Obituaries

Henry ‘Hank’ Kirchner, 75

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Henry A. “Hank” Kirchner, 75, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away on February 13, 2018, at his home.  Born March 25, 1942, to the late Earl and Mabel...

Barbara J. Simkewicz, 72

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Barbara Jean (Ridel) Simkewicz, 72, of Pittsfield, Mass., died Wednesday February 14, 2018, at her home. She was born in Hartford, Conn., on June 26, 1945, daughter...

Carol L. (Robinson) Mallory, 69

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Carol L. (Robinson) Mallory of Great Barrington passed peacefully from this life after a long battle with cancer on February 14, 2018, at home with her family at...

Edward F. Carey, 82

LENOX DALE, Mass. — Edward F. Carey, 82, died Tuesday evening, February 13, 2018, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center. Born in Lenox Dale on March 3, 1935, the son of George and...

Arthur H. Johnson, 72

NEW ASHFORD, Mass. — Arthur Henry Johnson, 72, of New Ashford, Mass., died Thursday, February 15, 2018, at his home.  He was born in Williamstown on November 20, 1944, a son of the...

Elmer H. Kiontke, 93

ADAMS, Mass. — Elmer Herbert Kiontke, 93, of Adams, Mass., died Thursday, February 15, 2018, at his home. He was born in Adams, Mass., on March 21, 1924, son of Herbert and Elfrieda...

Harold E. Heath Sr., 93

LEE, Mass. - Harold E. Heath Sr., 93, formerly of Forest Street in Lee, died Saturday, February 10, 2018, at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield.  He was born in Lee on July 12, 1924, the son...

Ethan D. Spiess, 45

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mr. Ethan Donald Spiess, 45, of Pittsfield passed away suddenly on Monday, February 12, 2018. He has made his journey into his forever home where he is free and in the...

Elida Naylor, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Elida Smith (Buskey) Naylor, 90, of North Adams, Mass., a longtime summer resident of Historic Valley Campground, died Tuesday February 13, 2018, at Williamstown...

Ernest R. Tatro Sr., 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ernest Ralph Tatro Sr. of North Adams, Mass., died on Tuesday, February 13, 2018, at Williamstown Commons in Williamstown, Mass. He was born in Stamford, Vt., on...

Paul A. Belouin, 78

HINSDALE, Mass. — Paul A. Belouin, 78, of 154 George Schnopp Road, Hinsdale, Mass., passed away on Friday, February 9, 2018, at Craneville Place in Dalton, Mass., following a courageous...

David F. ‘Buddy’ Scrivens, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — David Frederick “Buddy” Scrivens, 72, of North Adams, Mass., died on Sunday, February 11, 2018, at Williamstown Commons.  He was born in North Adams...

Margaret E. ‘Betty’ LaRocque, 86

LEE, Mass. — Margaret E. “Betty” LaRocque, 86, of Lee passed away Thursday, February 8, 2018, at her home with her loving family of children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren...

Kevin C. Killackey, 62

LEE, Mass. — Kevin C. Killackey, 62, of Chapel Street, Lee, died unexpectedly last Monday evening, February 5, 2018. He was born October 20, 1955, the son of the late Charles H....

Marilyn E. Pettit, 77

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Marilyn E. Pettit, 77, of Pittsfield passed away Tuesday, February 6, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center.  She was born May 16, 1940 to the late Terrince and Emma...

Edward M. Hall, 75

WILLIAMSBURG, Mass. — Edward M. Hall, 75, of Williamsburg, formerly of Pittsfield, died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018, at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton after a long struggle with...

Willard M. Salzer, 92

LENOX, Mass. — Willard M. Salzer, 92, of Lenox, Mass., formerly of Norwalk, Conn., and Naples, Fla., passed away peacefully on February 10, 2018, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care...

Thomas Norton, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Thomas Norton, 81, of North Adams, Mass., died Friday evening, February 9, 2018, at the home of his niece, Kimberly A. Bissaillon. He was born in Stamford, Vt., on...

Arlene M. Mulson, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Arlene Mary (Edmonds) Mulson, 93, of North Adams, Mass., died Thursday, February 8, 2018, at North Adams Commons. She was born in Mechanicsville, N.Y., on August 31,...

William Hein

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — William Hein passed peacefully at Berkshire Medical Center on February 3, 2018, after a lengthy illness. Before retirement, Bill worked as a Lead Quality Control...

Lillian E. Shelsy, 99

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Lillian Esther Bachli Shelsy, 99, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, died at Berkshire Place on February 8, 2018.  Lillian was born in Pittsfield on April 23,...

Robert E. Lefebvre, 69

READSBORO, Vt. — Robert Emile Lefebvre, 69, of Readsboro, Vt., died Tuesday February 6, 2018, at Centers for Living and Rehabilitation in Bennington.  He was born in Adams, Mass.,...

Barbara E. Buxbaum, 89

SHAFTSBURY, Vt. — Barbara Elizabeth Vail Buxbaum of Shaftsbury passed peacefully on February 7, 2018, surrounded by her loving family.  Born on June 24, 1928, in Bennington, Vt.,...

Leo A. Benoit Jr., 80

ADAMS, Mass. — Leo Arthur Benoit Jr., 80, of Adams, Mass., died on Tuesday, February 6, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center.  He was born in North Adams, Mass., on October 3, 1937 a...

Barbara Riiska, 78

OTIS, Mass. — In the early morning hours on Saturday, February 3, 2018, the Riiska Family said goodbye to their beloved Matriarch. Barbara Riiska was born on January 19, 1940, and died...