Obituaries

Mary Murray, 94

LEE, Mass. — Mary A. Murray, 94, of Lee, died peacefully at home Thursday morning, August 23, 2018, with her family by her side. Mary was born in Lee on July 18, 1924, the daughter of...

Patricia C. Trzcinski, 98

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Mrs. Patricia C. (Roy) Trzcinski, 98, of Cheshire, Mass., died on Saturday, August 25, 2018, at North Adams Commons. She was born in Lawrence, Mass., on March 18,...

Vernon R. Potwin, 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Vernon R. Potwin, 87, of Providence Court, Pittsfield, formerly of Pleasure Avenue, Pittsfield, died Tuesday, August 21, 2018, at Albany Medical Center. Born in...

Irene I. Samson, 58

ADAMS, Mass. — Irene Isabell (Shurtleff) Samson, 58, of Adams, Mass., passed away Friday, August 24, 2018, at her home. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on September 26, 1959,...

John A. Maroni, 82

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — John Arthur Maroni, 82, of Clarksburg, Mass., died Saturday, August 25, 2018, at Bay State Medical Center. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on May 2, 1936, son of...

Jean A. Dignon, 95

POWNAL, Vt. — Jean Ann (Bannish) Dignon, 95, of Pownal, Vt., died Friday, August 24, 2018, at her home. She was born in Westfield, Mass., on May 19, 1923, daughter of Michael and Mary...

Richard C. Schaffrick, 74

POWNAL, Vt. — Mr. Richard Charles Schaffrick, 74, of Pownal, Vt., died on Wednesday, August 22, 2018, at his home. He was born in Derby, Conn., on December 8, 1943, a son of the late...

Paul D. Cote, 49

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Paul David Cote, 49, of Cheshire died on Monday, August 20, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in North Adams. He was born in North Adams on June 24, 1969, a son...

Colleen M. Ramsay, 52

LENOX, Mass. — Colleen Marie Ramsay, 52, passed away unexpectedly on August 19, 2018, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Mass. Born on August 11, 1966, in Pittsfield, Mass., she...

Darell Hutchinson, 45

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Darell Hutchinson, 45, of West Springfield, Mass., died on August 14, 2018, after a long illness.   Born on July 6, 1973, he was the son of Robert Hutchinson of...

Marion M. Consaul, 73

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Marion Myrtle Robbins Consaul, 73, of Sheffield, Mass., passed away peacefully on August 17, 2018, with her children Tina and Domenic at her bedside. Marion was born...

Dale Ott, 67

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Dale Perkins Ott, 67, of Clarksburg, Mass., died Tuesday August 21, 2018, at his home. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on July 5, 1951, son of Ann (Perkins) Ott...

Michael Bufis, 71

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Michael Nicholas John Bufis, 71, passed away peacefully on August 18, 2018, following a courageous battle with lung cancer, after being diagnosed in January...

Daniel W. McDonald, 69

LEE, Mass. — Daniel William McDonald, 69, formerly of Lee, Mass., died Friday, August 17, 2018, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Pittsfield on March 16, 1949, son of the late Francis E....

Genevieve Lofaro, 85

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Genevieve Lofaro, 85, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away August 17, 2018, at home.  Born on April 24, 1933, the daughter of the late Charles and Norma Williams...

Christopher E. Doyle, 63

RICHMOND, Mass. — Christopher Edmund Doyle passed away at his home in Richmond on Thursday, August 16, 2018, after a long illness. Born on August 27, 1954, in Washington, D.C., he was...

Mary M. Roy, 88

LENOX, Mass. — Mary M. Roy, 88, of Lenox died Wednesday morning, Aug. 15, 2018, at Springside of Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield July 2, 1930, the daughter of Ambrose and Ida Montour...

David Bassette, 65

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mr. David Bassette, 65, of Savoy died peacefully Tuesday evening, August 14, 2018, at Williamstown Commons, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Adams on...

Charles J. Liston, 95

LENOX DALE, Mass. — Charles Joseph Liston, 95, of Lenox Dale died Friday morning, August 17, 2018, at The Landing at Laurel Lake and Lee Healthcare in Lee. Born December 20, 1922, in...

Samantha A. Tyer, 45

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Samantha Abigail Tyer, 45, of Pittsfield, Mass., formerly of Ashley Falls, died unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, August 15, 2018. Born in Great Barrington on August 16,...

Mary-Lynn E. LaBonte, 79

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mary-Lynn E. LaBonte, 79, of 45 Albro Street, Pittsfield, passed away August 14, 2018. Born March 24, 1939, in Sanford, Dade County, Florida, to Alexander and...

Chester A. Chojnowski, 86

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Chester Anthony Chojnowski, 86, of 107 Birch Grove Drive passed away August 11, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on April 12, 1932, he was the...

Florence E. DelSignore, 83

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Florence Elizabeth DelSignore, 83, of 101 Burke Avenue, Pittsfield, died Monday, August 6, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in North Adams on August 16, 1934,...

Rose P. Huban, 91

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Rose P. Huban, 91, a resident of Springside Nursing Facility, passed away August 6, 2018. Born in Boston on November 25, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Edmund...

Chloa L. Gustafson, 82

WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Chloa L. Gustafson, 82, passed away on August 7, 2018, after a short illness. Born on July 14, 1936, she was the daughter of Lawrence and Ruth Seymour...