Obituaries

Vivian R. Hopper, 93

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Vivian Ruth Hopper, 93, fondly known as Shorty, passed away peacefully March 31, 2018, in her home in Pittsfield, surrounded by her loving family. She was born April...

Donna M. Marsh, 62

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Donna Marie (Duprat) Marsh passed away peacefully the morning of April 2, 2018, at the age of 62, surrounded by her loving family members after embarking on a long and...

Elliott Krancer

EGREMONT, Mass. — Elliott Krancer of Egremont died Tuesday, April 3, 2018.   Funeral notice: Graveside services will take place Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at 11:30 a.m. at Knesset...

Thomas B. Bourn, 26

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Thomas Bradley Bourn, 26, of Williamstown, Mass., died on Saturday, March 31, 2018, at his home.  He was born on February 8, 1992, in Stuttgart, Germany, a son...

James R. Prince Sr., 81

LENOX, Mass. — James Richard Prince Sr., 81, died Monday April 2, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by his loving family.  Mr. Prince was born on January 23, 1937, in...

Robert W. Law, 64

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Robert W. Law, 64, of Kellogg Road, Sheffield, died on April 1, 2018. He was born in Lindenhurst, Long Island, New York, on November 1, 1953, the son of James G. Law...

Richard F. Snow, 78

SOUTH EGREMONT, Mass. — Richard F. Snow "Snowy," 78, died peacefully in his sleep on March 30, 2018.   A lifelong resident of Great Barrington, Dick and beloved wife Jan...

Bonnie Lea Woodard, 59

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Bonnie Lea Woodard, 59, of Christian Hill Road passed away on Saturday, March 31, 2018. Born on October 28, 1958, in Great Barrington, Mass., she was the...

Katherine LaFlamme, 89

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Katherine “Eva” Alvira Laurin LaFlamme, 89, of 46 Deborah Ave., Pittsfield, and previously of Ocala, Florida, passed away peacefully March 28, 2018, at Mt....

Sheila Wessel, 77

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Sheila Barry Wessel, 77, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away Thursday, March 22, 2018, with her devoted husband, Michael Wessel, and her two beloved daughters by her...

Jean Davis, 93

RICHMOND, Mass. — Jean Vreeland Davis, primarily a homemaker, died peacefully on March 29, 2018, surrounded by her family.  Born in New Rochelle, N.Y., on July 12, 1924, she was the...

Robert J. Diodati Sr., 94

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Robert Joseph Diodati Sr. passed away at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at the Sweet Brook Nursing Home, where he resided since February of 2009. He was 94 years...

Bertha K. Howard, 93

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Bertha K. Howard, 93, of Pittsfield, passed away March 27, 2018, at Kimball Farms Nursing Facility in Lenox. She was born November 17, 1924, in Pittsfield, Mass., to...

Gilbert Desautels, 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Gilbert H. "Des" Desautels, 87, of Pittsfield passed away on March 26, 2018, at Mt. Carmel Care Center in Lenox. He was the son of Dr. Antonio and Emma...

Wanda Morse, 89

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Wanda (Sally) Morse, 89, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away March 25, 2018. Wanda was born in Pittsfield on July 20, 1929 to the late Charles and Stella Marzacki...

Florence Rembish, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Florence I. Rembish, 88 of Berkshire Town Apartments, Pittsfield, passed away March 25, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born July 31, 1929 to the late...

Mary A. Matthews, 80

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mary A. (Aleo) Matthews, 80, of Pittsfield passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at the Hillcrest Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Pittsfield. She was...

Carla A. Virgilio, 70

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Carla (Carlotta) Ann Virgilio, age 70, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away on March 28, 2018, at Williamstown Commons, where she had been resting following a short...

James S. Fissel, 71

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — James Scott Fissel passed away at the age of 71 on the morning of March 22, 2018, after a bravely fought long-term illness. James will be lovingly remembered by his...

Helen B. Krok, 82

ADAMS, Mass. — Helen B. Krok, 82, of Adams died early Wednesday morning, March 28, 2018, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Adams on September 23, 1935, a daughter of the late...

Cornelia Crawford, 67

NORTH BENNINGTON, Vt. — Cornelia "Connie" Knapp Crawford, 67, a resident of North Bennington, passed away March 27, 2018, at Albany Medical Center following a long...

Joan Williams, 94

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Joan Taylor Williams of 110 Interlaken Road died peacefully at home on March 23, 2018. She was 94 years of age and had suffered a stroke a few weeks earlier. Joan...

William G. Benedetti, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — William Giacimo Benedetti, 96, of Portland, Maine, formerly of North Adams, Mass., died on March 25, 2018 in Portland, Maine.  He was born in North Adams,...

Robert P. Lord, 78

ADAMS, Mass. — Robert P. Lord, 78, of Adams passed away Sunday, March 18, 2018, at the Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.  Born in Adams on April 24, 1939, he was the son of...

Gabriel Valenzuela, 99

LENOX, Mass. — Gabriel Valenzuela, 99, of Lenox, Mass., loving husband of the late Svea Valenzuela, passed away on Friday, March 23, 2018. Prior to moving to Lenox, Mass., Mr. Valenzuela...