Obituaries

Derek C. Gentile, 62

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Derek C. Gentile, 62, of Great Barrington died unexpectedly early Monday morning, November 13, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in...

Margaret Clarke, 97

LEE, Mass. — Margaret Davis Clarke died November 10, 2017, at Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation - Laurel Lake in Lee.  Margaret was the daughter of the late Dr. George G. Davis and...

Gladys J. Kresiak, 95

LEE, Mass. — Gladys Joan Kresiak (Castronova) was born at her home on February 22, 1922. After a short illness, she passed away in her sleep on November 2, 2017. She leaves behind her...

Joseph A. Dellea, 73

LEE, Mass. — Joseph Anthony Dellea, 73, of Lee passed away on Friday, October 27, 2017, at Fairview Commons of Great Barrington. He was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on February 6, 1944, a...

John M. Coulter, 54

LEE, Mass. — John Michael Coulter, 54, of Lee passed away on Saturday, October 21, 2017. A lifelong advocate of learning and teaching, he is remembered as loving, humorous and kind - a...

Kevin W. Donovan, 53

LEE, Mass. — Kevin William Donovan, 53, of Laurel Street, Lee, and formerly of Dalton, died Thursday, October 19, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born on May 28, 1964, in...

Fredrick L. Simmons, 86

LEE, Mass. — Frederick Luther Simmons, 86, died Sunday, October 15, 2017, in Lee. Fred was born on November 30, 1930, the youngest of seven sons of George E. Simmons and Martha (Moxon)...

Thomas B. Guidi, 75

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Thomas B. Guidi, 75, longtime resident of Great Barrington, Mass., and Rotunda West, Fla., passed away on September 25, 2017, of a hemorrhagic stroke while on...

Louis J. DiGrigoli, 69

LEE, Mass. — Louis J. "Lou" DiGrigoli, 69, of Lee died unexpectedly Friday, October 13, 2017, at BayState Medical Center in Springfield. Lou was born November 23, 1947, the...

Vivian J. Tierney, 83

LEE, Mass. — Vivian J. Tierney, 83, of Pease Terrace in Lee, died Tuesday, October 3, 2017, at Fox Hill Campground in Austerlitz, N.Y. Born in Waterbury, Conn., on August 24, 1934, she...

Hattie E. Clark

LEE, Mass. — Hattie E. Clark, 86, of Cone Avenue, Lee, passed away Saturday, September 30, 2017, at her home with family by her side. Hattie was born on October 3, 1930, the daughter of...

David T. Kaplan, 66

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — David T. Kaplan, of Kennsington, Md., died Wednesday, September 27, 2017, of cancer.   Born on April 28, 1951, the son of the late Lillian Westerman and...

James L. Kelly, 60

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — James Lawrence Kelly, 60, of Glendale died Sunday afternoon, September 24, 2017, as a result of an automobile accident. James was born in Pittsfield on June 1, 1957,...

Patricia Kelly, 79

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Patricia Kelly, 69, of Glendale passed away on Sunday afternoon, September 24, 2017. On February 4, 1948, Pat was gifted to the world in Pittsfield, Mass. She was...

Latham Ovens, 77

LEE, Mass. — Latham Edward Ovens, of Lee, Mass., died on September 18, 2017, after a short illness. He was 77 years old. Ed is survived by his wife of 51 years, Shirley (Dewkett) Ovens;...

Donald H. Lana, 84

LEE, Mass. — Dr. Donald H. Lana, 84, of Lee died September 15, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He had resided at the Kindred Laurel Lake in Lee.  Dr. Lana was born...

Heamon Williams, 83

LEE, Mass. — Heamon W. Williams of South Lee died on Saturday, September 9, 2017, at his Meadow Street home, at 83 years of age after a brief illness, cared for by his loving...

Mary Malonis, 87

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Mary Malonis, 87, died Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, at home with her family after a valiant battle with cancer. Mary was born July 29, 1930, in Lynn, Mass., to Mary...

James Morse, 80

OTIS, Mass. — James Bidwell Morse, 80, of North Main Road, Otis, died Monday, September 4, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. James was born December 3, 1936, the son of...

William Dewkett Sr., 96

LEE, Mass. — William J. Dewkett Sr., 96, died Thursday afternoon, August 31, 2017, at his home, on Birch Street in Lee, surrounded by his family.  He was born on December 23, 1920,...

David Fay, 82

OTIS, Mass. — David W. Fay went to be with the Lord on August 27, 2017. He died at home surrounded by his loving family. David was born on January 2, 1935, in Newton, Mass., to the late...

Albert Theriault Jr., 78

BECKET, Mass. — Albert E. Theriault Jr. of Becket, died Friday, August 11, 2017, at his home.  He was born in Fall River, Mass., on October 3, 1939, the son of Blanche and Albert...

Eleanor M. Hall, 91

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Eleanor Mae Hall, 91, of Stockbridge, Mass., passed into God's arms August 16, 2017. Born July 22, 1926 in Great Barrington, she was the daughter of Clifford...

Nancy W. Heady, 88

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Nancy W. Heady, 88, died peacefully on August 14, 2017, at Fairview Hospital. Born on Groundhogs Day, February 2, 1929, in Montague, Mass., she was the...

Nolan McMillan, 72

OTIS, Mass. — Nolan McMillan, 72, of Otis, Mass., died Saturday morning, Aug. 12, 2017, at Fairview Commons Nursing Home in Great Barrington. Mr. McMillan was born in Winfield, Kan., on...