Obituaries

Samuel R. Ross, 96

LENOX, Mass. — Samuel R. Ross, 96, of Devonshire Estates died Friday, April 24, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Russia on May 15, 1918, the son of Lewis and Pearl...

Ruth B. Moody, 90

DALTON, Mass. - Ruth B. Moody, 90, of Dalton and Center Harbor, N.H., died Thursday, April 16, 2015. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 10, 1924, the only child of John L. and Lillian V. Bowerman, she...

Joseph A. Columbus, 62

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Joseph Alfred Columbus, 62, of 12 Willow St. died Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Troy, N.Y., on March 21, 1953, son of Joseph James and Elaine...

Christine L. Hulland, 62

WAREHAM, Mass. — Christine L. Hulland, 62, of Wareham, died peacefully on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014, at Tremont Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center in Wareham while surrounded by her loving...

John I. Donovan, 73

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — John I. Donovan, 73, of 107 Parker St. died Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox. Born in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, on May 17,...

Jeffrey L. Johnson Sr., 61

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Jeffrey L. Johnson Sr., 61, of Pittsfield died Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 15, 1952, a son of Robert and Julia Ceasar...

Harriet B. Adelson, 80

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Harriet B. Adelson, 80, of New York City died peacefully Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014, at her home. Born in Pittsfield on April 2, 1934, she was the daughter of Samuel and...

Joan Carsno, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Joan Carsno, 86, of Park Avenue died Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at her home surrounded by her family. Born in North Adams on Jan. 30, 1928, daughter of Frederick and Florence...

Gary L. Drain, 55

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Gary Louis "Draino" Drain, 55, of Taconic Street died Sunday, June 8, 2014, at Springside of Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 14, 1958, the son of Daniel J. Drain...

Alice E. Ward, 90

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Alice Elizabeth Ward, 90, died peacefully on April 11, 2014, at Williamstown Commons, surrounded by her loving family. Born on April 14, 1923, in West Taghkanic, N.Y.,...

Joseph G. Guertin, 89

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Joseph George Guertin, 89, of Benedict Road died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, at his home, surrounded by his friends and family. Born in North Adams on May 13, 1924, son of...

Wilbur W. Burchard, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Wilbur W. Burchard, 88, of Pittsfield, died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, at Hillcrest Commons Nursing Home. Born in Pittsfield on June 14, 1925, the son of Emile A. and...

Virginia Mumford, 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Virginia Mumford, 87, died peacefully on Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in North Adams on Sept. 11, 1926, daughter of Leon and...

Rev. John A. Koonz, 76

DALTON, Mass. - The Rev. John A. Koonz, 76, of West Springfield, formerly of North Adams, died Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was pastor of St. Agnes' Church in...

William C. Prevey, 83

DALTON, Mass. â€' William Charles Prevey, 83, of Sugar Hill retirement community, 45 Main St., died Wednesday Oct. 30, 2013, at Craneville Place. Born in North Adams on Nov. 3, 1929, son of...

Eleanor P. Murphy, 89

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Eleanor P. Murphy, 89, of Pittsfield, died Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 28, 1923, daughter of Herbert V. and Pearl I....

Nathalie R. L. Guertin, 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Nathalie Regina Lenoa Guertin, 87, of Benedict Road died after long illness on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013, surrounded by her family. Born in North Adams on July 11, 1926,...

Patricia Mary Rilla, 91

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Patricia Mary Rilla, 91, of 146 Newell St. died Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013, at Providence Care Center. Born in Exeter, County of Devon, England, on Dec. 4, 1921, daughter of...

Anne Marie Bombardier, 74

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Anne Marie Florence Bombardier, 74, of 1305 West St., West Street ICF, died Friday, July 26, 2013, at her home. Born in North Adams on April 22, 1939, daughter of Adrien...

Kay ten Kraft, 61

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Kay ten Kraft, 61, of Cherry Plain, N.Y., died suddenly Thursday, June 13, 2013, at her home. She was the mother of Matthew Cahill of Pittsfield. Born on July 25, 1951 in...

Cynthia Ann Natale, 51

HINSDALE, Mass. — Cynthia Ann Natale, 51, of 266 Ashmere Road died peacefully at her home on Saturday, June 8, 2013, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Washington, D.C., on June 19,...

Elizabeth A. Phelps, 85

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. - Elizabeth A. "Betty" Phelps, 85, of 975 Williamstown Road died Sunday, June 2, 2013, at her home. Born in North Adams on Sept. 17, 1927, a daughter of Roy and Florence...

Gertrude M. Sumner, 91

PITTSFIELD, Mass. â€' Gertrude Mae Sumner, 91, of 159 Valentine Road, formerly of Stamford, Vt., died Thursday April 25, 2013 at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Clarksburg on Jan. 14, 1922,...

Lance Cpl. Roger W. Muchnick Jr., 23

LENOX, Mass. — Marine Lance Cpl. Roger W. Muchnick Jr., 23, formerly of Westport, Conn., and the grandson of Robert and Mary Ann Coakley of Lenox, died Monday night, March 18, 2013, during a...

Bonnie E. LaLonde, 65

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Bonnie Ellen LaLonde, 65, of Cheboygan, Mich., former of Pittsfield, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, at Hospice House in Cheboygan. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 26, 1947, daughter...