Obituaries

Karen D. Wentz, 59

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Karen Dorene (Martin) Wentz, 59, of North Adams, Mass., died Friday August 31, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on September 8,...

Alan J. Keefe Jr., 49

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Alan Joseph Keefe Jr., 49, of Joseph Drive, died Friday, August 24, 2018, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. He was born in Holyoke, Mass., on...

V. Gertrude Lennox, 100

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. V. Gertrude "Trudy" Lennox, 100 years old, of Adams, Mass. (formerly of Voorheesville, N.Y.), passed away on Tuesday, August 28, 2018, after a brief...

John B. Talarico, 59

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — John Bernard "Jack" Talarico, 59, of Williamstown, Mass., died on Monday, August 20, 2018, at his home. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on January 6,...

Craig A. Amos, 63

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Craig Anthony Amos, 63, of North Adams, Mass., died Thursday, August 30, 2018, at his home. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on April 3, 1955, son of Russell J....

Evelyn Lesniak, 93

LEE, Mass. — Evelyn Lesniak, 93, died Sunday afternoon, August 26, 2018, at the Landing at Laurel Lake.  She was born in Pittsfield on January 11, 1925, the daughter of Mackool and...

Donald R. Pelkey III, 30

LEE, Mass. — Donald Roy “Spike” Pelkey III, 30, of Lee, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, August 25, 2018, due to complications from surgery at BayState Medical...

Arthur W. Eade, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Arthur W. Eade, 92, of North Adams, Mass., died Saturday August 25, 2018, at his home after a brief illness. Arthur was born in Milford, Conn., on January 30, 1926,...

Joanne C. Lefave, 83

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Joanne C. (Driscoll) Lefave, 83, of Adams died on Sunday, August 26, 2018, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Pittsfield on June 24, 1935, a daughter of the...

Daniel R. Perreault, 66

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Daniel Richard Perreault, 66, of North Adams died Monday morning, August 27, 2018, at his home. He was born in North Adams on October 6, 1951, a son of the late...

Mary Murray, 94

LEE, Mass. — Mary A. Murray, 94, of Lee, died peacefully at home Thursday morning, August 23, 2018, with her family by her side. Mary was born in Lee on July 18, 1924, the daughter of...

Patricia C. Trzcinski, 98

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Mrs. Patricia C. (Roy) Trzcinski, 98, of Cheshire, Mass., died on Saturday, August 25, 2018, at North Adams Commons. She was born in Lawrence, Mass., on March 18,...

Vernon R. Potwin, 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Vernon R. Potwin, 87, of Providence Court, Pittsfield, formerly of Pleasure Avenue, Pittsfield, died Tuesday, August 21, 2018, at Albany Medical Center. Born in...

Irene I. Samson, 58

ADAMS, Mass. — Irene Isabell (Shurtleff) Samson, 58, of Adams, Mass., passed away Friday, August 24, 2018, at her home. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on September 26, 1959,...

John A. Maroni, 82

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — John Arthur Maroni, 82, of Clarksburg, Mass., died Saturday, August 25, 2018, at Bay State Medical Center. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on May 2, 1936, son of...

Jean A. Dignon, 95

POWNAL, Vt. — Jean Ann (Bannish) Dignon, 95, of Pownal, Vt., died Friday, August 24, 2018, at her home. She was born in Westfield, Mass., on May 19, 1923, daughter of Michael and Mary...

Richard C. Schaffrick, 74

POWNAL, Vt. — Mr. Richard Charles Schaffrick, 74, of Pownal, Vt., died on Wednesday, August 22, 2018, at his home. He was born in Derby, Conn., on December 8, 1943, a son of the late...

Paul D. Cote, 49

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Paul David Cote, 49, of Cheshire died on Monday, August 20, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in North Adams. He was born in North Adams on June 24, 1969, a son...

Colleen M. Ramsay, 52

LENOX, Mass. — Colleen Marie Ramsay, 52, passed away unexpectedly on August 19, 2018, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Mass. Born on August 11, 1966, in Pittsfield, Mass., she...

Darell Hutchinson, 45

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Darell Hutchinson, 45, of West Springfield, Mass., died on August 14, 2018, after a long illness.   Born on July 6, 1973, he was the son of Robert Hutchinson of...

Marion M. Consaul, 73

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Marion Myrtle Robbins Consaul, 73, of Sheffield, Mass., passed away peacefully on August 17, 2018, with her children Tina and Domenic at her bedside. Marion was born...

Dale Ott, 67

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Dale Perkins Ott, 67, of Clarksburg, Mass., died Tuesday August 21, 2018, at his home. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on July 5, 1951, son of Ann (Perkins) Ott...

Michael Bufis, 71

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Michael Nicholas John Bufis, 71, passed away peacefully on August 18, 2018, following a courageous battle with lung cancer, after being diagnosed in January...

Daniel W. McDonald, 69

LEE, Mass. — Daniel William McDonald, 69, formerly of Lee, Mass., died Friday, August 17, 2018, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Pittsfield on March 16, 1949, son of the late Francis E....

Genevieve Lofaro, 85

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Genevieve Lofaro, 85, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away August 17, 2018, at home.  Born on April 24, 1933, the daughter of the late Charles and Norma Williams...