Obituaries

John C. Alexander, 66

FLORIDA, Mass. — John Clark Alexander, 66, of Tilda Hill Road died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, at his home. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 2, 1949, son of John and Helen Clark Alexander, he attended...

Dennis A. Brignolo, 65

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Dennis Albert Brignolo, 65, of Baker Street died Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, at his home.   Born in North Adams on March 26, 1950, son of Albert and Pauline Rigatti...

Charles L. Smith Sr., 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Former Pittsfield Mayor Charles L. Smith Sr., 82, of 182 Hancock Road died Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center, surrounded by his family. Mayor Smith led the...

Jack Widitor, 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Jack Widitor, 87, of 76 Alfred Drive, died early Wednesday morning, Feb. 10, 2016, at Mount Greylock Extended Care facility after a long illness. Born in New York City on...

Maryann Kirchner, 78

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Maryann "Annie" Kirchner, 78, of Pittsfield, died Monday morning, Feb. 8, 2016, at the home of her son, Henry Joseph "Hank" Kirchner, in West...

Frederick Lovern, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Frederick Lovern, 74, of Union Street died Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, after a long illness. Born in Northampton on Oct. 12, 1941, he...

Barbara M. Crawford, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Barbara Marie Crawford, 82, of Eagle Street died peacefully on Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in North Adams on Dec. 5, 1933, the...

Joyce M. Walsh, 84

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Joyce May Walsh, 84, of Cole Avenue died on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Williamstown on Sept. 12, 1931, a daughter of Henry E. and Harriet...

Najib 'Pat' Davis, 100

ADAMS, Mass. — Najib Thomas "Pat" Davis, 100, of Adams, died Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016, at Williamstown Commons. Born in New York Mills, N.Y., on May 11, 1915, son of Said and Amelia...

Joan H. Crosier, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joan H. Crosier, 82, of George Avenue died Monday, Feb. 1, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on March 23, 1933, daughter of Robert and...

Mary A. Actor, 98

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mary Antoinette Actor, 98, a longtime resident of 85 Birch Grove Drive, died Friday, Jan. 29, 2016, at Kimball Farms Nursing facility in Lenox. Born in Pittsfield on April...

Theresa M. Grande, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Theresa Mary Grande, 95, of Notch Road died Monday, Feb. 1, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, surrounded by her family. Born in Borgia, province of...

Maria H. Paralta, 94

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Maria H. Paralta, 94, formerly of 38 Third St., died Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Nov. 8, 1921, a...

Nello N. Salvitti, 53

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Nello N. Salvitti, 53, of Attleboro, formerly of Pittsfield, died Monday evening, Jan. 25, 2016, surrounded by his family at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston...

Lillian R. Montgomery, 82

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Lillian Ruth Montgomery, 82, of 177 White Oaks Road, died on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, at her home, surrounded by her family. Born in North Pownal, Vt., on July 14, 1933,...

Mellisa Ann Roy, 56

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mellisa Ann Roy, 56, of North Adams, died on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016, at home. Born in North Adams on June 12, 1959, the daughter of Theodore and Frances Morse Sprague,...

Tyler A. Kuzia, 24

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Tyler Aaron Kuzia, 24, of Johnson Street, died on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, at his home.   Born in North Adams on Aug. 9, 1991, a son of Dennis "Aaron" Kuzia...

Bruce M. McAllister, 78

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Bruce Mitchell McAllister, 78, of Main Street, died Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016, at home, with his loving partner of 50 years and husband since May 2007, James Fichter, by his...

Wayne 'Cuba' Roy, 58

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Wayne Joseph "Cuba" Roy, 58, of Frederick Street died Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016, at his home surrounded by his family and friends. Born in North Adams on July 10,...

Edward M. Shartrand Jr., 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Edward M. Shartrand Jr., 94, of Pompano Beach, Fla., formerly of North Adams, died on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, in Florida. Born in North Adams on Aug. 12, 1921, a son of...

John L. Rizzo, 73

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — John Leonard Rizzo, 73, of Williamstown died on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, at Sweet Brook Care Centers, surrounded by his family. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Nov. 12, 1942,...

Vickey M. Boucher, 53

ADAMS, Mass. — Vickey M. Boucher, 53, of 37 Bellevue Ave., died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, at the Berkshire Medical Center Satellite Emergency Facility in North Adams. Born in Adams on June 9,...

Erik S. McWilliams, 57

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Erik Spro McWilliams, 57, of Los Angeles, formerly of Williamstown, died peacefully on Jan. 9, 2016, surrounded by his loving family, after a long and courageous battle...

William S. Caprari, 99

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — William Silvio Caprari, 99, of Furnace Street, died Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016, at Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield. Born in the town of Florida on Dec. 1,...

Kenneth R. Larabee Sr., 83

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Kenneth R. Larabee Sr., 83, of 7 Dublin Road died Monday, Jan. 11, 2016 at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. A longtime Cheshire resident, he was born in North Adams on...