Obituaries

Storm C. Bombardier, 59

ADAMS, Mass. — Storm Cheryl (Andrews) Bombardier, a longtime resident of Adams, died Thursday, December 29, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in 1957 in Willimantic,...

Budd Brown, 69

LEE, Mass. — Budd C. Brown, 69, of Fuller Street in Lee died Friday, December 23, 2016, at the Berkshire Medical Center with his family by his side. He was born in Ithaca, N.Y., on...

Eugenie H. Fitzhugh, 91

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Eugenie Harris Fitzhugh, 91, of Plymouth, formerly of Brockton, passed away peacefully Dec. 29, 2016. Born in Boston, she was a graduate of Williamstown High...

Vivian M. Mould, 98

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Vivian May (Brown) Belanger Mould, 98, of North Adams died Tuesday, December 27, 2016, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Warren, Vt., on August 31, 1918,...

Dalton J. Brigley, 22

DALTON, Mass. — Dalton James Brigley, 22, of Hemlock Hill, died unexpectedly December 15, 2016. He was born September 29, 1994 in Northampton, Mass., son of Jody L. Mathison Brigley and...

Nancy Ostrander Bird, 69

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Nancy Ostrander Bird, 69, of 971 North State Road died Tuesday, December 13, 2016, at Hillcrest Commons surrounded by her loving family. Born in North Adams, daughter...

Ann Marie Palmer, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ann Marie Palmer, 88, formerly of Kenwood Street, Pittsfield, and later of Sugar Hill, Dalton, died Monday, December 19, 2016, at Craneville Place of Dalton. Born in...

Michael A. Lavalley, 35

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Michael Alan "Mike" Lavalley, 35, of Second Street, died unexpectedly Monday, December 19, 2016. Mike was born in Pittsfield on May 11, 1981, the son of...

Mary Ann DiCroce, 75

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mary Ann DiCroce, 75, of 31 Newton Ave died Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on August 12, 1941, the daughter of Louis S....

John A. Tatro, 74

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — John A. Tatro, 74, of 449 Churchill St. died on Friday, December 16, 2016, at Baystate Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Pittsfield, on...

Bradley F. Beaudreau, 34

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Bradley Francis Beaudreau, 34, of North Adams died on Sunday, December 18, 2016, at the Berkshire Medical Center North. He was born in North Adams on January 15,...

Bernard R. Barbeau, 84

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Bernard R. Barbeau, 84, of Adams died Friday morning, December 14, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center.  He was born in North Adams on June 8, 1932, a son of the...

Richard T. "Dick" Dean, 89

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Richard T. "Dick" Dean, 89, of Adams, died Wednesday evening, December 14, 2016, after a courageous battle with cancer.  He was born in North Adams on...

Charles M. Senter, 90

LEE, Mass. - Charles M. Senter, 90, of East Street, Lee, died Tuesday evening, December 13, 2016, at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Pittsfield July 24, 1926, he was the son of...

Eugene P. Pomerleau, 90

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Eugene P. Pomerleau, 90, recently of Gonic, N.H., and formerly of Pompano Beach, Fla., and Lanesborough, Mass., passed away on December 13, 2016, peacefully surrounded...

Juliann I. McCarthy, 75

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Juliann Irene (West) McCarthy, 75, of 45 Chestnut St., Williamstown, died on Saturday December 17, 2016, at her home with her husband at her side. She was born in...

Cecilia I. Bressette, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Cecilia Irene (Baker) Bressette, 87, of North Adams, formerly of Williamstown, Mass., died on Thursday, December 15, 2016, at her home.  She was born in North...

Marcia J. Payette, 72

ADAMS, Mass. — Ms. Marcia Jane (Pontier) Payette, 72, of Adams died on Sunday, December 11, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a brief illness. She was born in North...

Richard E. Fillio, 86

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Richard Evans Fillio, 86, formerly of 338 Onota Street, Pittsfield, died Sunday, December 11, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on April 2, 1930,...

Shirley A. Therrien, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Shirley Ann (Belair) Therrien, 76, of North Adams died Tuesday, December 13, 2016, at the Springside Nursing Home in Pittsfield, Mass. She was born in Pittsfield on...

Anthony M. ‘Tony Pots & Pans’ Maschino, 3

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Anthony Martin Maschino, 3, of Pittsfield passed away after a two-month battle with an aggressive brainstem glioma, a rare childhood cancer, on Friday, December 9, 2016,...

Pauline Pierce, 99

LENOX, Mass. — Pauline Day Pierce, known as Polly, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 6, 2016, at Kimball Farms in Lenox.  Born in Chicago on November 28, 1917, she spent her...

Paula Dixon, 59

BERLIN, N.Y. — Paula (Jones) Dixon, 59, of Berlin, N.Y., passed peacefully in the comfort of her home with family on Friday, December 9, 2016.  She was born in Fort Dix, N.J., on...

Richard F. Fancher, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Richard F. Fancher, 88, of Pittsfield, formerly of Stephentown, N.Y., died Wednesday, December 7, 2016, at Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility, surrounded by his loving...

Ilene M. Maluda, 85

DALTON, Mass. — Ilene M. Maluda, 85, of 45 Main Street, Sugar Hill, passed away on December 5, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center.  Born on July 5, 1931 in Adams, Mass., she was the...