Obituaries

Dawn Z. Berube, 67

LENOX, Mass.— Dawn Zippel Farley Berube, 67, died Tuesday evening, October 24, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. Dawn was born in New York City on...

James E. O'Neil, 86

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. James E. O'Neil, 86, of Adams died peacefully on Wednesday morning, October 25, 2017, at his home. He was born in Williamstown on February 26, 1931, son of the...

Stanley S. Tworig III, 56

STAMFORD, Vt. — Stanley Stephen Tworig III passed away Sunday, October 22, 2017, at Dartmouth Hitchock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H., after a six-week battle with a rare form of...

William Irvin, 77

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — William Irvin, 77, of Pittsfield, passed away on Tuesday, October 24, 2017, after a long struggle with cancer. Bill Irvin was born and grew up in Little Rock, Ark....

Charles E. Shepard, 78

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Charles Edward Shepard, 78, of Adams died on Saturday, October 21, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.  He was born in Adams on September 14, 1939, a...

Emma Blair service

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A memorial service for Emma Blair will be held at the Second Congregational Church in South Williamstown, Mass., on Friday, October 27, 2017, at 11 a.m., with a...

Barbara J. Doan, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Barbara J. (Clermont) Doan, 74, of North Adams died on Sunday, October 22, 2017, at the Berkshire Medical Center due to complications of COPD.  Barbara was born...

Felicia V. Clarke, 92

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Felicia Victoria (Meczywor) Clarke, 92, of Adams died peacefully on Friday, October 20, 2017, at Mount Carmel Care Center in Lenox.  She was born in Adams on...

Tamara J. Canale, 71

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Tamara "Tammy" Jeanne Canale, 71, of Clarksburg passed away on Thursday, October 19, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center.  She was born on March 28, 1946...

Josephine A. Johnson, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Josephine "Josie" Ann (Morin) Johnson, 91, passed away on Friday, October 20, 2017, at Williamstown Commons with her daughter Debra by her side. She was...

Nina A. McKeon, 62

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Nina Ann (Medberry) McKeon, 62, of North Adams, Mass., died on Thursday, October 19, 2017, at Mass General Hospital in Boston. She was born in Norwich, Conn., on...

Fredrick L. Simmons, 86

LEE, Mass. — Frederick Luther Simmons, 86, died Sunday, October 15, 2017, in Lee. Fred was born on November 30, 1930, the youngest of seven sons of George E. Simmons and Martha (Moxon)...

Hilary A. Alden, 48

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Hilary Anne Alden, 48, of North Adams, Mass., died on Saturday, October 14, 2017, at home.  She was born in Great Barrington, Mass., on June 4, 1969. She was...

Thomas B. Guidi, 75

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Thomas B. Guidi, 75, longtime resident of Great Barrington, Mass., and Rotunda West, Fla., passed away on September 25, 2017, of a hemorrhagic stroke while on...

Sylvia M. Kipp, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Sylvia Marie (Richardello) Kipp, 78, of North Adams, Mass., died unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 18, 2017, at her home.  She was born in North Adams, Mass.,...

Marcia A. Dagnoli, 82

ADAMS, Mass. — Marcia Ann (Parisien) Dagnoli, 82, of Adams, Mass., died peacefully on Tuesday, October 17, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on May...

Marianne Kenney, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Marianne (Huttle) Kenney, 94, died Tuesday, October 17, 2017, at the Soldier's Home in Holyoke, Mass. She was born in North Adams on November 3, 1922, daughter...

Paul E. Archambault, 93

DALTON, Mass. — Paul Emile Archambault, 93, of 36 Hale Street, Dalton, died Saturday, October 14, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center.  Born in Pittsfield on November 27, 1923, the...

Deborah A. Reed, 71

DALTON, Mass. — Deborah A. Reed, 71, of 1 Hazelwood Court passed away on Saturday, October 14, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center.  Born on December 15, 1945, in Herkimer, N.Y., she...

Dorothy M. Toomey, 86

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Dorothy Mae Egan Toomey, 86, of 15 Chicopee Street, Lanesborough, died Wednesday, October 11, 2017, at Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in Youngstown,...

Bibiane M. Poirier, 79

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Bibiane Marie (Cloutier) Poirier, 79, of Pittsfield, Mass., and formerly of Manchester, Conn., passed away on October 13, 2017, surrounded by her adoring...

Lois M. Dean, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lois May Dean, 74, of North Adams, Mass., died Tuesday, October 17, 2017, at her home.  She was born in North Adams, Mass., on December 29, 1942, a daughter of...

Wendy L. Mangano, 43

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Wendy Lynn (Johnson) Mangano, 43, of Williamstown, Mass., died on Monday, October 16, 2017, at her home.  She was born in Minot, North Dakota a daughter of...

George ‘Bing’ Crosby, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — George Arthur "Bing" Crosby, 89, of North Adams, Mass., died on Friday, October 13, 2017, at North Adams Commons.  He was born in Readsboro, Vt., on...

David ‘Zip’ Zerbato, 50

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — David Paul “Zip” Zerbato, 50, of Pittsfield passed away Saturday, October 14, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center.   Born June 5, 1967, to Alice...