Obituaries

Kathleen Bramer, 74

DALTON, Mass. — Kathleen Bramer, 74, of Dalton, Mass., passed away January 24, 2020, at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on January 29, 1945, she was the daughter of Francis and...

John W. Leonesio, 92

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - John William Leonesio, 92, of Williamstown passed away on Tuesday January 28, 202,0 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a brief illness. John was born in North...

Therese Clark, 88

BENNINGTON, Vt. - Therese Rosemary Clark of Bennington, Vermont, passed away on January 25, 2020, at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center after bravely fighting an extended illness. She was...

Genevieve M. Powers, 87

LENOX, Mass. — Genevieve M. Powers, 87, passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2020, at her home in Lenox Dale. Genevieve was born on June 6, 1932, in Lenox Dale to...

Robert T. Kove, 85

Robert Theodore Kove, 85, of Sandy Spring, Md., died peacefully in his sleep on January 27, 2020. Bob was born on May 8, 1934 in Albany, N.Y., to Theodore and Dorothy (Vani) Kove. Bob was a...

Patricia Linscott, 91

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Patricia Ann Gilley Linscott 91, of Adams since 1951, loving mother and grandmother, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2020. Pat was born in Bar Harbor, Maine, on May...

Claire E. Roy, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Claire Eleanor Roy, 91, of North Adams passed away on January 27, 2020, at Williamstown Commons. Claire was born in North Adams on February 27, 1928, to the late Clarence A....

Dorian B. Held, 71

W. STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Dorian Beth Siegel Held, 71, passed away January 26, 2020, at Albany Medical Center. Born in Manhattan and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., Dorian lived most of her life in...

Isabella E. Provencher, 84

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Isabella Esther Provencher, 84, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away January 22, 2020, at Springside Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center. Born in Pittsfield on...

George F. Smith Jr., 56

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — George "Geo" Frederick Smith Jr., 56, of Yulee, Fla., died Wednesday, January 22, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass. George was born in...

Annemarie Farrell, 93

LEE, Mass. — Annemarie Cowhig Farrell passed away peacefully on January 24, 2020, after a brief illness at Berkshire Medical Center, a facility she was proud to support for many...

Mildred J. Wilson, 96

LENOX, Mass. — Mrs. Mildred Jean Wilson, 96, of Kimball Farms in Lenox, formerly of Lee, died Tuesday, January 21, 2020, at home. Known as Jean to friends, she was born in Dayton, Ohio,...

Lillian M. Winters, 73

LEE, Mass. — Lillian M. Winters, 73, of Lee died on January 25, 2020, at her home after a brief illness. She was born on July 8, 1946 to the late Arthur and Christina Pratt Williams in...

Richard E. Whalen Jr., 83

LENOX, Mass. — Richard "Dick" E. Whalen Jr., 83, of Lenox passed away at home after a period of failing health on January 24, 2020. Born in Pittsfield, he was raised and lived...

Vincent C. Ullrich, 69

BRUNSWICK, Maine - Vincent Charles Ullrich, "Poppa," 69, passed away on January 24, 2020, at his home in Brunswick, Maine. He was surrounded by his loving family, dog Jake, and friends...

Lauren E. McClendon, 21

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Miss Lauren Elizabeth McClendon, 21, of North Adams, died on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, at Berkshire Meadows in Housatonic. She was born in St. Louis,...

Albert H. Brooks, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Albert Henry Brooks, 85, of North Adams died on Thursday, January 23, 2020, at North Adams Commons. He was born in Clarksburg on March 14, 1934, a son...

Steven Murphy, 56

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Steven A. Murphy, 56, of Williamstown died on Thursday, January 9, 2020, at Williamstown Commons. Steven was born on July 3, 1963, in Hoboken, N.J., to Marise (Hodgkins)...

Edmond Dupuis, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Edmond William Dupuis, 88, longtime North Adams Police Officer, of North Adams, died on Thursday January 23, 2020, at the Genesis Health and Rehabilitation Center in...

Edna May Cooper, 83

ADAMS, Mass. - Edna May (Tatro) Cooper, 83, of Adams, Mass., died Wednesday January 22, 2020, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Searsburg, Vt., on April 4, 1936, daughter of...

Mary E. Law, 72

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Mary E. Law, 72, passed away on January 19, 2020, at home. Born on December 31, 1947, in Port Chester, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late John and Lillian Wismann...

Sheldon I. Rothberg, 81

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Sheldon Ira Rothberg, 81, a longtime resident of Sheffield, Mass., passed away peacefully on January 22, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. In 2015, he became a...

Anita Hanlon, 96

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Anita J. (Raymond) Hanlon, 96, of Williamstown died on Monday, January 20, 2020, at Williamstown Commons. Anita was born in Williamstown on June 27, 1923, to the late Herman...

Cynthia Morse,80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Cynthia Ann (Tefft) Morse, 80, of North Adams died on Sunday, January 19, 2020, at her home. Cynthia was born on December 13, 1939, in Whitingham, Vt., to the late Gerald and...

Evelyn E. Small, 89

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Evelyn E. Small, 89, of Sheffield, Mass., passed away on January 18, 2020, at Fairview Hospital after a short illness. Born on March 5, 1930, in Great Barrington, she was...