Obituaries

Esther L. Nichlen, 60

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Esther Lorraine Nichlen, 60, of North Adams died Sunday, August 12, 2018, at BMC North.  She was born in North Adams on July 19, 1958, a daughter of the late...

Marilyn M. Bailey, 84

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Marilyn M. Bailey, otherwise known as “Gram,” passed away on August 9, 2018, at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington, Mass., at the age of 84. Born...

Stephen A. Filiault, 71

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Stephen Anthony Filiault, 71, of North Adams, Mass., passed away on Thursday, August 9, 2018, after a long illness.  Born in North Adams on June 27, 1947, he...

Frank C. Igo, 88

LENOX DALE, Mass. — Frank C. Igo, 88, of Lenox Dale died Wednesday, August 8, 2018, at Albany Medical Center after a brief illness. Born on March 29, 1930, in New Haven, Conn., he was...

William E. Whitney, 60

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — William Edward Whitney, 60, of North Adams died on Thursday, August 2, 2018, at BMC North Adams.  He was born in North Adams, Mass., on December 1, 1957, a son...

Anne P. Iemolini, 95

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Anne Pauline Ruesch Iemolini, 95, of Stockbridge, Mass., passed away peacefully on August 8, 2018, at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington. Born on May 21, 1923,...

William J. Polumbo, 94

CHESHIRE, Mass. — William James Polumbo, 94, of Hudson, Fla., and formerly of Cheshire, Mass., died on Tuesday, August 7, 2018, in New Port Richey, Fla. He was born in Adams, Mass., on...

Arthur A. Hyatt, 88

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Arthur A. Hyatt of Main Street in Sheffield passed away peacefully at Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation in Canaan, Conn., on August 2, 2018. Born in Pittsfield, Mass.,...

Dr. Douglas G. Spink Jr., 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Douglas G. Spink Jr., D.D.S., 79, beloved husband of 57 years to Colleen (Moore) Spink, passed away on August 3, 2018, at Baystate Medical Center,...

Gloria M. Nicolai, 84

EGREMONT, Mass. — Gloria M. Nicolai, 84, passed away at her home on August 6, 2018.  Born on February 22, 1934, in Goshen, Conn., he was the daughter of Gustav and Karen Olsen...

Bruce B. Tatro, 66

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Bruce Bradley Tatro, 66, of North Adams, Mass., died Monday, August 6, 2018, at his home surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with lung disease. He was...

David A. Shaker, 95

David A. Shaker, 95, a former long time resident of North Adams, MA, died on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 peacefully at his home in Boca Raton, FL. He was born in Danbury, CT on May 29, 1923, son...

Robert Frulla, 81

LEE, Mass. — Robert R. Frulla, 81, died Sunday morning, August 5, 2018, at his home on Devon Road in Lee. He was born on May 4, 1937, in Pittsfield, the son of Mario and Helen Atwood...

Ann Marie Finkle, 71

LEE, Mass. — Anne Marie Finkle passed away on Saturday, August 4, 2018, at Laurel Lake Nursing Center after a short illness. She was born on August 24, 1946, in Pittsfield, Mass., the...

Francis E. Fredette Sr., 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Francis Eugene Fredette Sr., 81, of North Adams died on Saturday August 4, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield.  He was born in North Adams on May 14,...

Steven J. Monterosso, 60

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Steven J. Monterosso, 60, of Pittsfield, Mass., died Friday, August 3, 2018, following a battle with pancreatic cancer. Steve was born in Pittsfield to Helen Lesniak...

Robert E. Belanger, 90

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Robert Edward Belanger, 90, of Clarksburg died Sunday, August 5, 2018.  He was born in North Adams on September 26, 1927, a son of the late Isadore and Eva...

Robert Silman, 83

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Robert Silman Jr., 83, died peacefully at home in Great Barrington, Ma., on July 31, 2018   Most beloved by his wife of 62 years, Roberta; children Miriam...

Kenneth B. Meyer, 91

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Kenneth Baggott Meyer, 91, formerly of Williamstown, Mass., died on Wednesday, August 1, 2018, at CareOne in Wilmington, Ma.  He was born in Mt. Kisco, N.Y.,...

Geraldine Fallon, 90

DALTON, Mass. — Geraldine H. Fallon died Saturday, July 28, 2018. Born on November 16, 1927 in Pittsfield, she was the daughter of the late James and Lillian Akroyd Thomson. A former...

Bridget A. Brown, 58

LENOX, Mass. — Bridget Anne Brown, 58, of Lenox died Monday morning, July 30, 2018, after a brief illness at her childhood home in Dalton. Born in Pittsfield November 6, 1959, the...

Janice R. Tanner, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Janice Ruth (Russett) Tanner, 86, formerly of North Adams, Mass., died on Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at the Medway Country Manor in Medway, Mass., after a long...

Tryntje Shapli, 79

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Tryntje Shapli, 79, died peacefully on Saturday, July 28, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 15, 1939, as Margot Tryntje Ostrander,...

Martha L. Nelligan, 75

LENOX, Mass. — Martha Lorraine (Gaylord) Nelligan died peacefully at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox surrounded by her loving family on Friday July 27, 2018. Born in...

Nancy J. Hamilton, 59

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Nancy Jean Hamilton, 59, of 18 Cromwell Ave., Pittsfield, Mass., passed away July 27, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born on February 19, 1959, the daughter of...