Obituaries

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...

Sandra A. Alfonso, 74

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Sandra Ann Alfonso, 74, of Burbank St., formerly of 48 Holly St., Pittsfield, died September 28, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Adams, the daughter of...

Beverly A. Krause, 79

DALTON, Mass. — Beverly Alice Krause, 79, of 500 South St. died Tuesday, September 27, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on August 13, 1937, the daughter of Arthur...

Gerald P. Erb

DALTON, Mass.— Gerald P. Erb of Dalton passed away unexpectedly of a brief illness on September 25, 2016, at UMass Memorial Hospital in Worcester, Mass. He was born in Ryder, N.D., in...

Victoria A. Mathes, 65

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Victoria A. Mathes, 65, of 48 Brown Street passed away on Friday, September 23, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born on October 2, 1950, in Pittsfield, she was...

Donald H. Brasie, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Donald H. Brasie, 88, formerly of Pittsfield passed away Monday, September 26, 2016, at Kindred Nursing & Rehabilitation in Lee.  He was born in Pittsfield...

Dennis M. Moynihan, 68

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Dennis M. Moynihan, 68, of 19 Anita Drive passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born on September 9, 1948, in Pittsfield, he was...

Gary C. Snyder, 64

DALTON, Mass. — Beloved son, husband, father and grandfather Gary C. Snyder, 64, of Dalton passed away unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, September 20, 2016. Born in Pittsfield on...

James A. Murphy, 68

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — James Allen Murphy, 68, of Pittsfield died Thursday, September 22, 2016, at Hillcrest Commons. He was born in Miami, Fla., on February 7, 1948, son of Bruce and Ella...

Paul P. DiVirgilio, 96

LENOX, Mass. — Paul P. DiVirgilio, 96, of Devonshire Estates, 329 Pittsfield Road, passed away Monday, September 19, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Pittsfield on...

Carole A. Drosehn, 74

DALTON, Mass. — After a battle with cancer, Carole Drosehn died on Sunday, September 18, 2016 at her home in Dalton at the age of 74. Carole was born on October 16, 1941, in Pittsfield,...

George P. Mathes, 46

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — George Peter Mathes, 46, of 68 Maplewood Ave. died Sunday, September 18, 2016, at his home. Born in Pittsfield on November 28, 1969, the son of George P. Mathes and...

William H. Squires Jr., 86

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — William H. Squires Jr., 86, of 350 West St. passed away on Friday, September 16, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born on January 20, 1930 in Pittsfield, he was...

Margaret T. Cady, 88

DALTON, Mass. — Margaret T. Cady, 88, of 12 Park Circle Drive in Dalton passed away on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, at Mt. Greylock Extended Care in Pittsfield after a brief...

David R. Banford Sr., 75

DALTON, Mass. — David R. "Hacksaw" Banford Sr., 75, of Daly Avenue, Dalton, died unexpectedly on Monday, September 12, 2016, at his home. He was born in Palmer, Mass., on...

James 'Big Jim' O'Neill, 62

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — James Bernard 'Big Jim' O'Neill, 62, of Pittsfield and formerly of North Adams, died peacefully Wednesday September 7, 2016, at his home. He was born in...