Obituaries

Peter Ostrander, 45

DALTON, Mass. — Peter F. Ostrander 45, of Dalton passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2017.  He was born in Pittsfield on October 16, 1971, the son of Richard Ostrander and Joan...

Linda M. Therrien, 70

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Linda Marie (Thompson) Therrien, 70, of Appleton Avenue, died Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center.  She was born in Pittsfield on January 20,...

William J. Beals, 74

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — William J. Beals, 74, of Pittsfield passed away on March 28, 2017.  Born on February 19, 1943 in Pittsfield, he was the son of the late Earl and Grace Peaslee...

Elaine G. Hugabone, 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Elaine Grace Hugabone, 87, of Fort Hill Avenue, Pittsfield, died Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by her loving family.  Born in...

George C. Morrell, 92

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — George C. Morrell, 92, of 14 Thomson Place, Pittsfield, passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at home.  Born in Pittsfield on February 22, 1925, a son of the late...

James Culliton, 80

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — James Culliton, 80, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 23, 2017, surrounded by his family at Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation. Born in Pittsfield on May...

Josephine T. Gilardi, 90

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Josephine T. Gilardi, 90, of Providence Court Apts., 379 East St., Pittsfield, died Thursday, March 16, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Pittsfield...

Anna Mueller, 80

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Anna Boscardin Rufo Mueller, 80, of 47 Longfellow Ave., Pittsfield, passed away peacefully on March 16, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center, surrounded by her loving...

Arthur M. Henle, 90

LENOX, Mass. — Arthur M. Henle, 90, of Kimball Farms passed away peacefully Monday, March 13, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. A resident of Lenox since 2010, Arthur moved to the...

Earl B. Pemble Jr., 57

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Earl B. Pemble Jr., also affectionately known as "Skipper" and "Earl the Pearl," passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 11, 2017, at UMASS Memorial...

Anthony C. Umbro, 86

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Anthony Consiglio Umbro, 86, of Pittsfield died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on March 8, 2017. He was born in Polia, Province of Catanzaro,...

Thomas J. O'Brien, 66

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Thomas Joseph O'Brien, 66, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away peacefully at home Wednesday, March 8, 2017. He was predeceased by his parents Thomas James and Anne...

Robert T. Kelly, 64

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Robert Thomas Kelly, 64, also affectionately known as "Bobby Tom," passed away on February 28, 2017, at Palm Bay Community Hospital in Palm Bay, Fla. Born...

Elizabeth H. Hebert, 91

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Elizabeth Helen Hebert, 91, of 35 Jacoby Avenue, Pittsfield, died Monday, March 6, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on January 21, 1926, the...

Janet Arthur

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Janet Arthur of Pittsfield passed peacefully at home Sunday, March 5, 2017, surrounded by her loving family after a long and courageous battle with pancreatic...

Rose LaCasse, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Rose Stomski Tifft LaCasse died peacefully at Craneville Place of Dalton on Saturday, March 4, 2017, after a brief stay. Born September 7, 1928, in Great Barrington,...

Grace B. Brooks, 95

HINSDALE, Mass. — Grace B. Brooks, 95, of Hinsdale died peacefully on March 4, 2017.  Born on June 17, 1921, in Limington, Maine, she was the daughter of the late William and Alma...

Judith A. Brunelle, 75

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Judith Ann Brunelle, 75, of 9 Robert St., Pittsfield, died Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center.  She was born on September 10, 1941, in...

Margaret M. Stiffler, 94

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Margaret M. Stiffler, Hungerford Street, Pittsfield, widow of Wilbur L. Stiffler, with whom she shared over 48 years of marriage and who died in 1986, passed away...

Mary D. Mancari, 84

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mary D. Mancari, 84, of Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility and formerly of Berkshiretown Apts, 176 Columbus Ave., Pittsfield, died Monday, February 27, 2017, at...

Phyllis D. Wiles, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Phyllis Dorothy (Goodrich) Wiles, 89, of 320 Onota St., Pittsfield, died on February 28, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.   Born in Oxford, Iowa,...

John S. Rys, 70

DALTON, Mass. — John Stephen Rys, 70, of Johnson Road, Dalton, died Sunday, February 26, 2017, at his home. Born in Springfield, Mass., on November 21, 1946, the son of Stephen M. and...

Steven T. White, 59

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Steven T. White, 59, of Boston passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2017 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, Mass. A former longtime resident of Pittsfield and...

Charles E. Burnick, 83

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Charles E. Burnick, 83, of 159 Ridgeway Ave., Pittsfield, died peacefully Wednesday February 22, 2017, at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Pittsfield on...

Jennie R. Sciola, 92

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Jennie R. Sciola, 92, of 47 Dickinson Ave., passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born on November 18, 1924, in Pittsfield, she was...