Obituaries

Ardent Jensen, 90

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Ardent Paul "Art" Jensen, 90, of Naples, Fla., and a former longtime resident of Williamstown and North Adams, Mass., died September 26, 2017, at Avow Hospice...

Benjamin M. Maslanka Jr., 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Benjamin Michael Maslanka Jr., 78, of 150 Ashland St., North Adams, Mass., died on Monday, September 25, 2017, at his home. He was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on...

Josephine E. Janssen, 62

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Josephine Elizabeth Janssen, 62, passed away on September 20, 2017, surrounded by her loving family after a fearless three-year battle with breast cancer.  She...

Priscilla E. Greenlaw, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Priscilla Edith (Douglas) Greenlaw, 87, of North Adams, Mass., died Sunday, September 24, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on...

Latham Ovens, 77

LEE, Mass. — Latham Edward Ovens, of Lee, Mass., died on September 18, 2017, after a short illness. He was 77 years old. Ed is survived by his wife of 51 years, Shirley (Dewkett) Ovens;...

Donald H. Lana, 84

LEE, Mass. — Dr. Donald H. Lana, 84, of Lee died September 15, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He had resided at the Kindred Laurel Lake in Lee.  Dr. Lana was born...

John M. Burgess, 53

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — John M. Burgess, 53, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 17, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.  He was born April 24, 1964, in the Boston...

Nancy M. Schneider, 48

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Nancy Mindlin Schneider, 48, of Shelton, Conn., wife of Jamie Schneider, passed away on Monday, September 18, 2017, at Bridgeport Hospital after a long hard battle with...

Bernard G. Colo, 68

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Bernard Gabriel Colo, 68, of Medway, Mass., died Sunday, September 17, 2017, at Highgate Manor in Dedham, Mass., following a short illness. He was born in Pittsfield,...

James E. McKeon, 51

ADAMS, Mass. — James “Uncle James” Edward McKeon, 51, of Howland Avenue, Adams, died on September 18, 2017, at Albany Medical Center.  He was born in North Adams on...

Dana Burdick, 35

FLORIDA, Mass. — Dana Burdick, 35, of Florida, Mass., was shot and killed in a domestic incident on September 11, 2017, in Powhatan, Va., where he had been residing for the last two...

Harold L. Moffitt, 79

BENNINGTON, Vt. — Harold Leon Moffitt, 79, a resident of Bennington, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 18, 2017, at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center following a brief...

Elna E. Castonguay, 70

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Elna E. Castonguay, 70, of 17 Hollister Street passed away on Monday, September 18, 2017, at Bay State Medical Center in Springfield. Born on November 3, 1946, in...

Paul A. Trottier, 83

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Paul Alphonse Trottier, 83, died Monday, September 18, 2017, peacefully at home surrounded by his family. He was born in Adams on December 1, 1933, the son of...

Christine M. Moser, 75

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Christine Margaret (Smith) Moser, 75, of Clarksburg, Mass., died Monday September 18, 2017 at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, Mass.,...

Phyllis J. Blair, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Phyllis Jane (Bovey) Blair, 95, of North Adams, Mass., died on Tuesday, September 19, 2017, at North Adams Commons.  She was born on January 28, 1921, in...

Blanche Bennett, 91

ASHLEY FALLS, Mass. — Blanche "Aunty Bea" Bennett, 91, a longtime resident of Ashley Falls, Mass., passed away on September 18, 2017. Born October 4, 1925, she was the daughter...

Lynne F. Wlodyka, 59

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lynne F. Wlodyka, 59, of North Adams died on Thursday, September 14, 2017, at Boston Medical Center surrounded by family.  Lynne was born on August 28, 1958, in...

Joseph Hall, 72

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —Joseph J. Hall, 72, of Niverville, N.Y., passed away on September 16, 2017, at Hillcrest Commons of Pittsfield.  Born on February 15, 1945, in Albany, N.Y., he...

Linda J. Melchiori, 47

DALTON, Mass. — Linda J. Melchiori, 47, of Dalton passed away at home on Friday evening, September 15, 2017.  Born on December 16, 1969, in Pittsfield, she is the daughter of Esther...

Sandra Yankey, 53

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Sandra A. Eason Yankey, 53, of 28 Merriam St., passed away at home on Friday, September 15, 2017.  Born on December 28, 1963, in Pittsfield, she is the daughter...

Ruby Carver, 89

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Ruby Flood Carver passed away peacefully on September 16, 2017, surrounded by loving family members.  Ruby was a remarkable woman whose life was full of...

Frances M. Salvi, 94

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Frances M. Salvi of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away peacefully on Monday, September 11, 2017, at Springside Nursing Home.  Frances, better known as...

Brandy-Lee M. Hebert, 37

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Brandy-Lee Marie Hebert, 37, of North Adams, died on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Her death was a result of complications...

Henry J. Breen III, 60

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. &mndash; Henry Joseph "Hank" Breen III, 60, of North Adams, Mass., died Tuesday September 12, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Middleboro,...