Obituaries

April N. Castonguay, 48

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — April Nicole Castonguay, 48, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away April 30, 2020, at her home.  Born in Pittsfield on October 9, 1971, she was the daughter of Paul...

Filomena Demo, 104

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Filomena Celestina (Grande) Demo passed away peacefully on May 4, 2020, at the age of 104 in the loving care of Williamstown Commons. She was born on April 8, 1916, in...

John O. Forward Jr. 

DALTON, Mass. —  John O. Forward Jr. passed away on May 2, 2020, at Craneville Place in Dalton, due to a long battle with cancer, diabetes, Parkinson's and recently with...

Kacey E. Caprari, 39

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Kacey Elizabeth Caprari, 39, of North Adams, Mass., passed away on Monday, April 27, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family.  Born...

RosaLea Chapman, 76

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — RosaLea Chapman, 76, formerly of Root Place in Pittsfield, passed away at Springside Nursing Home on April 26, 2020. Born in Tacoma, Washington, on October 8, 1943,...

Virginia Finn, 89

LEE, Mass. — Virginia Sullivan Finn, 89, formerly of South Lee, Mass., passed away on May 2, 2020, from COVID-19.   Virginia is predeceased by her beloved husband of 49 years,...

Katherine J. Clark, 62

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Katherine Jean (Schneider) Clark, 62, of North Adams, died on Thursday, April 30, 2020, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston after a long and courageous...

Charles P. Pansecchi, 81

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Charles P. Pansecchi, 81, of Adams died Friday evening, May 1, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on August 2, 1938, a son...

Sally J. Harvey, 84

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Sally Jane (Bishop) Harvey, 84, of Clarksburg, Mass., died Saturday May 2, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on August 18,...

Clifton R. Thomas, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Clifton Richard "Sonny" Thomas, son of the late Clifton A. Thomas and Vera (Kent) Thomas of North Adams, Mass., passed quietly in his sleep with family at...

Jean R. Phaneuf, 52

ADAMS, Mass. — Jean R. Phaneuf, 52, of Adams died Wednesday afternoon, April 29, 2020, at her home, with her family at her side. She was born in North Adams on March 28, 1968, a...

Russell H. Amos, 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Russell Henry Amos Sr., 67, of North Adams died on Saturday, April 25, 2020, at his home. Russell was born in North Adams on February 1, 1953, to the late Russell J. and...

Claire I. Burbank, 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Claire I. Burbank, 87, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away April 25, 2020, at Craneville Place in Dalton with her loving husband at her side. Born in North Adams,...

Marcel G. Breault Sr., 86

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Marcel George Breault Sr., 86, of Pittsfield passed away April 24, 2020, at Springside Nursing Home. He was born in Lyndonville, Vt., on April 25, 1933, to the late...

Patricia E. MacDowell, 65

LEE, Mass. — Patricia E. Ducharme MacDowell, 65, of Lander Road, Lee, Mass., passed away at Berkshire Medical Center on April 27, 2020. She was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on November...

Lorraine E. Meczywor, 93

ADAMS, Mass. — Lorraine E. (Blanchard) Meczywor, longtime resident of Adams, Mass., passed away peacefully and surrounded by love, at the age of 93, on April 14, 2020, at Mount Carmel Care...

Fayne Seney, 94

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Fayne Gould Seney, 94, of Williamstown died on Friday, April 24, 2020, at his home. Fayne was born in North Adams on February 7, 1926, to the late Anthony and...

Phyllis A. Dodge, 85

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Phyllis Ann Dodge, 85, in Williamstown, Mass., passed away April 19, 2020, into the presence of her Lord’s welcoming hands of COVID-19 and underlying health...

Austin R. Shaw, 25

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Austin Reed Shaw, 25, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away April 18, 2020, due to injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Austin was predeceased by his mother,...

Joyce E. Harwood, 94

DALTON, Mass. — Joyce Elisabeth (Ledger) Harwood, 94, formerly of Wilbraham, Mass., died peacefully on April 20, 2020, at Sugar Hill Assisted Living in Dalton, Mass. She was born in...

A. Bruce Wroldson, 84

DALTON, Mass. — Mr. A. Bruce Wroldson, 84, of Dalton passed away peacefully April 21, 2020, at home.  Born in Adams on October 24, 1935, Bruce was the son of Mary Katherine Hosier...

Ruth A. Lewis, 86

DALTON, Mass. — Ruth A. Lewis, 86, lifelong resident of Dalton, Mass., passed away April 23, 2020, at the home of her daughter Kathleen. She was born in Pittsfield on April 14, 1934, to...

Ruthann E. Mason, 75

DALTON, Mass. — Ruthann E. (Croughwell) Mason, 75, of Dalton passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2020, with her favorite daughter, Melissa, by her side. Born on November 12, 1944, in...

James Ahola, 54

CLARKSBURG, Mass. —  Mr. James M. Ahola, 54, of Clarksburg died on Saturday, April 25, 2020, at his home. He was born in North Adams on June 29, 1965, son of the late Robert...

Jay Whitney, 63

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Mr. Jay B. Whitney, 63, of Cheshire died on Thursday, March 19, 2020, surrounded by his family. He was born in Pittsfield on April 16, 1956, a son of the late...