Obituaries

Kenneth W. Hudelston Jr., 84

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Kenneth W. Hudelston Jr., 84, of Pittsfield passed away Thursday January 2, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. Ken was born in Pittsfield on August 20, 1935, the son of...

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 Parker, Colo. She was...

Anna Cruikshank, 95

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Anna Hatala Cruikshank, 95, passed into the arms of our Savior on January 4, 2020. Born August 13, 1924, in Riddlesburg, Pa., Anna was the daughter of Anna Kirila Hatala...

June McConnell, 91

. June Frances (Knowlton) McConnell (91) of North Adams, passed away early Wednesday morning, January 1st at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield with family by her side. She was born in June...

Larrie Ann Noyes, 78

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Larrie Ann "Mimi" Noyes, 78, died on January 2, 2020. Mother of four, grandmother of eight and great-grandmother to several several great-grandchildren, she was a...

Joseph Szewczyk,74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Joseph C. Szewczyk, 74 years young, died peacefully on Saturday, January 4, 2020, surrounded by his BFAIR caregivers and loved ones. Joe was a gentle giant and a gentleman. He...

Michael J. Phelps, 29

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Michael James Phelps passed away on January 1, 2020, surrounded by his three best pals – his dogs, Bayley, Remi, and Leo, whom he lovingly referred to as his kids. On...

Julia V. Kowalski, 95

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Julia Veronica (Demby) Kowalski passed away after a short illness on January 3, 2020, at the age of 95 years and 10 months. She was surrounded by her family at the time of...

Marie H. Gwozdz, 63

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Marie H. "Mania" Gwozdz, 63, of Pittsfield, formerly of Cheshire, died unexpectedly on Monday morning, December 30, 2019, at her home. She was born in Adams on...

Jane Simon, 94

ADAMS, Mass. - Jane Helen (Gorman) Simon, 94, formerly of Adams, passed peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Saturday December 28, 2019, in Plymouth, Mass. Jane was born on December 1,...

Catherine Kilburn, 82

Catherine Yvonne (LaMagdeline) Kilburn, 82, of Eatonville, Washington, died at her home on Friday, December 27, 2019. She was born in Hoosick Falls, New York, on June 27, 1937, a daughter to the...

Dr. Edwin Hopton,89

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Dr. Edwin Hostetter Hopton of Williamstown, Mass., died on Sunday, December 15, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born on May 9, 1930, in Lancaster, Pa., Ed was the son of...

Harry Beverly Sr, 82

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Harry Louis Beverly Sr., formerly of Williamstown, died peacefully after a long illness on Tuesday, December 31, 2019, at the home of his son Joseph in Williamstown surrounded...

Bobby Riddell, 57

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Robert Dunlop Riddell III of North Adams, Mass., passed away on Friday, December 27, 2019, following a courageous, year-long battle with pancreatic cancer. Bobby left this...

John O'Connor

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - John Thomas O'Connor, 79, of Williamstown, Mass., died peacefully on Friday, December 20, 2019, at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, Vt., with his wife and daughters...

William A. Salvatore, 84

CHESHIRE, Mass. — William Anthony Salvatore, 84, of 28 Second Avenue, Cheshire, died Christmas Day, December 25, 2019, at his home, surrounded by his daughters. Born in Pittsfield on May 15,...

Gerald M. Lee, 79; former Pittsfield Police chief

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mr. Gerald M. Lee, 79, formerly of Commonwealth Avenue, Pittsfield, Mass., died Wednesday, December 25, 2019, after a long battle with cancer. Born in Pittsfield on April...

Elijah Conaway, 79

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Elijah Conaway, 79, of Great Barrington, Mass., passed away on December 20, 2019. Born on November 17, 1940, in Goodwater, Ala., he was the son of the late John...

Margaret Jenks, 75

POWNAL, Vt. — Margaret (Peggy) Cogswell Jenks of Pownal, Vt., died on December 26, 2019, at Jack Byrne Palliative and Hospice Center in Lebanon, N.H. She was born in Cambridge, Mass., on...

Loretta B. Hoye-Logan, 66

ADAMS, Mass. — Loretta Barbara "Lori" Hoye-Logan, 66, of the Spanaway area of Tacoma, Wash., formerly of Adams, passed away suddenly Saturday night, Dec. 21, 2019, from...

Anne 'Betty' Ross, 92

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. —  Anne Elizabeth "Betty" Ross, a longtime resident of Great Barrington, died Dec. 22, 2019, at the age of 92. One of five children and mother of nine,...

Mary Saunders, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Mrs. Mary H. (Marony) Saunders, 86, of North Adams died on Tuesday, December 31, 2019, at her home. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, on January 18, 1933, a...

Mary Jane Leab, 81

CHESHIRE, Mass. - Mary Jane (Lyon) Leab, 81, of Cheshire, Mass., died Monday, December 30, 2019, at her home, surrounded by loved ones. She was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on August 25, 1938,...

Robert Kennedy, 94

ADAMS, Mass. — Robert E. Kennedy passed away peacefully on December 21, 2019, with his daughter by his side. A longtime resident of Adams, he lived in Florida since 2005. He was born on Nov...

Katie Jean Hayes, 33

ADAMS, Mass. — Katie Jean (Bleau) Hayes, 33, of Adams, Mass., passed away on Tuesday, December 24, 2019, in Adams. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on July 8, 1986, daughter of Stephen...