Obituaries

Paula M. Dillon, 63

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Paula M. Dillon, 63, quietly passed away in the early evening of July 28, 2018, following a long struggle with cancer.  She leaves behind her husband Patrick; a...

Christopher K. Unsworth, 48

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Christopher Kiejna Unsworth died, too young, on July 27, 2018, at the family home in Lee after an extended battle with cancer.  The beloved son of Thomas E....

JoAnne L. Ziaja, 80

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. JoAnne L. (Horton) Ziaja, 80, of Adams died on Saturday, July 28, 2018, at her home. She was born in Adams on April 25, 1938, a daughter of the late Edward and Anita...

Fredrick J. Mastrogiovanni Sr., 77

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mr. Fredrick J. Mastrogiovanni Sr., 77, of 63 Scammell Ave., Pittsfield, died Friday morning, July 27, 2018, at the Beth Israel Hospital in Boston after a lengthy...

Catherine P. Morin, 91

ADAMS, Mass. — Catherine Patricia (Wade) Morin, 91, of Adams, Mass., died Friday, July 27, 2018, at Sweetbrook Care Center. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on August 12, 1926,...

Steven R. Salvini, 58

BECKET, Mass. — Steven R. Salvini, 58 of Becket, passed away July 24, 2018 at his home surrounded by his loving family, after a courageous battle with mesothelioma. Born on December 5,...

Rose Nary, 92

DALTON, Mass. — Rose M. Nary, 92, of 100 Patricia Ave., Dalton, passed away July 23, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on July 24, 1925, to the late Carlo and...

Irene Leikvoll, 60

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Irene Leikvoll, 60, died peacefully the morning of Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at Hillcrest Commons Nursing  from COPD and Congestive Heart Failure. Irene was born...

Steven M. Fortier, 49

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Steven Michael Fortier, 49, of North Adams, Mass., passed away on Friday, July 20, 2018, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was born in...

Louise Ludbrook, 91

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Louise Mary “Nan” Bigelow Ludbrook, 91, of Pittsfield, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loved ones on Sunday, July 22, 2018. Born in...

William F. Dempsey, 100

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — William F. Dempsey of Castle Street, Great Barrington, Mass., died peacefully at home on July 22, 2018, at the age of 100. Mr. Dempsey (Bill), an automobile...

Mary K. Porter, 94

LENOX, Mass. — Mary Kilby Porter (Polly), 94, died peacefully on July 21, 2018, at her summer home on Under Mountain Road in Lenox, Mass. Born in Lake Forest, Ill., on April 12, 1924,...

Patricia E. Brundage, 68

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Patricia Ellen Brundage, 68, of Vero Beach, Florida, passed away on Friday, June 29, 2018.  The daughter of the late Ernest and Helen Prendergast Brundage, she...

Henry Zieba Jr., 78

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Henry Joseph “Junior” Zieba Jr., 78, of Adams died on Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Adams on January...

Barbara L. Walther, 70

OTIS, Mass. — A memorial service to celebrate the life of Barbara L. Davis Walther, 70, of Monterey Road in Otis, Mass., who died December 12, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in...

Akeem LeClair, 24

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Akeem Z. LeClair, 24, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away unexpectedly on July 18, 2018.  He was predeceased by his mother, Stacy Mensah-Green, in December...

Bryan McClellan, 56

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Bryan L. McClellan, 56, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away July 17, 2018. Born December 16, 1961, he was a son of Patricia Dupont Fitch and the late Gerald McClellan...

Joan Blakesley, 86

DALTON, Mass. — Joan M. Blakesley, 86, of Old Windsor Road, Dalton, Mass., passed away July 16, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center.  Born on December 5, 1931, to the late Ralph and...

Elizabeth L. Pugliese, 66

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Elizabeth Lynn “Betsy” (Morris) Pugliese, 66, of Clarksburg, Mass., passed away on Monday, July 16, 2018, at UMass Medical Center in Worcester, Mass....

Mary Chague, 79

LEE, Mass. — Mary Chague (Rogers) died Saturday evening, July 7, 2018, at the Laurel Lake Center in Lee. She was 79. Mrs. Chague was born in Lee on October 8, 1938, the daughter of...

Beth A. Fuller, 74

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Beth Ann Fuller, 74, of Pittsfield, formerly of Becket, died Saturday, July 7, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. Beth was born December 31, 1943, the daughter of...

William A. Gibney

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ret. Cpt. William (Bill) Alfred Gibney, USMC, died unexpectedly on July 12, 2018.  William joined the USMC at age 17 and retired after 20 years of service in...

Elfrieda L. Frese, 92

ADAMS, Mass. — Elfrieda Lillian Frese (Pedercini), 92, was welcomed into God’s kingdom on July 17, 2018, surrounded by her family. She was born in Adams, Mass., to Gertrude Emma...

Arlon E. Nelson, 83

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Arlon Edward “Al” Nelson, 83, of Clarksburg, Mass., died on Monday, July 16, 2018, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Mass.  He was born in...

Robert McNinch, 76

LENOX, Mass. — Bob McNinch, co-owner and operator of Eastover Resort from 1983-2000, died early Wednesday morning, July 18, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, surrounded by his...