Obituaries

Alice R. Heideman, 78

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Alice Rita (Lubowicz) Heideman, 78, of Clarksburg died Saturday, November 19, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center.   She was born in Adams, Mass., on October 22,...

Norma Tulgan

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Norma Propp Tulgan died on Friday, November 18, 2016, after a lengthy period of ill health at Berkshire Place, where she had been a resident since August 2015. She...

George S. Coody, 97

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — George Sterling Coody, 97, of North Adams died Friday, November 18, 2016, at North Adams Commons. He was born on June 24, 1919, in Inverness, Scotland, the son of...

Myril A. Filler, 97

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Myril Alpert Filler, 97, of Green River Road, Williamstown, died at home in the circle of her family on Saturday, November 12, 2016.  She was born in Revere,...

Jane L. Mazza, 70

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Jane Lee Mazza, 70, of Pittsfield died Sunday, November 13, 2016, at Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in Pittsfield on June 17, 1946, the daughter of...

Frederick E. Larabee Sr., 81

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Frederick Eugene Larabee Sr., 81, of Williamstown died on Friday, November 18, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center North in North Adams, Mass. He was born in...

Charlene M. Wiencek, 69

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Charlene Martha (Elder) Wiencek, 69, of North Adams died Friday, November 18, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams on January 11, 1947,...

David Peth

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — David Peth, a longtime resident of Williamstown, passed away at his home on Friday, November 11, 2016. Born in Bayonne, N.J., he was the son of David H. Peth and...

Joseph A. Catrambone, 66

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Joseph Anthony Catrambone, 66, of Clarksburg died Tuesday, November 15, 2016, at Bay State Medical Center. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on February 1, 1950,...

Trevor ‘Guy’ Gardner, 38

BENNINGTON, Vt. — Trevor "Guy" Gardner, 38, a resident of Johnson Hill Road, Hoosick Falls, N.Y., passed away Friday, November 11, 2016.  Trevor was born in Bennington on...

Gary F. ‘Pole’ Zatorski, 52

LEE, Mass. — Gary F. “Pole” Zatorski, 52, of Margerie Street in Lee, died unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, November 12, 2016. Gary was born in Pittsfield on July 9,...

Chari E. Millard, 56

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Chari Elizabeth (Casper) Millard, 56, of 6 South Willow St., Adams, died on Monday, November 14, 2016, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield.  She was born...

Dorothy M. Raimer, 86

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Dorothy M. Raimer, 86, of Cheshire died Sunday evening, November 13, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.  She was born in Adams on November 25, 1929,...

Barbara A. Meczywor, 79

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Barbara Ann (McAndrews) Meczywor, 79, of Adams died on Saturday, November 12, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Barbara was an extraordinary woman. There...

Louis C. Segala, 87

ADAMS, Mass. — Louis Columbus Segala, 87, of Adams died Tuesday, November 15, 2016, at Springside Nursing Home. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on October 12, 1929, son of Luigi and...

Helen D. Flaherty, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Helen Donovan Flaherty, 93, of East Avenue died Saturday, November 12, 2016, at the Southern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, Vt. She was born in Fitchburg,...

Joseph W. Harrington Jr., 27

RICHMOND, Mass. — Joseph W. Harrington Jr., 27, of 1640 Worcester Road in Framingham, Mass., passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 10, 2016, at home after suffering from apparent...

Frances N. Schmidt, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Frances N. (Mancuso) Schmidt, 92, of North Adams died Sunday, November 13, 2016, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams on May 20, 1924, daughter of...

Michael G. Downey, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Michael Gerald Downey, 96, of North Adams died on November 11, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. He was born on May 16, 1920, in...

David Benoit Sr., 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — David Clifford Norman Henry Benoit Sr., 72, of North Adams died Sunday, November 6, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in North Adams on...

William N. Till, 91

WINDSOR, Mass. — William Nicholas Till, 91, formerly of Windsor, died Tuesday, November 8, 2016, at Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility in Pittsfield.  Born in Adams on November 3,...

Werner A. Wohrle, 85

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Werner A. Wohrle, 85, of Cheshire passed away on Sunday, November 6, 2016, at Craneville Place of Dalton, where he resided for the past seven years.  Born on...

Deborah R. Arace-Herrick, 42

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Deborah Rose Arace-Herrick, 42, of Pittsfield went to be with the Lord Jesus on Friday, November 4, 2016.  Deborah was born on July 30, 1974, in Pittsfield. She...

Michael Ewchor, 96

DALTON, Mass. — Michael Ewchor passed away November 3, 2016, at Craneville Place. He was 96.  Michael attended New York University and was employed as a chemist until his ...

Michael S. Kondel, 67

ADAMS, Mass. — Michael S. Kondel, 67, of 214 North Summer St. passed away at his home Monday, November 7, 2016.  Born in Adams on October 30, 1949, son of the late Stanley M. Kondel...