Obituaries

Richard 'Dick' Scarafoni, 86

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Richard "Dick" Scarafoni died peacefully at his home in Port St. Luicie, Florida, on Monday, June 8, 2020, at 86.  Dick was born on September 24,...

Teisha M. O'Bryan, 49

LENOX, Mass. — Teisha Marie O'Bryan, 49, of Pittsfield Road, Lenox, died Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in North Adams on November 1, 1970, the daughter of...

Sharon M. Wondoloski, 70

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Sharon Marie (Mulcahy) Wondoloski, 70, of North Adams, Mass., died Saturday June 13, 2020, at her home. She was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on June 10,...

Rita DiFalco, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Rita Virginia (Moruzzi) DiFalco, 87, died peacefully in her sleep on June 4, 2020, in New Port Richey, Fla. Rita was born in Readsboro, Vt., on December...

Mary Ann Majchrowski, 68

DALTON, Mass. — Mary Ann (Coleman) Majchrowski died Wednesday, June 10, 2020. She was born May 13, 1952 in Hingham, Mass., to the late Charles T. and Mary (McKee) Coleman. She grew up...

Michael J. Bacha, 97

LENOX, Mass. — Michael J. Bacha, 97, of Lenox died on Wednesday, June 10, 2020, at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility.  Born on February 18, 1923, in Newark, N.J., to the late...

Jane R. Shanklin, 73

SANDISFIELD, Mass. — Jane R. Shanklin, of Sandisfield, Mass., passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2020.  Jane was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., on December 12, 1946, to the late Robert...

Jeffrey P. Polucci, 66

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Jeffrey Peter Polucci, 66 of North Adams, Mass., died on Friday, June 5, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass. He was born in North Adams on...

Bonnie Louison, 68

SAVOY, Mass. — Mrs. Bonnie Linda (Harris) Louison, 68, of Savoy died on Monday, June 8, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in Great Barrington on...

Julie Martino, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Julie Lou Martino, 88, longtime Lenox resident, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 6, 2020, at Berkshire Place after a long illness.  She was born in...

Christine E. Hurlbut, 67

LEE, Mass. — Christine (Tina) Ellen Hurlbut of Lee, Mass., passed away peacefully on June 7, 2020, at the age of 67. She is survived by her husband of 46 years, Bruce; her son Chris...

Mildred Schuerer, 92

OTIS, Mass. — Mildred Schuerer, 92, of East Otis, Mass., died Saturday morning, June 6, 2020, at Heritage Hall West in Agawam.  She was born on February 2, 1928, in Springfield,...

Keith J. Carnute, 55

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Keith John Carnute, 55 of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away June 8, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Pittsfield on February 27, 1965, to the late...

Margaret Odell, 93

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Margaret Stevenson Odell, 93, lifelong resident of Williamstown, died on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at North Adams Commons. Margaret was born in Williamstown, Mass., on...

Gerald LeSage, 75

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gerald "Jerry" Patrise LeSage, 75, passed away at his home on March 7, 2020. Jerry was widely known in the North Country as the Pepperidge Farm bread man. Born...

Marie 'Tootsie' Kanelos, 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Marie Rose Kanelos (lovingly nicknamed "Tootsie"), 83, a former longtime North Adams resident, died Saturday, June 6, 2020, at Sweet Brook Rehabilitation...

Bette Joan Cross, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Bette Joan (Gross) Cross, 72, of North Adams, Mass., died Wednesday June 3, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Clarksburg, Mass., on April 5, 1948, a...

Susan Brooks, 50

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Susan Jane Goodell Brooks, 50, of North Adams, died on June 6, 2020, at her home. Susan was born in North Adams on Oct. 7, 1969, to Wayne and Susan...

Lorraine Leonard, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lorraine (Lussier) Leonard, 92, of North Adams died Friday evening, June 5, 2020, at the Berkshire Medical Center after a short illness. She was born in...

Stacy L. Pelletier, 44

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Senior Master Sergeant Stacy Lyn (Zwiercan) Pelletier, USAF (Ret.), 44 of Aurora, Colo., died Thursday, January 2, 2020, at Parker Adventis Hospital in...

Denise M. Swistak, 62

ADAMS, Mass. — Denise M. (Boillat) Swistak, 62, of Adams, Mass., died June 5, 2020, after waging a courageous battle with metastatic breast cancer, surrounded by her family. Born...

Adelaide Forni, 101

LEE, Mass. — Adelaide Forni, 101, died peacefully at her home in Lee on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, after a prolonged stable illness. She had been communicating with others the day prior to her...

Mabel Hurley, 80

LEE, Mass. — Mabel (Mottarella) Hurley, 80, passed away Monday morning, June 1, 2020, at her home in Lee under the loving care of her daughter Christine. She was born on April 12, 1940,...

Esther S. DeMayo, 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Esther Shirley Smith DeMayo, 87, of Trumbull, Conn., went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, while at home with her family. She was born...

Arthur T. Cestaro Jr., 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Arthur Theodore Cestaro Jr., 87, of Main Street, Dalton, passed away Friday, May 29, 2020, at Craneville Place of Dalton. He was born in Somerville on April 9, 1933,...