Obituaries

Gina N. Cardillo, 43

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Gina Noel Cardillo, life-long resident of Stockbridge, died unexpectedly May 15, 2018, in Berkshire Medical Center. She was 43. Gina was born in Pittsfield,...

Michael T. Foley, 72

OTIS, Mass. — Michael T. Foley, 72, died Sunday morning, May 6, 2018, at his home in Otis. Mr. Foley was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on September 5, 1945, the son of Robert T. and Joan...

Nicholas G. Stanton, 75

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Nicholas George Howard Stanton, born June 22, 1942, died April 30, 2018, in his home.  Nick Stanton was greatly loved by his wife of 52 years, Andrea...

Jerry Middleton, 81

OTIS, Mass. — Jerry Middleton, 81, died Sunday afternoon, April 29, 2018, at his home in Otis surrounded by his family. He was born in Leverett, Mass., on March 21, 1937, the son of...

Allan H. Bredenfoerder, 73

ASHLEY FALLS, Mass. — Allan H. Bredenfoerder, 73, died suddenly at his home in Ashley Falls, Mass., on April 24, 2018. Born on September 11, 1944, in Mariemont, Ohio, son of the late...

Frederick F. Merrill, 69

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Frederick F. “Rick” Merrill, 69, of Stockbridge, Mass., passed away on April 15, 2018, after a short illness.  Born on May 29, 1948, in Pittsfield,...

Louis J. Petersoli, 100

LEE, Mass. — Louis J. Petersoli, 100, of Lee died Monday, April 23, 2018, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox. Louis was born in Springfield, Mass., on December 31, 1917, the...

Julia E. Ramirez, 86

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Julia E. Ramirez, 86, passed away on April 20, 2018, at her home, surrounded by her loving family.   Born in Ambato, Ecuador, on July 11, 1931, she was the...

Norma Spaulding, 90

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Norma Laurenti Spaulding, 90, a former longtime resident of Great Barrington, passed away on April 18, 2018, at Side by Side Assisted Living in Pittsfield....

Gloria F. Stanisz, 86

HOUSATONIC, Mass. — Gloria F. Stanisz of Park Street in Housatonic passed away at Fairview Hospital on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at the age of 86. Born in Pittsfield, Mass., on May 29,...

Gale A. Hartel, 62

CUMBERLAND, Md. — Gale Ann Hartel, 62, of Cumberland, Md., passed away Friday, April 13, 2018, at the Western Maryland Regional Medical Center. Born August 2, 1955, in Middletown, Ohio....

Nancy L. Collins, 77

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Nancy L. Collins, 77, passed away on April 14, 2018, at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington.  Born on November 3, 1940, she was the daughter of the late...

Chelsea J. Hurley, 21

BECKET, Mass. — Chelsea Jennifer Hurley, 21, died Sunday, April 8, 2018, due to injuries suffered in an automobile accident. Born in Great Barrington on May 16, 1996, the daughter of...

Barbara E. Sakaske, 90

LEE, Mass. — Barbara E. Sakaske, 90, of 9 Riverfront Road died Friday morning, March 30, 2018, at Lee Health Care at Laurel Lake. Born in Westfield on July 24, 1927, the daughter of...

Bonnie Lea Woodard, 59

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Bonnie Lea Woodard, 59, of Christian Hill Road passed away on Saturday, March 31, 2018. Born on October 28, 1958, in Great Barrington, Mass., she was the...

Joan Williams, 94

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Joan Taylor Williams of 110 Interlaken Road died peacefully at home on March 23, 2018. She was 94 years of age and had suffered a stroke a few weeks earlier. Joan...

Patricia A. New, 66

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Patricia A. "Pat" New, 66, of Springfield, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 19, 2018. Born August 7, 1951, she was the daughter...

Marie Hood, 86

OTIS, Mass. — Marie Hood, 86, of Otis died Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at Fairview Hospital with her family at her side. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on November 12, 1931, the daughter...

John L. Durante, 94

LEE, Mass. — John L. Durante, 94, died on March 12, 2018, at the Mount Greylock Health Care Facility in Pittsfield, Mass., after a long illness.  Born in Lee, Mass., he was the son...

James P. Burns, 68

LEE, Mass. — James Peter Burns, 68, of 10 Highland Drive in East Greenbush, N.Y., formerly of Lee, Mass., died Thursday, March 8, 2018, at his home after a long illness. He was born in...

Margaret Pothul, 96

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Margaret Wool Pothul, 96, passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at Fairview Commons.  Born on September 12, 1921, in Mt. Vernon, N.Y., she was the...

Francis Roraback, 83

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Francis (Ike) Roraback, 83, of Blue Hill Road in Great Barrington, died peacefully in his home on February 26, 2018, surrounded by his loving family.   Ike...

Lea T. Zavattaro, 102

LEE, Mass. — Lea T. Zavattaro, 102, of Lee, died Thursday afternoon, February 22, 2018, at the Laurel Lake Center with her family at her side. She was born in Marble, Colo., on August...

Carol L. (Robinson) Mallory, 69

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Carol L. (Robinson) Mallory of Great Barrington passed peacefully from this life after a long battle with cancer on February 14, 2018, at home with her family at...

Harold E. Heath Sr., 93

LEE, Mass. - Harold E. Heath Sr., 93, formerly of Forest Street in Lee, died Saturday, February 10, 2018, at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield.  He was born in Lee on July 12, 1924, the son...