Obituaries

Robert A. Maynard Sr., 70

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Robert Arthur Maynard Sr., 70, of North Adams died Monday, March 28, 2016, at his home, surrounded by his loving family.  He was born in North Adams on August...

Constance A. Furlong, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Constance Ann Harris Furlong, 85, of North Adams and formerly of Albany, N.Y., died Sunday March 27, 2016, at North Adams Commons. She was born in Orange on Nov. 4,...

John J. Gwozdz, 72

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Mr. John Joseph Gwozdz, 72, of Fales Road died Saturday morning, March 26, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Adams on August 25, 1943, a...

Chester F. Zieba, 77

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Chester F. Zieba, 77, of 3 Myrtle St. died Friday evening, March 25, 2016, at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany, N.Y. He was born in Adams on July 1, 1938, a son of...

Theresa A. Belli, 81

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Theresa Anna Belli, 81, of California Avenue, a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, died Friday morning, March 18, 2016, at the Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility...

Richard P. Hamilton, 86

HANCOCK, Mass. — Richard P. Hamilton, 86, died on Sunday, March 20, 2016, at Albany Medical Center.  He was born in Pittsfield on March 14, 1930, the eldest son of Harold P....

Edna F. Rusiecki, 74

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Edna F. "Blondie" Rusiecki of 165 Ridgeway Ave. passed away on her 74th birthday, March 23, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center, with her daughters, son-in-law...

Richard D. Kalinowski Sr., 66

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Richard D. Kalinowski Sr., 66, of 29 Hull Ave. died Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born on Feb. 8, 1950, in Bridgeport, Conn., he was the son...

Michael J. Fox, 65

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Michael Joseph Fox, 65, of Pittsfield died Thursday, March 17, 2016, at Hillcrest Commons.   He was born in North Adams on Jan. 10, 1951, son of John H. Fox Sr. and...

Helen A. DeRose, 88

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Helen Anne Sohl DeRose, 88, of Williamstown died Monday, March 21, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Cambridge, N.Y., on June 28, 1927, daughter...

Donald Trimarchi, 73

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Donald Trimarchi, 73, of Williamstown died Sunday March 20, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in North Adams on Dec. 14, 1942, son of Rocco Milano Trimarchi...

Thomas J. Cowhey, 77

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Thomas J. Cowhey, 77, of Pittsfield died Thursday, March 17, 2016, after a hard fought battle with cancer.  He was born in East Hartford, Conn, on April 15, 1938, a...

Veleda V. Boucher, 76

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Veleda V. Boucher, 76, formerly of 549 State Road, North Adams, died Tuesday, March 15, 2016, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Mooers, N.Y., on Sept. 2, 1939, a...

Edward C. Bergeron, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Edward Charles Bergeron, 83, of 3 Myrtle St., Adams, died Saturday March 12, 2016, at North Adams Commons. He was born in North Adams on May 26, 1932, a son of George and...

Susan Shepard, 57

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Susan Shepard, 57, of 10 Frederick St. died on Sunday, March 13, 2016, surrounded by her family. She was born in North Adams on July 17, 1957, a daughter of Rita Oslizlo...

Delia B. Andrews, 75

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Delia Blanche Lewis Andrews, 75, of North Adams died on Monday, March 14, 2016 at North Adams Commons. She was born in Adams on Jan. 9, 1941, a daughter of Charles Henry...

Anna M. Mariani, 97

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Anna May Mulvaney Mariani, 97, of North Adams died Friday, March 11, 2016, at North Adams Commons. Mrs. Mariani was born in Clarksburg on May 25, 1918, daughter of David...

Murray Pinsker, 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Murray Pinsker, 67, of North Adams died Thursday, March 10, 2016 at Berkshire Medical Center following a long illness. Mr. Pinsker was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Nov. 12,...

Lois E. Morrissey, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lois Eleanor Blanchard Morrissey, 86, died Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at Brookdale Fillmore Pond in Bennington, Vt. She was born in North Adams on Feb. 8, 1930, to Leon and...

Tadeusz Pytko, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Tadeusz "Ted" Pytko, 85, of North Adams died Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. Mr. Pytko was born in Adams on May 29, 1930, son of Jan and...

Walter W. Foster, 51

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Walter William Foster, 51, of 69 Quincy St., died Monday March 7, 2016, at his home, surrounded by his family. Born in North Adams on Aug. 13, 1964, son of Erma...

Robert J. DeRose, 73

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Robert Joseph DeRose, 73, of Jefferson, Ohio, and formerly of North Adams, died Sunday, March 6, 2016, at Ashtabula County Medical Center in Ashtabula, Ohio. Born in...

Maisie M. Pierce, 96

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Maisie Marion Pierce, 96, of Williamstown, died Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Jan. 10, 1920, daughter of Jeremiah and Grace...

Diane L. Exford, 68

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Diane Louise Exford, 68, of North Street died on Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on Nov.  16, 1947, a...

Mary R. Hartman, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary Rose Hartman, 91, of North Adams and West Yarmouth, died Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on June 8, 1924, daughter of Camillo...