Obituaries

Thomas W. McDowell Jr., 81

LENOX, Mass. — Thomas Wesley McDowell Jr., 81, of Lenox, Mass., died on Sunday, September 4, 2017, at his home surrounded by his family. Mr. McDowell was born on December 2, 1935, in...

Lois I. Couture, 81

DALTON, Mass. — Lois Irene Couture, 81, of 71 Patricia Avenue, Dalton, died Friday, September 1, 2017, at Craneville Place of Dalton. Born in Pittsfield on December 27, 1935, the...

William Athanasulis, 51

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — William Paul Athanasulis (Bill Athans) of Pittsfield, Mass., 51, died Wednesday, August 30, 2017. He was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, on May 4, 1966, the son of Paul...

Charlotte E. Melle, 96

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Charlotte Elizabeth Melle, 96, formerly of Gale Avenue, Pittsfield, died Wednesday, August 30, 2017, at Springside Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center. Born in...

Isaac 'Ike' Crawford Jr., 93

DALTON, Mass. — Isaac “Ike” Crawford Jr. of Dalton passed away at Berkshire Medical Center on August 27, 2017.  He was born June 25, 1924, in Normal, Ill., to Martha...

Edna E. Piretti, 89

LENOX, Mass. — Edna Elizabeth Lasher Piretti, 89, of Tucker Street, died Sunday, September 3, 2017, at her home. Born in Lenox Dale on January 14, 1928, the daughter of John...

Anne Harrison, 74

LENOX, Mass. — Anne Harrison, 74, of Lenox, previously of Kalamazoo, Mich., died on Sunday, September 3, 2017 after a brave battle with cancer, peacefully and surrounded by family. She...

Concettina M. Collingwood, 57

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — It is with deep sorrow that Concettina (Connie) M. Collingwood, beloved wife, mother and daughter, is at rest. Born February 22, 1960, love and tender care were...

Maria DiTomasso, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Maria (Sciarra) DiTomasso, 88, of Pittsfield passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility. She was born in Bolognano, Province of...

Geaneve Herzog, 91

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Geaneve Mary Herzog, 91, of Pittsfield passed away on Friday, August 25, 2017, at home after a long illness.  Born on October 30, 1925, in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., she...

Elaine Madden, 80

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Elaine F. Madden, 80, of Lee, Mass., and Bradenton, Fla., passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 24, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by her loving...

John D. Mara, 59

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — John D. Mara died August 22, 2017, at North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, N.Y., following a short illness.  He was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on March 2,...

Paul R. Sherman, 79

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Paul R. Sherman, 79, of 140 Melbourne Road, Pittsfield, passed away Wednesday, August 23, 2017, at Melbourne Place surrounded in the loving presence of his...

Elizabeth M. Foster, 92

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Elizabeth M. Foster, 92, of 51 Michael Drive passed away at home on Saturday, August 19, 2017, with her loving family by her side.  A longtime Dalton resident,...

Ronald W. Bannick, 78

PERU, Mass. — Ronald W. Bannick, 78, of 13 Causeway Road in Peru, passed away on Friday, August 18, 2017, at home.  Born on August 22, 1938, in Pittsfield, he was the son of the...

Stephen Shaw, 74

DALTON, Mass. — Stephen W. Shaw, 74, of 600 Main St. passed away at home on August 18, 2017.  Born in Chateauguay, N.Y., on August 10, 1943, he was the son of the late Leonard and...

Anita Maffuccio, 92

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Anita Maffuccio passed peacefully in her home of natural causes on August 19, 2017, with her family by her side. She was full of vigor and life up to only a few days...

Maria E. Longo, 93

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Maria E. Longo, 93, formerly of Pittsfield and Dalton, passed away Tuesday, August 15, 2017, at Olathe-Health Hospice House in Olathe, Kansas.   She was...

Marjorie Griffith, 86

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Marjorie J. Griffith, 86, a former Pittsfield resident, passed away August 15, 2017, in Nashua, N.H. She was the wife of the late James A. Griffith. Funeral...

Catherine Azubalis, 92

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Catherine Marie Azubalis, 92, of 8 Lyric Street, Pittsfield, formerly of 70 Hillcrest Avenue, Pittsfield, died Saturday, August 12, 2017, at Berkshire Medical...

Carol Shea, 84

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Carol Mercedes Shea, 84, of Montgomery Avenue passed away on Thursday, August 10, 2017. She was born on January 26, 1933, in Pittsfield, the daughter of the late...

Bella Gorin, 104

LENOX, Mass. — Bella Gorin passed away, peacefully, at 104 years of age at the Kimball Farms Nursing Center in Lenox, Mass., on Monday, August 14, 2017. She was the much-loved and...

Sandra Sexton, 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Sandra (Pellett) Sexton, 82, beloved wife of the late Kenneth Eugene Sexton, passed away peacefully Thursday, morning, August 3, 2017, at the Berkshire Medical Center in...

Wilbert N. Stockton Sr., 94

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mr. Wilbert Ned Stockton Sr., 94, affectionately known by his family as "PaPa," transitioned to his eternal home on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017. Mr. Stockton was...

Bessie C. Zarvis, 85

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Bessie C. Zarvis, 85, of 40 Darlene Avenue, Pittsfield, died Monday, August 7, 2017, at her home. Born in Pittsfield on March 22, 1932, a daughter of Costis D. and...