Obituaries

Barbara L. Crews, 62

ADAMS, Mass. — Barbara L. (Coope) Crews, 62, formerly of Adams, passed away on June 1, 2016. Barbara was born on April 20, 1954 in North Adams to Helene (Lepine) and Edmund Coope. Barb...

Idella A. Flanders, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Idella Ann Flanders, 76, of North Adams died Tuesday, June 21, 2016, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams on October 10, 1939, daughter of Harold...

Rudolph 'Rudy' 'Coach' Benedetti, 96

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mr. Rudolph "Rudy" "Coach" Benedetti, 96, passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2016, at Springside Nursing Home in Pittsfield. He was born in Rowe,...

Margarett H. Daniels, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Margarett (Head) Daniels, 88, of 751 Mohawk Trail, North Adams, formerly of Adams, died on Thursday, June 16, 2016, at her home. She was born in Pittsfield on...

James W. Gregory Jr., 66

FLORIDA, Mass. — James Warren Gregory Jr., 66, of Florida died suddenly Saturday, June 18, 2016. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on August 9, 1949, son of the late James W. Gregory...

Rene C. Cyr, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rene Claude Cyr, 82, of North Adams died Monday June 20, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Cohoes, N.Y., on January 11, 1934, son of Leon and Rose...

Jeffrey A. Leonard II, 31

BENNINGTON, Vt. — Jeffrey Alex Leonard II, 31, a resident of Main Street, passed away suddenly Monday, June 13, 2016, at his home.  Jeff was born in Bennington on April 16, 1985,...

Maureen Cahill, 75

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Maureen Rita Sheerin Cahill, 75, of 74 Prospect St. was called home on Thursday, June 16, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by her loving family.  Born...

Cecelia J. Chesbro, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Cecelia Jane (Seroka) Chesbro of 226 Bradley St. Ext. and a winter resident Boynton Beach, Fla., died Thursday, June 16, 2016, at the Williamstown Commons. She was...

Shirley Guidetti, 90

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Shirley Chapin Guidetti, 90, formerly of Elm Street, died Monday, June 13, 2016, at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility.  She was born on August 5, 1925, in...

Irene E. Mattison, 96

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Irene Edwarda (Lapine) Mattison, 96, of Leeds, Mass., and formerly of Williamstown, died Wednesday, June 15, 2016, at her home. She was born in North Adams, Mass.,...

Roland H. O'Dell, 82

BENNINGTON, Vt. — Roland H. O'Dell, 82, a resident of Gore Road, passed away June 11, 2016, at his home surrounded by his family. Roland was born in Bennington on May 17, 1934, the...

Adella Kut, 102

ADAMS, Mass. — Adella (Binienda) Kut, 102, formerly of Adams, died peacefully on Saturday, June 11, 2016, at the Highland's Life Center in Fitchburg, Mass. Adella was born in Adams...

Guerrino Buratto, 88

LEE, Mass. — Guerrino “Reno” Buratto, 88, of Lee passed away peacefully surrounded by his devoted wife, Norma, and his loving family on Sunday, June 12, 2016. Born in...

Rocco A. Quaglietti Sr., 91

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Rocco A. Quaglietti Sr., 91, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 12, 2016. Born in Pittsfield on March 14, 1925, he was the son of Melfino A. Quaglietti Sr. and...

Louis E. Matney, 75

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Louis Edward Matney, 75, of North Adams died Friday, June 10, 2016, at his home. He was born in North Adams on August 16, 1940, a son of the late Edward Michael...

Eugene R. "Bud" O'Keefe, 90

DALTON, Mass. — Eugene R. "Bud" O'Keefe, 90, of 23 Sunnyside Drive died Saturday, June 11, 2016, at home.  Born in Hartford, Conn., on November 7, 1925, he was the son...

William M. Landry, 90

DALTON, Mass. — William M. Landry, 90, of 45 Main Street, Sugar Hill, died June 9, 2016, at Springside of Pittsfield.  Born on July 6, 1925 in Dalton, he was the son of the late...

Richard J. Contois, 65

DALTON, Mass. — Richard J. Contois, 65, of 600 Main St. died Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at Craneville Place of Dalton.  Born on October 18, 1950, in North Adams, he was the son of the...

Robert L. Podolski, 72

BECKET, Mass. — Robert L. Podolski, 72, of 1051 Benton Hill died Monday, June 6, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Becket on November 1, 1943, the son of John and Catherine Rock...

Leonard Marcus, 84

LENOX, Mass. — Leonard Marcus, whose extraordinary musical career included celebrated roles as a conductor, radio host, magazine editor and educator, died on December 9, 2014, as a result of...

Jane Palmer, 90

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Jane Granfield Palmer, 90, died Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at home after a lengthy illness. She graduated from Pittsfield High School in 1944 and in 1949 married James...

Daniel F. Dupuis, 70

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Daniel Francis Dupuis, 70, of North Adams died Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center.  He was born in North Adams on October 27, 1945, son of the...

Mary Rose Marony, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary Rose (Blay) Marony, 85, of North Adams died Sunday, June 5, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center in North Adams. She was born in North Adams on December 19, 1930,...

Kevin ‘Dudg’ Dudziak, 54

ADAMS, Mass — Kevin "Dudg" Dudziak, 54, of 37 North Summer St. passed away Thursday, June 2, 2016, at his home.  Born in Adams on December 17, 1961, son of Frances McBride...