Obituaries

Julia E. Ramirez, 86

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Julia E. Ramirez, 86, passed away on April 20, 2018, at her home, surrounded by her loving family.   Born in Ambato, Ecuador, on July 11, 1931, she was the...

Mae V. Canale, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mae Virginia (Courtemanche) Canale, 96, of North Adams, Mass., died Sunday, April 22, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on July...

Leslie G. Reiche, 70

LENOX, Mass. — Leslie G. Reiche, 70, died Friday morning, April 20, 2018, at her home. Born in Boston on September 5, 1947, the daughter of Edward and Helen Katz Gordon, she...

James Thomas Shaker, 59

James Thomas Shaker, 59 of North Adams, MA died on April 22, 2018 surrounded by his family. He was born in North Adams, MA on November 15, 1958 son of David A. Shaker and the late Wanda...

Catherine A. Chalifoux services

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A Liturgy of Christian Burial for Catherine A. Chalifoux, 59, of North Adams, Mass., who died on April 9, 2018, will be celebrated Saturday April 28, 2018, at 10:30 a.m....

Norma Spaulding, 90

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Norma Laurenti Spaulding, 90, a former longtime resident of Great Barrington, passed away on April 18, 2018, at Side by Side Assisted Living in Pittsfield....

Edward B. Hanify Jr., 75

HANCOCK, Mass. - Edward Benno Hanify Jr. of Hancock, Mass., died on April 11, 2018.  He was born on August 22, 1942, the son of the late Edward and Jane Hanify of Belmont, Mass. He is...

Gloria F. Stanisz, 86

HOUSATONIC, Mass. — Gloria F. Stanisz of Park Street in Housatonic passed away at Fairview Hospital on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at the age of 86. Born in Pittsfield, Mass., on May 29,...

Jean Bolan, 97

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On April 13, 2018, Jean Marie McNulty Bolan passed away peacefully at the age of 97 in Pittsfield, Mass.  Born in Orange, N.J., in 1920, Jean was the eldest of...

Janet C. Eddy, 71

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Janet Carol Eddy, 71, of Pittsfield, passed away April 13, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center.  She was born January 27, 1947, to the late Douglas H. and Dorothy...

Stanley J. Kestyn, 83

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mr. Stanley John Kestyn, 83, of Adams died Thursday, April 12, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Montague, Mass., on January 25, 1935, a...

Albina B. Nazzewski, 96

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Albina B. (Kruzel) Nazzewski, 96, of Adams died Tuesday afternoon, April 17, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in Adams on March 27, 1922,...

Gale A. Hartel, 62

CUMBERLAND, Md. — Gale Ann Hartel, 62, of Cumberland, Md., passed away Friday, April 13, 2018, at the Western Maryland Regional Medical Center. Born August 2, 1955, in Middletown, Ohio....

Nancy L. Collins, 77

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Nancy L. Collins, 77, passed away on April 14, 2018, at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington.  Born on November 3, 1940, she was the daughter of the late...

Robert L. Lichter, 76

ALFORD, Mass. — Robert Louis Lichter, 76, died of prostate cancer on March 31, 2018, at his home in Alford, Mass. Bob was a scientist and educator, loving husband, father...

Joan L. Lesure, 86

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Joan Lorraine (Crosier) Lesure of Clarksburg, Mass., died Tuesday April 17, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Brockton, Mass., on October 7, 1931,...

Lorraine D. Ploss, 83

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Lorraine D. Ploss, treasurer of Berkshire Custom Coating, wife of the deceased Charles Ploss, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died Thursday, April 12,...

Theresa Dragon, 91

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Theresa Lively Dragon, 91, of Church Street, Cheshire, passed away peacefully on April 11, 2018, with her family by her side.  Theresa was born in Heath, Mass., on...

James W. Kerr Jr., 51

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — James William Kerr Jr., 51, of 16 Hope Street, Pittsfield, passed away April 10, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle...

Margaret J. Gagliardi, 99

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Margaret Jane (Geddes) Gagliardi, 99, longtime resident of North Adams, died peacefully on Sunday,  April 15, 2018, at Cape Cod Hospital after a brief...

May Dondey, 84

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mrs. May Dondey, 84, beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend, died peacefully on April 14, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by her family after a...

Ronn J. Cabaniol, 73

ADAMS, Mass. — Ronn Joseph Cabaniol, 73, of Adams, Mass., passed away peacefully at 6:55 p.m. on Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by members of his...

Cilfford A. Neil, 95

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Cilfford August Neil, 95, of 32 Aqua St., Lanesborough, Mass., passed away April 11, 2018 at Berkshire Medical Center.  He was born in Pittsfield on October...

Robert D. Markland, 87

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Robert David Markland, 87, of Adams died Friday morning, April 13, 2018, at Mount Carmel Care Center in Lenox. He was born in North Adams on September 30, 1930, son of...

Elizabeth M. Gould, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Elizabeth May (Keith) Gould, 78, of North Adams, Mass., died peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, April 12, 2018, at North Adams Commons. She was born in St....