Obituaries

Paul 'Gramps' Pettibone, 90

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Paul Freeman “Gramps” Pettibone Sr., 90, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away November 27, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Lenox on April 7, 1928,...

Michelle L. Lee, 75

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Michelle Louise Lee, 75, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away November 26, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on November 27, 1942, she was the...

Richard E. Roraback, 71

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Richard (Rocky) E. Roraback, 71, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away suddenly Saturday, November 24, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center.  He was born in Pittsfield...

Barbara J. Dellea, 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Barbara Jean Dellea, 87, of Elberson Avenue in Pittsfield, passed away peacefully early Monday morning, November 26, 2018, at Mount Greylock Extended Care...

Valerie M. Evans, 86

LENOX, Mass. — Valerie Methven Evans, 86, of Lenox died Wednesday morning, November 21, 2018, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center. Born in London in 1932, Val grew up during the war...

Joseph F. Wojeick, 95

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Joseph F. Wojeick, 95, formerly of Adams died Sunday morning, November 25, 2018, at Craneville Place in Dalton. He was born in Adams on August 14, 1923, the son of...

Sandra Reissour, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Sandra (Martinelli) Reissour, 77, of Springfield died unexpectedly on Monday, November 26, 2018, at her home. She was born on July 18, 1941, in North Adams, Mass.,...

Bernard L. Barriere Jr., 76

NORTH BENNINGTON, Vt. - Bernard L. Barriere Jr., 76, a resident of Hewitt Drive, passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2018, at his home surrounded by his family. Bernard was born in Pittsfield,...

Ellis A. Rud, 63

NEW ASHFORD, Mass. — Ellis Anthony Rud, 63, of New Ashford, Mass., died Tuesday, November 27, 2018, at his home.   He was born in Utica, N.Y., son of Marianne (Ellis) Rud and the...

Dennis Krausnick, 76

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Dennis Krausnick, 76, of Stockbridge passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by loved ones Tuesday, November 27, 2018, after a long battle with cancer. Dennis was...

Joanne Carpenter, 77

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Joanne (DeRose) Carpenter, 77, of Adams, died on Thursday, November 22, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in Newton on April 24, 1941, a...

Sherry L. Briggs, 59

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Sherry Lynn Briggs, 59, of Williamstown died peacefully surround by her family on Friday, November 23, 2018, at the Berkshire Medical Center.  She was born in...

Mary E. Mahar, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary Elizabeth "Betty" (Circe) Mahar, 96, of North Adams died Saturday, November 24, 2018, at Brookdale Fillmore Pond in Bennington, Vt. She was born in...

Evelyn B. Harrison, 83

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Evelyn Bernice (Kuczynski) Harrison, 83, of Adams died on Wednesday, November 21, 2018, at North Adams Commons after a long illness. She was born in Adams on March...

Patricia Ann Daly, 67

DALTON, Mass. — Patricia Ann Daly, 67, of 59 Anthony Road, Dalton, Mass., passed away November 17, 2018, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Born on February 21, 1951, she was the...

Renzie W. Lamb Jr., 81

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Renzie William Lamb Jr., 81, the beloved, iconic retired men's lacrosse coach at Williams College, died on Saturday, November 17, 2018, at Albany (N.Y.) Medical...

Edgar T. Lewis, 55

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Edgar Thomas "Skeeter" Lewis, 55, of Williamstown passed away on Saturday, November 17, 2018, at Massachusetts General Hospital, surrounded by his loved...

Bruce J. Martel, 76

POWNAL, Vt. — Bruce Joseph Martel, 76, of Pownal, Vt., died on Tuesday, November 20, 2018, at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany, N.Y.  He was born in North Adams, Mass., on...

Claire M. Barschdorf, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Claire M. (Field) Barschdorf, 81, of North Adams, Mass., died on Friday, November 16, 2018, at her home.  She was born in North Adams, Mass., on September 12,...

Marvin E. Burdick, 77

POWNAL, Vt. — Marvin Elliot Burdick, 77, of Pownal, Vt., died Sunday, November 18, 2018, at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany, N.Y. He was born in Florida, Mass., on March 31, 1941, son...

Robert P. Rice, 78

STAMFORD, Vt. — Robert Preston Orvis Rice, 78, of Stamford, Vt., died Friday, November 16, 2018, at his home.  He was born in Syracuse, N.Y., on July 20, 1940, the son of the late...

Richard A. Kenworthy, 70

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Richard A. (“Ken”) Kenworthy, who enjoyed successful careers in two very different fields, died Sunday, November 18, 2018, at his home in Williamstown,...

Cheryl L. Bergendahl, 71

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Cheryl L. (Crews) Bergendahl, 71, of Drury, Mass., passed away peacefully on November 17, 2018, after a short, courageous battle with cancer. Cheryl was born in...

George G. Francis, 76

LENOX, Mass. — George G. Francis, 76, of Lenox, Mass., passed away November 13, 2018, after a lengthy struggle with dementia. Gerry was born in New York City on November 11, 1942, the...

Brian M. Simard, 26

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Brian Michael Simard, 26, of North Adams died Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, as a result of a fatal accident while working on a Massachusetts Turnpike project. Born in North...