Obituaries

Aso O. Tavitian, 80

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Aso O. Tavitian passed away on April 21, 2020, after his courageous battle with cancer with his loving wife, Isabella Meisinger at his side. Mr. Tavitian was born...

Gloria M. Ziaja, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gloria Marie (Duquette) Mantello Ziaja, 88, of North Adams, Mass., died Friday April 24, 2020, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams,...

Hazel Pothul, 80

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Hazel Hudson Pothul, 80, of Sheffield and Brenham, Texas, died Tuesday evening, April 15, 2020, after a brief illness. Hazel was born April 1, 1940, in Sheffield,...

John 'Jack' Guerino, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — John Anthony "Jack" Guerino, 83, of North Adams died Tuesday, April 21, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on Jan. 22, 1937,...

Edward R. Armstrong, 84

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Edward R. Armstrong, 84, of Adams died Thursday evening, April 16, 2020, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Pittsfield on January 21,...

James J. Leonesio, 59

ADAMS, Mass. — James J. Leonesio, 59, of Adams died on Sunday, April 19, 2020, from complications due to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. He passed away at Fairview...

Bernard Loncto, 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Bernard Raymond Loncto, 83, of Williamstown died on Tuesday, April 21, 2020, at Williamstown Commons. He was born in Brattleboro, Vt., a son of Bernard...

Gail Ouellette, 68

POWNAL, Vt. — Gail C. Ouellette, 68, of Pownal died on Friday, April 17, 2020, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington. She was born in Adams on January 4, 1952,...

John A. Stengle, 73

RICHMOND, Mass. — John A. Stengle, 73, of Richmond passed away peacefully on April 18, 2020. John was born in Cambridge, Mass., to the late Charles A. and Dorothy Scheid Stengle. He...

Holly Ann Blohm, 64

ADAMS, Mass. — Holly Ann Blohm, 64, of Adams, Mass., died on Friday April 17, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born on December 13, 1955, in White Plains, N.Y., a daughter of...

Margaret Putman, 98

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Margaret Frances (Collins) Putman, 98, of Williamstown, Mass., died on Saturday, April 18, 2020, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Amsterdam,...

Gladys E. Shepard, 94

RICHMOND, Mass. — Gladys E. (Betty) Litchfield Shepard, 94, of Pilgrim Street, Richmond, Mass., died Monday, April 6, 2002, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass. Born in...

Daniel L. Blakeney, 81

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Daniel Leroy Blakeney, 81, passed away on April 11, 2020. Born on August 1, 1938, in Great Barrington, Mass., he was the son of Sterling Freeland Blakeney and...

Lucille W. Nickerson, 86

LEE, Mass. — Lucille W. Nickerson, 86, died April 13, 2020, at The Landing at Laurel Lake with her daughter by her side. She was born March 7, 1934, in Providence, R.I., daughter of...

Carl W. Cahoon, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Carl W. Cahoon, 92, of 8 Spencer Road, North Adams, died at Williamstown Commons Nursing Home in the late evening of April 15, 2020. The Cahoon family wants to express...

Louis Albrecht, 62

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Louis Edward Albrecht, 62, of Adams went home with Jesus on Monday, April 13, 2020, at his home. He was born in Norwood on August 3, 1957, a son of the late William...

Amelia E. Sheldon, 99

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Amelia Emily Victoria (Modena) Sheldon, 99, beloved Mother, Noni and Super Noni, died on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams,...

Arthur 'Skip' Harrington, 76

ADAMS, Mass. —  Arthur W. "Skip" Harrington, 76, of Adams died Sunday morning, April 12, 2020, at his home. He was born in Adams on February 21, 1944, a son of the late...

Andrew L. Coletsos, 52

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Andrew Lonie Coletsos, 52, former construction worker and landscaper turned social services worker — and always available adviser to all — died April 4,...

Raymond W. Milukas Sr., 93

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Raymond W. Milukas Sr., 93, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away April 5, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on September 30, 1926, he was the son of...

James C. Cannon, 73

LENOX, Mass. — James Charles Cannon of Lenox, Mass., passed away April 7, 2020, on his 73rd birthday, at Kimball Farms Nursing Facility. Born on April 7, 1947, he was the son of Howard...

Richard Salvadore, 72

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Richard Salvadore, 72, of 36 South Onota St., Pittsfield, died Saturday, April 11, 2020, at his home. Born in Pittsfield on June 2, 1947, the son of Angelo D. and...

Eleanor L. Ostrander, 99

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Eleanor L. (Williams) Ostrander, 99, of Williamstown, Mass., died on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Hancock,...

Barbara A. Spirydowski, 78

HOUSATONIC, Mass. — Barbara A. Spirydowski, cherished mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, passed away March 28, 2020, following a three-month battle with cancer. She...

Theodore E. Sheldon, 71

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Theodore E. Sheldon, 71, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away March 29, 2020, after a long illness.  Born February 2, 1949, in Cromwell, Conn., he was the son of...