Obituaries

Richard B. Petell, 58

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Richard Brion Petell, 58, beloved father, son, brother, grandfather, uncle and friend, passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2016, following an illness at Berkshire...

Lawrence E. "Larry" Brothers Jr.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Lawrence E. "Larry" Brothers Jr. passed away Saturday, December 3, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was the son of the late Lawrence E. Brothers Sr...

Arthur Stein, 91

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The family of Arthur Stein is heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved father, grandfather, brother-in-law, and uncle, on Tuesday, November 29, 2016. Born...

Janet A. Roy, 82

DALTON, Mass. — Dalton lost an exceptional woman with an amazing spirit who was loved and admired by many. Janet Alberta Putney Roy, "Nanny,” was surrounded by her eight...

Gilda E.Monterosso, 92

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Gilda Elaine DiNicola Monterosso, 92, of Springside Avenue died peacefully with hospice at her daughter’s home on Sunday morning, 10:19 a.m., Nov. 27, 2016, surrounded in...

Ellen Polidoro Roux, 91

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ellen Polidoro Roux, 91, of Mount Carmel Care Center, died Wednesday, November 23, 2016. Born in Pittsfield on April 11, 1925, she was the daughter of Nicola and...

Vernon B. Palen Sr., 78

LENOX, Mass. — Vernon B. Palen Sr., 78, of 71 King William Road passed away on Monday, November 21, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center.  Born on February 18, 1938, in Hudson, N.Y.,...

Joan Monterosso, 75

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Joan Monterosso, 75, of Wahconah Heights, Pittsfield, died Sunday, November 20, 2016, at Hillcrest Commons.  Born in Pittsfield on April 20, 1941, the daughter...

Edward F. Schilling, 94

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Edward Floyd Schilling, 94, of 432 Tyler Street, Pittsfield, died Thursday, November 17, 2016, at his home surrounded by his loving family.  Born in Pittsfield...

Domenica A. "Mecca" Boison, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mrs. Domenica A. "Mecca" Boison, 88, formerly of 72 Parkside Ave., died Saturday, November 19, 2016, at Melbourne Place.  She was born in North Canaan,...

Norma Tulgan

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Norma Propp Tulgan died on Friday, November 18, 2016, after a lengthy period of ill health at Berkshire Place, where she had been a resident since August 2015. She...

Jane L. Mazza, 70

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Jane Lee Mazza, 70, of Pittsfield died Sunday, November 13, 2016, at Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in Pittsfield on June 17, 1946, the daughter of...

Joseph W. Harrington Jr., 27

RICHMOND, Mass. — Joseph W. Harrington Jr., 27, of 1640 Worcester Road in Framingham, Mass., passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 10, 2016, at home after suffering from apparent...

Deborah R. Arace-Herrick, 42

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Deborah Rose Arace-Herrick, 42, of Pittsfield went to be with the Lord Jesus on Friday, November 4, 2016.  Deborah was born on July 30, 1974, in Pittsfield. She...

Michael Ewchor, 96

DALTON, Mass. — Michael Ewchor passed away November 3, 2016, at Craneville Place. He was 96.  Michael attended New York University and was employed as a chemist until his ...

Eleanor Sager, 86

DALTON, Mass. — Eleanor Sager, 86, a resident of Craneville Place of Dalton, passed away on Wednesday, November 2, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center.  Born on June 10, 1930, in...

Venera R. Speranzo, 89

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Venera R. Speranzo, 89, of 193 Elberon Avenue, Pittsfield, passed away on Wednesday, November 2, 2016, at Craneville Place of Dalton surrounded by her loving...

William W. Simons, 88

LENOX, Mass. — William W. Simons, 88, of Lenox, formerly of Pittsfield, died peacefully on Friday, November 4, 2016, with his family close by. He was born in New York City on March 13,...

Eleanor Sager, 86

DALTON, Mass. — Eleanor Sager, 86, a resident of Craneville Place of Dalton, passed away on November 2, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born on June 10, 1930 in Bethlehem, N.Y., she...

Edward L. Vella Sr.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Edward L. "Sparky" Vella Sr., 79, of 531 Williams St., Pittsfield, passed away on Monday, October 31, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by his...

Antonia "Nina" Ferrarin, 101

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mrs. Antonia "Nina" Ferrarin, 101, a former Pittsfield, Mass., and Southfield, Mass., resident, died Monday, October 31, 2016, at the Timberlyn East Nursing...

Sandra J. Maston, 63

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Sandra Jean Maston, 63, of 285 Cloverdale St. died Thursday, October 27, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on January 1, 1953, the daughter of...

Marjorie B. Winslow, 86

DALTON, Mass. — Marjorie B. Winslow, 86, of 18 Burr Drive, Dalton, passed away at home on Monday, October 24, 2016.  Born on May 25, 1930, in Nashua, N.H., she was the daughter of...

Janet Rawson, 49

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Janet Chipchase Rawson, 49, formerly of Oak Street passed away on October 23, 2016, at Springside of Pittsfield after a long illness.  Born on March 8, 1967 in...

Dorothy Badir Ali

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Dorothy Badir Ali, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend to many, died Friday, October 21, 2016.  To her, each of us was her child, no...