Obituaries

Stella Smith, 88

EGREMONT, Mass. — Stella White Smith, 88, of Egremont, Mass., formerly of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., passed quietly from this world on Thursday, May 31, 2018, with her daughter by her side, ending...

Ralph H. Mills III, 60

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Ralph H. Mills III passed away June 2, 2018, at the Waterbury Hospital in Connecticut. Born on November 14, 1957, in Torrington, Conn., he was the son of the late...

Jeffrey Lyon, 31

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Jeffrey Patrick Lyon, 31, left us on May 29, 2018, to an addiction he fought for several years. Born in Pittsfield on July 23, 1986, to Jeffrey P. and Katherine...

Patricia A. O’Brien, 84

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Patricia A. (Pat) O’Brien, 84, of Pittsfield, was called to heaven on May 28, 2018, after a long, courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease, surrounded by...

David Murphy Jr., 64

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — David W. Murphy Jr., a lawyer, outdoorsman and eternal optimist, died peacefully in his sleep of natural causes on May 26, 2018, at his Pittsfield home. He was...

Elaine I. Shippee, 89

ADAMS, Mass. — Elaine Ida (Reynolds) Shippee, 89, of Adams, Mass., died on Sunday, June 3, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Elaine was born in Whitingham, Vt., on...

Derek W. Malcolm, 64

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mr. Derek William Malcolm, 64, of Adams died on Friday, June 1, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Quebec, Canada, on July 14, 1953, son...

Rodger W. Davis, 71

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Rodger Williams Davis, 71, of Williamstown, Mass., died Saturday June 2, 2018, at Williamstown Commons. He was born in Peoria, Ill., on November 11, 1946, son of...

Priscilla R. Burdsall, 84

EGREMONT, Mass. — Priscilla Rogers Burdsall, 84, of Egremont, Mass., passed away peacefully with family by her side on Thursday, May 31, 2018 at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield,...

Rose I. Franceschetti, 86

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Rose Ida Franceschetti, 86, of Williamstown, Mass., and formerly of Readsboro, Vt., died Thursday May 31, 2018, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Readsboro,...

Catherine A. Tomlinson, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Catherine Agnes (Fee) (Horsfall) Tomlinson, 92, of Palmer, Alaska, and formerly of North Adams, Mass., died Friday, June 1, 2018, at Memorial Hospital in Miramar,...

Linda J. Estes, 71

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Linda Jane Estes, 71, of Southampton, Mass., passed away on June 1, 2018. She died of cancer after a long series of treatments at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, the Dana...

Anna Tonlino, 84

OTIS, Mass. — Anna Mary Tonlino, 84, of Otis, Mass., died Thursday, May 24, 2018.  Anna was born in Becket on August 8, 1933, the daughter of Frank E. and Ada Fuller Rice. She was...

Marion J. Baran, 87

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Marion J. (Brooks) Baran, 87, of Adams died on Wednesday, May 30, 2018, at Williamstown Commons.  She was born in Adams on October 30, 1930, daughter of the late...

Evelyn Knight, 95

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Evelyn Edna Knight, 95, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away May 25, 2018, at Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had resided for the past 3 1/2...

Robert M. Tatro, 56

BENNINGTON, Vt. — Robert Maurice Tatro, 56, of Bennington, Vt., died on Friday May 25, 2018, at his home. He was born in North Adams on November 6, 1961, a son of Stanley A. and Cecile...

James M. Mach, 49

James Michael Mach, 49, passed away in his home in Boston, Massachusetts on January 18, 2018. He was born April 25, 1968, at BMC in Pittsfield, Mass. He attended kindergarten in Cheshire and...

Elizabeth J. Haber, 59

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Elizabeth "Betsy" Jane (Hastedt) Haber, 59, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away on May 24, 2018. Born February 8, 1959, in Great Barrington, Mass., she was...

Barbara I. LaBonte, 63

SAVOY, Mass. — Barbara I. (Bolte) LaBonte, a wonderful woman that was loved, is missed and will always be cherished, passed away peacefully at her home on May 28, 2018, with her loving...

Frederick H. Perras, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. ‐ Frederick Henry Perras, 78, of North Adams died Sunday, May 27, 2018, at his home.  He was born in North Adams on November 7, 1939, a son of the late Clement...

Alexander A. Aubin, 82

STAMFORD, Vt. — Alexander Ambrose Aubin, 82, of Stamford, Vt., died peacefully on Monday May 28, 2018, at home surrounded by his wife of 53 years and his four children.  Alex was...

Patricia A. Bolza, 71

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Patricia Ann (Finn) Bolza, 71, of North Adams died peacefully in the comfort of her daughters’ arms on May 25, 2018, at her home.  She was born in...

Kevin M. Roy Sr., 52

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Kevin Michael Roy Sr., 52, of Adams died on Thursday, May 24, 2018.  He was born in North Adams on January 6, 1966, son of Patricia (Racette) Goman and the late...

Bernard M. Tracy, 91

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Bernard Matthew Tracy, 91, of 2 Ann Drive, Lanesborough, passed away May 24, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born on January 17, 1927, the son of the late...

Barbara A. Walker, 76

DALTON, Mass. — Mrs. Barbara Ann (Murphy) Walker, 76, passed away May 20, 2018, in Dalton, surrounded by her loving family, after a courageous battle with cancer.  She was born to...