Obituaries

Theresa Tooley, 68

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Theresa Dorothy Tooley, 68 of Pittsfield, passed away Nov. 12, 2020, at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 21, 1951, to the late Frank...

Judith Gallant, 74

ADAMS, Mass. — Judith Ann Gallant, 74, of Adams, passed away Nov. 10, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Northampton on June 5, 1946, to Francis and Barbara Hines...

Rosemary Hall. 90

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Rosemary D. Hall, 90, of Bradenton, Fla. passed away Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center of natural causes, surrounded by her loving family. She was the...

William Murach,89

William F. “Pete” Murach, 89 of Adams, MA died on Thursday, November 12, 2020 at the Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility in Pittsfield, MA. He was born in Adams, MA on August 8, 1931, a...

William Bell, 93

LENOX, Mass. — William "Bill" Bell, Jr. died peacefully on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington.  The eldest son of William F. Bell, Sr. and Edna Craig...

Kenneth P. Gamache, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Kenneth Paul Gamache, 90, the former chief of police for the city of North Adams, died Wednesday November 11, 2020 at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in...

William Hunt, 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — William "Bill" Hunt left this earthly life on Nov. 9 after a long illness. He passed away peacefully at home.  Son of Russell and Florence Hunt, Bill...

Sarah Schuler, 87

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Sarah "Sally" Waibel Schuler passed away peacefully at the Landing at Laurel Lake on Nov. 11, 2020. She was an elementary teacher for many years in the...

Helen Cooper, 94

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Born Aug. 23, 1926, in Pittsfield to Anthony and E. Victoria Bertelli, she attended local schools and graduated from Pittsfield High School in 1944. After...

Russell Quetti, 90

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Russell A. Quetti, 90, of Pittsfield passed away on Friday, Nov. 6.  He was born on Aug. 12, 1930, the son of the late Jenebal Wagner and Joseph Quetti. He attended...

Sandra Pilling, 78

Sandra B. (Lesure) Pilling, 78 of Stamford, VT died on Friday, November 6, 2020 at the Centers for Living and Rehab in Bennington, VT. She was born on June 16, 1942 in North Adams, MA a daughter to...

Betsy Carchedi, 68

DALTON, Mass. — Betsy Machale Carchedi, 68 of Dalton, passed away Nov. 6, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 17, 1952, she was the daughter of Gerald and Sylvia...

Carol Kennedy, 75

WASHINGTON, Mass. — Carol Irene Ritsert Kennedy age 75 of Washington died suddenly at home Nov. 5, 2020. Carol was born Dec. 1, 1944, in Manhattan, N.Y. to Caroline and George Ritsert. She...

Patricia Stanard, 70

LEE, Mass. — Patricia A. Stanard, 70, of Lee, passed away Saturday morning with her family at her side. Pat was born Aug. 9, 1950, the daughter of the late Paul Nichols and Margaret Nutting...

Josephine Burdon, 92

ADAMS, Mass. —  Josephine Burdon, 92, of Adams, died Monday morning, November 9, 2020, at her home. She was born in Poland on May 31, 1928, the daughter of Mary Burdon. She attended...

Betsy Carchedi, 68

DALTON, Mass. —  Betsy Machale Carchedi, 68 of Dalton, passed away Nov. 6, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 17, 1952, she was the daughter of Gerald and...

Wayne Giles, 66

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Wayne A. Giles, 66, of School Street, Cheshire, died Tuesday evening, Nov. 3, 2020, at his home. Born in Adams on February 9, 1954, the son of Walter and Blanche Rokita...

Jean Leonardi, 95

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Jean Elizabeth (Ryan) Leonardi, 95, of Bow, N.H. formerly of Pittsfield, went home to be with our Lord on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. She was born on Aug. 6, 1925 to James...

Martha Corbett, 99

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Martha "Ginny" Corbett died on Monday, Nov. 2 2020 in Pittsfield.  She was born on April 6, 1921, in Cleveland, Ohio to Florence Mackenson and Herman...

Charles J. Belch, 63

ADAMS, Mass. —  Charles Joseph “Chuck” Belch, 63, of Adams, died Friday, November 6, 2020 at Berkshire Medical Center, North Adams. He was born in Adams on October 15, 1957, a...

William 'Inky' Malloy Sr., 70

CHESHIRE, Mass. —  William "Inky" Malloy Sr., 70, of Cheshire, died on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield with his wife by his side. He was...

Andrew D. Ledger, 58

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Andrew D. Ledger, 58, of Saco, Maine, formerly of Williamstown, died Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, at home.  Born North Adams on May 20, 1962, son of Hazel...

Duane Hillis, 74

LENOX, Mass. — Duane F. Hillis, DVM, 74, of Lenox, died Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, surrounded by his family at Berkshire Medical Center after a short battle with heart failure and cancer. Duane...

Eleanor Shiels, 93

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Eleanor R. Shiels, 93, died on Oct. 30, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield due to a short battle with COVID-19. Eleanor (fondly known as...

Skip Kent, 75

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Skip Kent, 75 of Pittsfield, passed away Nov. 1, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on February 7, 1945, he was the son of the late Harvey O. and Helen...