Obituaries

George Danalis, 81

LEE, Mass. — George Danalis, 81, of Lee passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his family onTuesday, June 11, 2019. He was born in Springfield, Mass., on March 5, 1938. George...

Michael G. Buker, 69

LEE, Mass. — Michael Gregory Buker, 69, of Lee, died Monday, June 3, 2019, at home. Mike was born in Gardner, Maine, on November 19, 1949, the son of the late Roger L. and Loraine E. Buker....

Karen M. Williams, 72

LEE, Mass. — Karen M. Williams, 72, died Thursday morning, May 23, 2019, at her home on Washington Mountain Road in Lee. She was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on December 10, 1946, the daughter...

Robert G. McPeak, 80

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Robert Gerald "Bob" McPeak, 80, passed away on May 11, 2019, at his home on Pine Street in Stockbridge, Mass. Born on October 4, 1938 in Buffalo, N.Y., he...

Brian A. Tyler, 38

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Brian A. Tyler, 38, of Bragg Street, Canaan, Conn., passed away unexpectedly at his home on May 13, 2019.  Brian was born September 25, 1980, in Great...

William T. Mannix Sr., 64

LEE, Mass. —  William Thomas Mannix Sr., 64, passed away on Saturday, May 4, 2019, at his home after a short illness. He was born August 3, 1954, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and...

Barbara Chamberlin, 85

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Barbara Chamberlin, a native and lifelong resident of Great Barrington, died peacefully at home surrounded by her loving children on May 5, 2019. She was 85 years...

Louis Puleri, 80

LEE, Mass. — Louis Puleri, 80, of Cliffwood Street, Lee, passed away Monday, April 22, 2019, at home surrounded by his family. Louis was born January 4, 1939, the son of Frank and Mary...

Raymond W. Elling, 94

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Raymond W. Elling, 94, passed away peacefully on April 14, 2019, surrounded by his loving family.   Born on December 4, 1924, in the Bronx, N.Y. he moved with...

Marguerite B. O’Brien, 90

LEE, Mass. — Marguerite B. "Peg" O’Brien, 90, of Lee died in the early morning hours of April 1, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. Peg was born September 28, 1928, in...

Walter J. Whitaker, 89

LEE, Mass. — Walter James Whitaker, 89, of Lee died at his home on Monday, April 1, 2019, surrounded by his family. He was born on May 23, 1929, in Chicopee, Mass., the son of Harold...

David C. Bowers, 94

LEE, Mass. — David C. Bowers, 94, passed away surrounded by his loving family on March 24, 2019. David was a graduate of Lee High School and was then drafted into the United States Armed...

Mary J. Aldrich, 35

LEE, Mass. — Mary Jacqueline (Brouker) Aldrich, 35, of Hampton Bays, N.Y., left this world on Saturday, March 23, 2019, after battling an eating disorder for many years. Born in Pittsfield,...

Marcia R. Foley, 71

OTIS, Mass. — Marcia Rose Foley, 71, of West Center Road in Otis, died Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in Bridgeport, Conn., on January 17,...

Lucile Rea Dempsey, 97

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Lucile Rea Dempsey, of Castle Street Great Barrington, Mass., died peacefully at home on March 15, 2019.   Born Margaret Lucile Rea on July 4, 1921, in...

Robert R. Farnum, 78

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Robert Riggs Farnum, 78, a longtime resident of East Street in Great Barrington, died November 18, 2018, at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington. Born October...

William J. Bartini Jr., 81

LEE, Mass. — William J. "Bill" Bartini Jr., 81, of Fairview Street, Lee, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at his home which he built, surrounded by his family and...

Helena A. Hall, 93

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Helena A. Hall, 93, a native and lifelong of Stockbridge, Mass., passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2019, at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington.   Helena...

Marilyn Curtin, 76

LEE, Mass. — Marilyn Curtin, 76, of Lee died Saturday afternoon, March 9, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born on November 5, 1942, in Pittsfield, Mass., the...

Clara Burns, 94

LEE, Mass. — Clara DalBarco Burns passed away peacefully on February 28, 2019, at the Lee Healthcare Facility. She was predeceased by her husband, John Joseph (JJ) Burns. Born in Lee,...

Joan A. Piacquadio, 84

LEE, Mass. — Joan A. Piacquadio, 84, of Lee died Wednesday, February 27, 2019, at the Lee Healthcare Facility at Laurel Lake. Joan was born March 23, 1934, the daughter of James and Alma...

Wesley S. VanAlstyne, 86

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Wesley S. VanAlstyne, 86, of Sun City West, Ariz., died peacefully on February 28, 2019. Born on December 4, 1932, in Great Barrington, Mass., to the late Sears R....

Stanley L. Stanisz, 89

HOUSATONIC, Mass. — Stanley L. "Louie" Stanisz, 89, longtime owner and operator of "Louie’s Barbershop" in Housatonic, passed away on February 23, 2019, at Fairview...

Thomas J. Vigneron, 61

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Thomas John "Tom" Vigneron passed away February 19, 2019, in Great Barrington due to a head injury from an accidental fall. He was a long time...

Rita Fontana, 98

LEE, Mass. — Rita Fontana, 98, formerly of Crossway Village, Lee, died Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, at Lee HealthCare. Born in Adams on Sept. 2, 1920, daughter of Josephine Demastrie and Rene...