Obituaries

Judy O'Neil, 70

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Judy O’Neil died on January 18, 2018, at the age of 70. She had a happy life. She was confident, optimistic, and outspoken! Judy leaves the love of her life,...

Sylvie Potashner, 39

SANDISFIELD, Mass. — Sylvie Potashner, 39, died peacefully on January 30, 2018, with her partner Seth Kershner at her side after a two-and-a-half-year struggle with gallbladder...

Doris M. Fortin, 93

ADAMS, Mass. — Doris M. Fortin, 93, of Adams passed away peacefully January 23, 2018, at the Sweet Brook Care Center in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on June 19, 1924, daughter of...

Eric M. Alfonso, 34

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Eric Michael Alfonso, 34, of Cheshire, Mass., died unexpectedly on Saturday, January 27, 2018. He was born on October 2, 1983, in Pittsfield a son of John Alfonso of...

William Pizzuto, 85

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — William S. Pizzuto Sr., 85, formerly of Morgan Street, Pittsfield, Mass., passed away peacefully in his sleep, January 25, 2018, in San Antonio, Texas.  Born...

William ‘Bill’ Lake, 54

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — William J. Lake, 54, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away January 24, 2018, at his home, after a long illness. He previously lived in Stuyvesant Falls and Albany,...

James J. Crawford, 90

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — James Joseph Crawford, 90, of North Adams, Mass., died Friday, January 26, 2018, at Williamstown Commons. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on August 7, 1927, son...

Dorothy H. Roulier, 78

ADAMS, Mass. — Dorothy Helen (Rolniak) Roulier of Adams, Mass., passed away peacefully at her home with family by her side on the afternoon of Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, after a long, courageous...

John J. Holmes Jr., 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — John James Holmes Jr., 96, of North Adams, Mass., died Monday, January 29, 2018, at Williamstown Commons. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on October 31, 1921, son...

Barbara E. Dean, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Barbara E. Dean, 80, of North Adams, Mass., and formerly of Arizona, died on Saturday, January 27, 2018, at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield, Mass. She was born in...

Giovanni ‘John’ Cattaneo, 86

NEW ASHFORD, Mass. — Giovanni "John" Cattaneo, 86, of New Ashford, Mass., died Sunday January 28, 2018, at his home. He was born in New Ashford, Mass., on August 8, 1931, son...

Burton D. Davis, 88

ADAMS, Mass. — Burton Donald Davis passed away in Palm Springs, California, on December 19, 2017, at the age of 88. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Dorothy (Volpi)...

Max Jongkind, 77

LEE, Mass. — Max Jongkind, 77, formerly of Lansing, Mich., died Wednesday evening, January 24, 2018, at his home, in Lee, surrounded by his family. He was born in Eindhoven,...

Richard 'Dick' Duprat, 67

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Richard "Dick" Duprat, 67, of Adams, died on Tuesday, January 23, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in North Adams. He was born in North Adams on August 21,...

Sally L. McLaughlin, 63

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ms. Sally L. (Ciuk) McLaughlin, 63, of Pittsfield, died on Tuesday, January 23, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in Adams on September...

John H. Sylvester, 88

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — John H. Sylvester of Williamstown, Mass., passed away Thursday, January 25, 2018, at Williamstown Commons, Williamstown, Mass. John was the second son born to...

Leonard W. Keyes, 101

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Leonard W. Keyes, 101, of North Adams, Mass., passed away on January 27, 2018, at Sweetbrook Nursing Home after a short illness. He was the son of the late Florence...

Dorothy M. Pasierbiak, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dorothy Mary (Tourjee) Pasierbiak, 96, of North Adams, Mass., died Friday, January 26, 2018, at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on April 5,...

Gloria Thomas, 96

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Gloria Thomas passed away peacefully on January 22, 2018, only one month after the passing of her dear husband of 70 years, Francis G. Thomas.  Gloria was an...

Ralph O. Dodge, 87

FLORIDA, Mass. — Ralph Oliver Dodge, 87, of Florida, Mass., died Thursday, January 25, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Whitingham, Vt., on July 30, 1930 a son of Percy...

Joseph P. Rossin, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Joseph P. Rossin, 88, of 16 Pembroke Ave., the Lakewood Section of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away January 22, 2018. He was born, October 1, 1929 to the late Giacamo...

Deborah Phillips, 61

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — On Sunday, January 21, 2018, Deborah Phillips, 61, died at the UMass Medical Center in Worcester, Mass., from complications of a head injury. She was a resident of...

Kerry and Grayson Pellegrino

LEE, Mass. — On Saturday, December 30, 2017, we lost two beautiful people, Kerry Kathleen Hamill, age 40, and Grayson Luc Pellegrino, age 3 1/2 years, tragically in a motor vehicle accident...

Aldo Massari, 78

BENNINGTON, Vt. — Aldo Massari, 78, of Bennington, Vt., died Wednesday January 24, 2018, at his home. He was born in Bennington, Vt., on October 4, 1939, son of Aldo and Agnes (Viesi)...

Mary DeFazio, 84

LENOX, Mass. — Mary Asselta DeFazio died on Tuesday, January 23, 2018. Mary was born in Utica, N.Y., the daughter of Louis J. and Mary Infusino Asselta, on June 18, 1933. She attended...