Obituaries

Bernice L. Arbour, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Bernice Louise (Bernard) Tower Arbour, 87, of North Adams, Mass., died Tuesday morning, May 15, 2018, at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on...

Carl H. Pierce, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Carl Henry Pierce, 74, of North Adams, Mass., died on Saturday, May 12, 2018, at North Adams Commons.  He was born in Warren, Vt., on February 7, 1944, a son to...

Valerie A. Clancy, 53

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Valerie A. Clancy, 53, of Pittsfield, Mass., died Monday, May 14, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by her family. Born in Pittsfield on October 1, 1964,...

Cecelia M. Garner, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Cecelia Marie (LaDouceur) Garner, 87, of North Adams passed peacefully on May 11, 2018, at her home surrounded by her family.  She was born in Easthampton on...

Rosalee E. Halik, 78

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Rosalee E. Halik, 78, passed away at home in Pittsfield on Friday, May 11, 2018, due to complications with Parkinson's Disease, which she fought for nearly six...

Everett Harvey, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Everett Harvey, 85, of Windsor Locks, Conn., passed away April 30, 2018, after a courageous battle with cancer.  He was born on March 27, 1933, in North Adams,...

Michael T. Foley, 72

OTIS, Mass. — Michael T. Foley, 72, died Sunday morning, May 6, 2018, at his home in Otis. Mr. Foley was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on September 5, 1945, the son of Robert T. and Joan...

Cornelia Lamke, 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Cornelia 'Teya' Lamke, 82, of Epworth Arms, Pittsfield, died Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at Springside of Pittsfield. Born on July 17, 1935, the daughter of...

John P. Pasini, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — John Peter Pasini, 88, formerly of 54 Demont Ave., Pittsfield, passed away May 8, 2018, at Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born August 4, 1929, he was the son...

Rita Tessier, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Surrounded by her family, Rita "Memé" Aurora (Daigneault) Tessier, 96, of North Adams, Mass., died Wednesday, May 9, 2018, at Albany Medical Center...

Brian J. Lavanway, 40

READSBORO, Vt. — Brian Jason Lavanway, 40, of Readsboro, Vt., died Thursday, May 10, 2018, at Albany Medical Center. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on June 13, 1977, son of Harold...

David R. Ferris, 66

READSBORO, Vt. — David Ray Ferris, 66, of Readsboro, Vt., passed away Monday, May 7, 2018, at his home, surrounded by his loving family, after a long battle with cancer.    He...

George J. Bigelow, 82

WINDSOR, Mass. — Mr. George J. Bigelow, 82, of Windsor, died on Saturday, May 5, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.  He was born in Adams on September 24, 1935, a son...

Herbert R. Roemelt, 91

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mr. Herbert R. Roemelt, 91, of Adams, died on Thursday, May 3, 2018, at Williamstown Commons.  He was born in Adams on October 27, 1926, son of the late...

David W. Ansley, 63

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Mr. David W. Ansley, 63, of Clarksburg died Saturday, April 28, 2018, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Mass.  He was born in Augusta, Georgia, on July...

William West, 51

DALTON, Mass. — William Timothy West died suddenly on May 3, 2018, due to injuries related from a motorcycle accident.  Born May 24, 1966, he was the son of William and Barbara...

Marie Judd, 92

LENOX, Mass. — Marie Judd, 92, of Lenox, Mass., passed away on May 5, 2018.  She was born in Staten Island, N.Y., and graduated from Curtis High School and Notre Dame College, where...

Allen E. Murdock, 69

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Allen Ernest Murdock, 69, of North Adams passed away on Monday, May 7, 2018, surrounded by his loving family, at North Adams Commons after living with a lifelong...

Lena McDonald, 95

DALTON, Mass. — Lena May McDonald, 95, passed away peacefully April 27, 2018, at Craneville Place in Dalton. Born August 27, 1922, the daughter of the late Frank W. and Mary Miner...

Roland E. Chaffee, 66

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Roland E. “Chief” Chaffee, 66, of 23 Williamsburg Terrace, Pittsfield, died Friday, April 27, 2018, at his home with his wife at his side following a short...

Timothy J. Tero, 30

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Timothy James Tero, 30, of North Adams, Mass., died on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, at BMC North Adams.  He was born in North Adams on June 9, 1987, a son of Virginia...

Nancy P. Clark, 86

LENOX, Mass. — Nancy Persing Clark, 86, died at Berkshire Medical Center on April 28, 2018, after a sudden illness.   Nancy was a local, West Stockbridge girl. The only daughter,...

Jacqueline Shaughnessy, 77

LENOX, Mass. — Jacqueline (Jackie) Shaughnessy died peacefully at Mt. Carmel Nursing home in Lenox on April 26, 2018, after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was...

Nicholas G. Stanton, 75

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Nicholas George Howard Stanton, born June 22, 1942, died April 30, 2018, in his home.  Nick Stanton was greatly loved by his wife of 52 years, Andrea...

Rachel A. Mullaney, 17

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Rachel Alexandria Weider Mullaney, 17, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away April 27, 2018.  She was born August 19, 2000 the daughter of Thomas M. Mullaney and...