was born in New York City on...

William Irvin, 77

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — William Irvin, 77, of Pittsfield, passed away on Tuesday, October 24, 2017, after a long struggle with cancer. Bill Irvin was born and grew up in Little Rock, Ark....

Paul E. Archambault, 93

DALTON, Mass. — Paul Emile Archambault, 93, of 36 Hale Street, Dalton, died Saturday, October 14, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center.  Born in Pittsfield on November 27, 1923, the...

Deborah A. Reed, 71

DALTON, Mass. — Deborah A. Reed, 71, of 1 Hazelwood Court passed away on Saturday, October 14, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center.  Born on December 15, 1945, in Herkimer, N.Y., she...

Dorothy M. Toomey, 86

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Dorothy Mae Egan Toomey, 86, of 15 Chicopee Street, Lanesborough, died Wednesday, October 11, 2017, at Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in Youngstown,...

Bibiane M. Poirier, 79

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Bibiane Marie (Cloutier) Poirier, 79, of Pittsfield, Mass., and formerly of Manchester, Conn., passed away on October 13, 2017, surrounded by her adoring...

David ‘Zip’ Zerbato, 50

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — David Paul “Zip” Zerbato, 50, of Pittsfield passed away Saturday, October 14, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center.   Born June 5, 1967, to Alice...

Mark E. Hinman, 54

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mark E. Hinman, 54, of Pittsfield, passed away Friday, October 13, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Troy, N.Y., on February 23, 1963, the son of John...

Grace Kuvent, 84

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Grace E. "Gracie" Kuvent, age 84, of Lakeway Drive died Sunday, October 8, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Pittsfield on August 12,...