Obituaries

Alice McLain, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Alice (Stewart) McLain., 91, of North Adams, Mass., passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2020, at the North Adams Commons nursing home. Alice was born on August 14,...

Oliver 'Pete' J. Perrea, 92

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Oliver "Pete" Joseph Perrea, 92, formerly of Plunkett Street, Pittsfield, died Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at the home of his son, Tom. Born in Easthampton on...

John E. O'Connor, 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — John Edward O'Connor, 82, of Pittsfield and formerly of Waccabuc, N.Y., died peacefully on June 28, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center, surrounded by the love of his...

William 'Woody' Wood, 60

OTIS, Mass. — William "Woody" Wood, 60, died at his home on June 15, 2020.  He was born February 24, 1960, in Fall River, Mass., to the late Frederick and Marian...

Priscilla Shepherd, 72

NEW ASHFORD, Mass. — Mrs. Priscilla (Stewart) Shepherd, 72, of New Ashford died on Friday, June 26, 2020, at Craneville Place in Dalton. She was born in Adams on July 16, 1947, a...

James P. Bigelow, 74

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. James Paul Bigelow, 74, of 430 East Housatonic St., Dalton, formerly of Adams, died suddenly at home on Friday, June 26, 2020. Born in Adams on June 6, 1946, the son...

Edward Pratt, 91

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Edward Alfred Pratt, 91, of Williamstown died on Saturday, June 27, 2020, at Sweetbrook Nursing Home. He was born in Housatonic, Mass., on June 13, 1929, a...

Jerrold S. Crowell, 64

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Jerrold S. Crowell, 64, of Pittsfield, previously of Lee, died Saturday, June 20, 2020, at Hillcrest Commons, where he had been residing for a short time. Jerry was...

Nell Ezequelle, 82

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Nell Ezequelle, 82, passed away peacefully on June 10, 2020, at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington, Mass. Nell lived in the Berkshires most of her life. She...

James Deeley, 56

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — James "Jim" Christopher Deeley, 56, died Monday, June 15, 2020, at UMASS Medical Center after fighting a long illness. Jim was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on...

Shirley Adams, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Shirley Ann (Morse) Adams, 85, of North Adams, Mass., died on Monday, June 22, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on March 7,...

Philip Sprague, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Philip Joseph Sprague, 89, of North Adams, Mass., died, surrounded by his loving family, on Sunday, June 21, 2020, at his home. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on...

Barbara Cheesbro, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Barbara Marie (Smith) Cheesbro, 77, of North Adams, Mass., died on Friday, June 19, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass. She was born in...

Timothy Schaefer, 59

TYRINGHAM, Mass. — Timothy "Schaef" Schaefer, 59, died Saturday, June 20, 2020, at his home on Main Road in Tyringham. Born in Pittsfield on May 3, 1961, the son of John and...

Lucy Ann Britton, 62

MILL RIVER, Mass. — Lucy Ann Wuori Britton of Mill River, Mass., died peacefully Wednesday, June 17, 2020, surrounded by her family at Berkshire Medical Center after a strong-fought battle with...

Linda Lou Palmer, 72

FLORIDA, Mass. —  Linda Palmer, 72, of Florida, Mass., passed away on June 17, 2020 at North Adams Commons. Linda was born on June 15, 1948, to the late Alfred L. Palmer and Barbara M....

Adele M. Kinnifick, 94

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Adele M. Kinnifick, widow of John T. Kinnifick, died of cancer on June 17, 2020. She was 94. The abiding memory of Adele was her lively and strong personality that...

Mary A. Berti, 91

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mrs. Mary A. Berti, 91, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 14, 2020, at the Maristhill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Waltham, Mass. Mrs. Berti was born...

Arthur L. Martin, 88

LEE, Mass. — Arthur L. Martin, 88, of Lee, Mass., on June 16, 2020.  Art was born in Vermont on August 4, 1931, one of nine children of the late Frank and Queno (Cowen) Martin. He...

Mark A. Smigel, 54

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mark A. Smigel, 54, of Adams died Wednesday evening, June 17, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in North Adams on September 16, 1965, son of John and...

Edward H. Kollmer, 74

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Edward Henry Kollmer died late Thursday, June 11, 2020, at Fairview Hospital surrounded by his loving family and the amazing and empathetic staff and first...

Bernadette 'Bea' Kordana, 83

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mrs. Bernadette A. "Bea" (Baran) Kordana, 83, of Adams, died early Tuesday morning, June 16, 2020, at Craneville Place in Dalton, after a long, courageous...

Leon King Sr., 90

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Leon Nelson King Sr., 90, of Plainfield, Mass., a former long time resident of Williamstown, died on June 16, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Leon...

Armena M. Bilotta, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Armena May Bilotta, 88, of Pittsfield, passed away peacefully at home on June 12, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Stephentown, N.Y., on June 21, 1931,...

Ann M. Polastri, 84

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ann M. Polastri, 84, formerly of Allengate Ave in Pittsfield, passed away peacefully after a long illness on June 13, 2020, at Wingate-Melbourne, where she resided for...