Obituaries

Patricia Soldato, 75

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Patricia Ann (Pat) Soldalto joined her beloved Lee in heaven on April 24, 2018. As was her wish, Pat peacefully passed away at home in the care of her loving...

Frederick F. Merrill, 69

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Frederick F. “Rick” Merrill, 69, of Stockbridge, Mass., passed away on April 15, 2018, after a short illness.  Born on May 29, 1948, in Pittsfield,...

Louis J. Petersoli, 100

LEE, Mass. — Louis J. Petersoli, 100, of Lee died Monday, April 23, 2018, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox. Louis was born in Springfield, Mass., on December 31, 1917, the...

Ronald C. Dimanche, 77

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ronald C. Dimanche, 77, of Wilson Street passed away on Saturday, April 21, 2018, at home surrounded by his loving family.  He was born in Pittsfield on March 2,...

Margaret Walker, 91

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Margaret Walker, 91, formerly of 164 Daniels Ave., Pittsfield, passed away April 19, 2018, at Hillcrest Commons, where she has resided since 2011.  She was born...

Richard Jones, 86

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Richard A. Jones Sr., 86, of 100 Balance Rock Road, Lanesborough, Mass., passed away April 16, 2018 at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester.  He was born...

Dorothy J. Russett, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dorothy Jean (Bigelow) Russett, 85, of 76 Bradford Street, North Adams, died on Saturday April 21, 2018, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center.  She was born in...

Wendy M. McCarthy, 53

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Wendy Marie (Roy) McCarthy, 53, of Williamstown, Mass., died on Thursday, April 19, 2018, at her home.  She was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on March 8, 1965, a...

Julia E. Ramirez, 86

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Julia E. Ramirez, 86, passed away on April 20, 2018, at her home, surrounded by her loving family.   Born in Ambato, Ecuador, on July 11, 1931, she was the...

Mae V. Canale, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mae Virginia (Courtemanche) Canale, 96, of North Adams, Mass., died Sunday, April 22, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on July...

Leslie G. Reiche, 70

LENOX, Mass. — Leslie G. Reiche, 70, died Friday morning, April 20, 2018, at her home. Born in Boston on September 5, 1947, the daughter of Edward and Helen Katz Gordon, she...

James Thomas Shaker, 59

James Thomas Shaker, 59 of North Adams, MA died on April 22, 2018 surrounded by his family. He was born in North Adams, MA on November 15, 1958 son of David A. Shaker and the late Wanda...

Catherine A. Chalifoux services

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A Liturgy of Christian Burial for Catherine A. Chalifoux, 59, of North Adams, Mass., who died on April 9, 2018, will be celebrated Saturday April 28, 2018, at 10:30 a.m....

Norma Spaulding, 90

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Norma Laurenti Spaulding, 90, a former longtime resident of Great Barrington, passed away on April 18, 2018, at Side by Side Assisted Living in Pittsfield....

Edward B. Hanify Jr., 75

HANCOCK, Mass. - Edward Benno Hanify Jr. of Hancock, Mass., died on April 11, 2018.  He was born on August 22, 1942, the son of the late Edward and Jane Hanify of Belmont, Mass. He is...

Gloria F. Stanisz, 86

HOUSATONIC, Mass. — Gloria F. Stanisz of Park Street in Housatonic passed away at Fairview Hospital on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at the age of 86. Born in Pittsfield, Mass., on May 29,...

Jean Bolan, 97

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On April 13, 2018, Jean Marie McNulty Bolan passed away peacefully at the age of 97 in Pittsfield, Mass.  Born in Orange, N.J., in 1920, Jean was the eldest of...

Janet C. Eddy, 71

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Janet Carol Eddy, 71, of Pittsfield, passed away April 13, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center.  She was born January 27, 1947, to the late Douglas H. and Dorothy...

Stanley J. Kestyn, 83

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mr. Stanley John Kestyn, 83, of Adams died Thursday, April 12, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Montague, Mass., on January 25, 1935, a...

Albina B. Nazzewski, 96

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Albina B. (Kruzel) Nazzewski, 96, of Adams died Tuesday afternoon, April 17, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in Adams on March 27, 1922,...

Gale A. Hartel, 62

CUMBERLAND, Md. — Gale Ann Hartel, 62, of Cumberland, Md., passed away Friday, April 13, 2018, at the Western Maryland Regional Medical Center. Born August 2, 1955, in Middletown, Ohio....

Nancy L. Collins, 77

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Nancy L. Collins, 77, passed away on April 14, 2018, at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington.  Born on November 3, 1940, she was the daughter of the late...

Robert L. Lichter, 76

ALFORD, Mass. — Robert Louis Lichter, 76, died of prostate cancer on March 31, 2018, at his home in Alford, Mass. Bob was a scientist and educator, loving husband, father...

Joan L. Lesure, 86

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Joan Lorraine (Crosier) Lesure of Clarksburg, Mass., died Tuesday April 17, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Brockton, Mass., on October 7, 1931,...

Lorraine D. Ploss, 83

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Lorraine D. Ploss, treasurer of Berkshire Custom Coating, wife of the deceased Charles Ploss, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died Thursday, April 12,...