Obituaries

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...

Rinaldo Del Gallo Jr., 86

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Rinaldo Del Gallo Jr., 86, of Pittsfield died Thursday, October 20, 2016, at Craneville Place of Dalton, where he had been a patient for the past six...

Ann E. Rockwell, 95

RICHMOND, Mass. — Ann Eleanor Rockwell, 95, formerly of Richmond, died Tuesday, October 18, 2016, at Mount Carmel Care Center in Lenox. Born in Pittsfield on July 27, 1921, the daughter...

Beverly A. Vallee, 69

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Beverly Ann Vallee, 69, of Swamp Road, Lanesborough, died Sunday, October 16, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on March 11, 1947, the daughter...

Edward P. Merriam, 68

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Edward P. Merriam, 68, of 114 Lenox Ave., passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. A longtime Pittsfield resident, he was born in...

Maria T. Cimini, 100

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Maria Theresa Cimini (Mary) passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2016 – her 100th birthday.   Above all else, Mary would want to be remembered for her...

Cheryl A. Nutbrown, 55

DALTON, Mass. — Cheryl A. Nutbrown, 55, of 86 Judith Drive passed away at home on Saturday morning, October 15, 2016. Born on August 23, 1961, in Denver, Colorado, she is the daughter...

Marilyn E. Langlois, 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Marilyn Elizabeth Langlois, 82, of Columbus Avenue, BerkshireTown Apartments, died Wednesday, October 12, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in...

William F. McMahon, 61

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — William Francis McMahon, 61, of 16 Plunkett St. died Wednesday, October 12, 2016, at his home with his family by his side. Born in Pittsfield on May 25, 1955, the...

Louis A. Chojnowski, 67

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Louis A. Chojnowski Jr. 67, of 334 Barker Road died Tuesday, October 11, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center.  Born in Pittsfield on November 26, 1948, son of the...

Robert 'Rob' E. Pearson, 19

DALTON, Mass. — Robert "Rob" E, Pearson, 19, of 27 John St. died Friday, October 7, 2016, as a result of a car accident. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on March 2, 1997, son...

Julia Vlahopoulos, 81

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Julia Vlahopoulos, 81, formerly of Berkshire Town Apartments, died Sunday, October 9, 2016, at Hillcrest Commons Nursing Home. She was born on October 25, 1934, in...

Anthony J. Carmona Sr., 81

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Anthony J. Carmona Sr., 81, of 40 Somerset Ave. in Pittsfield, passed away on Friday, October 7, 2016, at Craneville Place of Dalton. Born on June 14, 1935, in...

Richard A. Henault Sr., 81

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Richard A. Henault Sr., 81, of Pittsfield died peacefully at Berkshire Medical Center on October 5, 2016. He was born on May 22, 1935 in Pittsfield, the son of...

Concetta Bertola, 95

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mrs. Concetta V. Bertola, 95, formerly of 9 Radcliffe Ave., Pittsfield, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2016, at Hillcrest Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in...

Shirley C. Cossette, 68

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Shirley C. Cossette, 68, passed away on September 29, 2016 peacefully at the home of her sister Alice, with her family by her side. She was born in Hartford, Conn.,...

Thomas H. Leab, 92

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Thomas H. Leab, 92, of 169 Maplegrove Drive passed away on Friday, September 30, 2016, at Craneville Place of Dalton, where he had resided since July. Born on...

Joseph H. Doucette, 84

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Joseph Hermel Doucette, 84, of 44 Grace Terrace died Thursday, September 29, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Keegan, Maine, the son of Joseph O. and Annie...