Obituaries

William D. Wnuk, 68

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. William David Wnuk, 68, of Adams died on Thursday, September 20, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in North Adams. He was born in Adams on January 10, 1950, a son of...

Phyllis E. Carto, 92

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Phyllis Elizabeth Porter Gull Carto, 92, formerly of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away on December 10, 2017, in Boise, Idaho. Phyllis was born in Great Barrington,...

Marvin L. Weiss, 91

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, father-in-law and friend, Marvin Lawrence Weiss of Berlin, Conn., comfortably passed on September 17, 2018, at the VA...

John M. Fuore, 67

LENOX, Mass. — John M. Fuore, 67, for most of his life a resident of Lenox, died Tuesday, September 18, 2018, at his home. Born in Pittsfield on July 5, 1951, the son of Phyllis...

Annie Merz, 59

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Annie Merz, 59, beloved owner of renowned boutique clothing company Eagle Ray Traders, passed away September 12, 2018, after a brief, fierce battle with cancer....

Claire Arnold, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Claire (Lambert) Arnold, 89, of North Adams, Mass., died Wednesday, September 19, 2018, at her home.  She was born in Burlington, Vt., on May 21, 1929, a...

Doris Post, 91

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Doris Hazel Post, 91, formerly of Lebanon Springs, N.Y., died Friday, September 14, 2018, at Lee Health Care, where she had resided the last four years. Born in...

Pierre Joseph, 80

HANCOCK, Mass. — Pierre Joseph, 80, died peacefully in Hancock with his family around him on Sept. 14, 2018.  Born in Bsalim, Lebanon, on August 1,1938, he was son of the late...

Helen I. Monitto, 84

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Helen Irene L’Italien Monitto, 84, of 787 Williams Street, Pittsfield, died Thursday, September 13, 2018, at her home. Born in Leominster, Mass., on September...

Ruth I. Yarter, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ruth Irene Yarter, 93, of North Adams, Mass., died Sunday, September 16, 2018, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on August 6, 1925,...

Dale Ott service

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — A musical memorial for Dale Perkins Ott, 67, of Clarksburg, Mass., who died Tuesday, August 21, 2018, at his home, will be held on Sunday, September 23, 2018, from 1 to 4...

Rita E. Tart, 83

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Rita Elaine Tart (Fiorini), 83, died Monday, September 10, 2018 One of eight children, Rita was born in Boston’s historic North End on June 19, 1935. The sixth...

Barbara J. Wuinee, 80

DALTON, Mass. — Barbara J. Wuinee, 80, of Dalton, Mass., passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Pittsfield on June 19, 1938,...

Sima Berezkina, 89

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Sima Berezkina, 89, died Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. She was born in Rogachev, Belarus, on June 5, 1929, and was married to her loving husband Boris (deceased 1999) for...

Robert J. Goodell, 43

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Robert J. Goodell, 43, of Clarksburg, Mass., died on Monday, September 10, 2018.   Rob was born in Wiesbaden, Germany, on July 14, 1975, and lived in and grew up...

James J. Borgo Jr., 75

WORTHINGTON, Mass. — James J. Borgo Jr., 75, of Worthington died unexpectedly on September 11, 2018, at his home. A resident of Lenox for much of his life, Jim was born on November 7,...

Sharon L. Milukas, 69

ASHLEY FALLS, Mass. — Sharon Lee Milukas, 69, of Alum Hill Road in Ashley Falls, passed away on Sunday, September 9, 2018. Born on February 13, 1949, in Pittsfield, Mass., she was the...

Lucille Kulp, 100

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lucille Nary (Marsh) Kulp, 100, formerly of North Adams, Mass., and Stuart, Fla., died Monday, September 10, 2018, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. She was...

Martha C. Mauke, 71

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Martha Christine Mauke, 71, of Main Street in Stockbridge, Mass., passed away on September 9, 2018, at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington. The daughter of James...

Bonnie McMurray, 54

CAMBRIDGE, N.Y. — Bonnie Sue Penny Lynn McMurray, a resident of Old Cambridge Road, passed away Thursday, September 6, 2018, after a courageous battle with cancer, at Southwestern Vermont...

Lucy R. Santolin, 85

LEE, Mass. — Lucy Rose Santolin, 85, died Saturday evening, Sept. 8, 2018, at her home surrounded by her three daughters. She was born in Pittsfield on June 23, 1933, the daughter of...

William C. Denault, 95

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. William C. Denault, 95, of Adams died on Wednesday, September 5, 2018. He was born in Adams on August 20, 1923, a son of the late Eugene and Mary (Ryan) Denault. He...

Kenneth G. Frye, 92

SOUTH EGREMONT, Mass. — Kenneth Gordon Frye, 92, of South Egremont, Mass., died on September 7, 2018.  Ken was born in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on April 4, 1926, to the Reverend Ermil...

Helen R. Phelps, 89

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Helen Ramona (Grindrod) Phelps, 89, of Williamstown, Mass., passed away peacefully with her family by her side on the evening of Sept. 7, 2018, at Williamstown...

Gertrude Moskowitz, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Gertrude (Trudy) Moskowitz, 88, a loving mother and grandmother, dedicated teacher and active member of the Jewish community, passed away on Friday, September 7, 2018, at...