Obituaries

William Lalli, 67

LEE, Mass. — William R. Lalli, 67, passed away suddenly at his home in Lee on Sept. 12, 2020. He leaves behind his devoted wife Geraldine and many lifelong friends. He was born in Hinsdale,...

Joseph Sinico, 78

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Joseph Victor Sinico, 78, passed away peacefully at Mount Carmel Care Center surrounded by his family on Aug. 30, 2020. His friends and family will remember his...

Jackson Rollins, 78

LEE, Mass. — Jackson E. Rollins, Jr., 78, of Lee, died on August 31, 2020, at Fairview Commons. Born in Pittsfield on June 5, 1942, the son of Jackson E. Rollins and Anne Carey Rollins,...

Dorothy F. Fortune, 98

LEE, Mass. — Mrs. Dorothy F. Fortune, 98, of East Lee died August 21, 2020, at The Landing at Laurel Lake. She was born December 17, 1921, the daughter of Henry and Frances Sterling...

John T. Feeley Jr., 89

LEE, Mass. — John (Jack) T. Feeley Jr., 89, of 28 Sturgis Avenue in Lee passed away on August 19, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by his loving family.  Jack was born...

Carl H. Soules Jr., 69

LEE, Mass. — Carl H. Soules Jr., 69, died Saturday, August 15, 2020, at his home in Lee.  Carl was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on August 20, 1950, the son of Carl and Betty Lou...

Richard W. Ruth, 78

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Richard William Ruth, 78, of Great Barrington, Mass., passed away August 1, 2020. Richard Ruth was born on December 15, 1941, in Queens, N.Y. His formative...

Thomas H. Finnegan Sr., 71

LEE, Mass. — Thomas H. Finnegan Sr., the son of Henry "Ted" Finnegan and Dorothy Donovan Finnegan, died on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, after a brief illness. Mr. Finnegan was born...

Robert M. Stedman, 65

LEE, Mass. — Robert Michael "Mike" Stedman, 65, of Lee died Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020, at his home with his wife by his side. Mike was born January 9, 1955, the son of the late...

Irene M. Tossavainen, 78

HOUSATONIC, Mass. — Irene M. Tossavainen, 78, passed away July 30, 2020, at Laurel Lake in Lee, Mass. Born on November 24, 1941, she was the daughter of Manuel and Catherine Souza....

Wendy L. Provost, 50

LEE, Mass. — Wendy Lee Provost, 50, of Lee died Monday, July 27, 2020, at home with her family by her side. She was born in Pittsfield on May 21, 1970, the daughter of John Warner and...

Richard Carlotta, 89

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Mr. Richard "Dick" H. Carlotta, 89, longtime resident of Stockbridge, Mass., passed away July 14, 2020, at the Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield,...

David W. Lane, 85

LEE, Mass. — May God in heaven remember well and bless husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend David W. Lane, who went peacefully to the world above on July 14, 2020, of natural...

Frederick A. Bonak, 87

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Mr. Frederick A. Bonak, 87, a long-time resident of Stockbridge, passed away on Thursday, July 16, 2020, after a long illness.  He was a graduate of Searles...

Mayme Peltier, 88

LEE, Mass. — Mrs. Mayme Pasini Peltier, 88, a longtime resident of Lee, passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2020. She was a graduate of Lee High School Class of 1949 and a longtime...

Sharon L. Keefner, 73

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Sharon L. Keefner, 73, passed away on July 11, 2020, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Mass.  Born on February 11, 1947, she was the daughter of...

Nancy Frisbie, 71

BECKET, Mass. — Nancy Lee Frisbie, 71, a resident of Becket since 1979, passed away in the early morning hours of July 9, 2020, at Lee Health Care.  Nancy was born in Westfield,...

Richard F. Retzel, 83

LEE, Mass. — Richard Retzel, 83, died Monday morning, July 6, 2020, at his home on East Center Street in Lee.   He was born on May 21, 1937, in Cheyenne, Wyo., the son of Frank and...

Mary A. Doherty, 70

LEE, Mass. — On July 4, 2020, at 11:45 p.m. our wife, mother, mimi, sister, aunt and best friend, Mary Anne (Finn) Doherty, 70, gained her angel wings. Mary had such a love for full moons so...

Deborah Tobler, 64

LEE, Mass. — Debbie Broderick Tobler, 64, a beautiful mother, grandmother, sister and aunt, passed over on June 26, 2020. Debbie, the daughter of the late Robert and Mary Ford Broderick,...

William 'Woody' Wood, 60

OTIS, Mass. — William "Woody" Wood, 60, died at his home on June 15, 2020.  He was born February 24, 1960, in Fall River, Mass., to the late Frederick and Marian...

Nell Ezequelle, 82

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Nell Ezequelle, 82, passed away peacefully on June 10, 2020, at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington, Mass. Nell lived in the Berkshires most of her life. She...

Lucy Ann Britton, 62

MILL RIVER, Mass. — Lucy Ann Wuori Britton of Mill River, Mass., died peacefully Wednesday, June 17, 2020, surrounded by her family at Berkshire Medical Center after a strong-fought battle with...

Arthur L. Martin, 88

LEE, Mass. — Arthur L. Martin, 88, of Lee, Mass., on June 16, 2020.  Art was born in Vermont on August 4, 1931, one of nine children of the late Frank and Queno (Cowen) Martin. He...

Edward H. Kollmer, 74

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Edward Henry Kollmer died late Thursday, June 11, 2020, at Fairview Hospital surrounded by his loving family and the amazing and empathetic staff and first...