Obituaries

Eve Claffey, 10

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Everett Jane "Eve" Claffey, 10, of Williamstown died on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, after a protracted battle with mitochondrial disease. Born in in Akron, Ohio,...

Raymond A. Bonneville, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Raymond Arthur Bonneville, 84, of North Adams died peacefully on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, with his family by his side. Born in...

Margaret Ostrowski Benoit, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Margaret Lois Ostrowski Benoit, 79, of North Adams, died Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015, at her home. Born in Benson, Vt., on Sept. 4, 1935, daughter of Raymond Martin and...

Joan A. Lefebvre, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joan Anne Lefebvre, 84, of 41 Taft St. died Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015, at the Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Feb. 10, 1931, a daughter of the George and...

Francis C. Mossolani Jr., 49

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. &mdash. Francis Carl Mossolani Jr., 49 of North Adams, died Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, at his home. Born in North Adams on May 17, 1966, son of Francis C. Mossolani Sr. of North...

Shirley Fredette-Nichols, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Shirley June Fredette-Nichols, 76, of Murphy, N.C., formerly of North Adams, died Friday, Aug. 14, 2015, at a Hall County, Georgia, hospital of natural causes. Born as...

Theresa M. Muir, 89

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. &dmash; Theresa Marie Muir, 89, formerly of Sweetwood Retirement Community, died peacefully on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, surrounded by loved ones at Williamstown Commons, where she...

William P. Miller, 91

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — William Patrick "Bing" Miller, 91, of 185 Brown St. died peacefully on Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, in the company of his family. Born in Pittsfield on March 31, 1924, the son...

Dr. Thomas P. McGrory, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Dr. Thomas Patrick McGrory, 83, of North Adams died Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015. He had been a resident of the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington for the past five years. Born...

Justin T. Filiault, 36

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Justin Timothy Filiault, 36, of 442 Notch Road, died Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015, at his home. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 26, 1979, son of Mary-Jeanne Miner Filiault of North...

Patrick R. Gigliotti, 20

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Patrick Ryan Gigliotti, 20, of 48 Lexington Parkway died Friday, Aug. 14, 2015, at his home. Born in Pittsfield on May 15, 1995, son of Carl J. Gigliotti and Maureen...

Pamela Smith-Walton, 58

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Pamela E. Smith-Walton, 58, of Pittsfield died on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, at Hillcrest Common. Born in Pittsfield, she was the daughter of former Mayor Charles L. Smith and...

Patricia LeBeau-McDonough, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Patricia A. LeBeau-McDonough, 72, of Parker Street, died Monday, Aug. 17, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Adams on April 29, 1943, a daughter of...

Ruth M. Sayers, 92

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Ruth Madeline Sayers, 92, of Pittsfield died Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015, of heart failure, with her family at her side. Born in Pittsfield, she was the daughter of Alfred Pettibone...

Freda J. Campbell, 77

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Freda Jean Campbell, 77, of Church Street, died peacefully in her sleep early in the morning on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. Born in Elizabethton, Carter County, Tenn., on...

Milton A. Poirot, 84

FLORIDA, Mass. — Milton Aaron Poirot, 84, of 455 Mohawk Trail died Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. Born in Florida on Sept. 22, 1930, son of Adrian and Tressie...

Alfred S. Fidalgo, 90

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Alfred Silva Fidalgo, 90, of 406 Barker Road, died Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015. Born in Ludlow on June 21, 1925, to Joaquim and Diolinda Rosa Fidalgo, he was raised and...

Celia M. DeCario, 96

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Celia M. DeCario, 96, of Sunrise, Fla., formerly of Pittsfield, died Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, at her home. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 13, 1918, a daughter of Foca "Frank" and...

Steven L. Boucher, 56

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Steven L. Boucher, 56, of Fountain Inn, S.C., formerly of North Adams, died suddenly on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015. Born in North Adams on June 19, 1959, son of Ronald L....

Beverly A. Wright, 79

ADAMS, Mass. — Beverly A. Wright, 79, of Dean Street, died Saturday afternoon, Aug. 8, 2015, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on April 16, 1936, daughter of John H. and Ruth M....

Ronald R. Krutiak, 58

CLARKSBURG, Mass. - Ronald Richard "Krute" Krutiak, 58, of West Cross Road died Friday, Aug. 7, 2015, after losing his hard-fought battle with metastatic melanoma. Born in Adams on Jan. 11, 1957,...

Florence D. Millette, 96

ADAMS, Mass. — Florence D. Millette, 96, of 23 Notch Road, died Thursday afternoon, Aug. 6, 2015, at Craneville Place in Dalton. Born in Adams on Aug. 26, 1918, a daughter of William and...

Sandra L. Konieczny, 71

ADAMS, Mass. — Sandra L. Konieczny, 71, of 17 Cross St., died late Monday evening, Aug. 3, 2015, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 17, 1943, a daughter of Kenneth and Pearl...

George A. Fairs, 98

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — George Anderson Fairs, 98, of 73 Kemp Ave., died Sunday, Aug. 2, 2015. Mr. Fairs was involved for many years with the city's recreational commissions and programs,...

Stephen B. Giroux, 64

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Stephen Brooks "Hurricane" Giroux, 64, of North Adams died Friday, July 31, 2015, at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsield. Born in North Adams on March 15, 1951, son of Ruth...