Obituaries

Stanley P. Wilk, 89

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Mr. Stanley Peter Wilk, 89, of Cheshire died on Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at Craneville Place in Dalton. He was born in Adams on June 6, 1928, son of the late Frank...

Mary E. Palma, 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mary E. Palma, 82, of Pittsfield passed away Saturday, September 9, 2017, at her home. She was born in Pittsfield on August 11, 1935, a daughter of the late Donato...

Verne Nassif, 97

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Verne (Allen) Nassif, 97, of Williamstown, Mass., died on Monday, September 11, 2017, at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams on December 3, 1919,...

Robert P. Winslow, 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Robert P. Winslow passed away September 10, 2017, at home. He was a retired Postmaster and combat veteran of two wars, Korea and the Chinese Civil War. Born in...

Scott M. Maslanka, 49

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Scott M. "Mike" Maslanka, 49, of Bradford Street died Tuesday afternoon, September 12, 2017, at Springside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in...

Mildred Le Sage, 94

STAMFORD, Vt.— Mildred "Millie" (Pause) Le Sage, 94, passed away on August 31, 2017, at Southern Vermont Medical Center. She was born on October 28, 1922, at home in...

Heamon Williams, 83

LEE, Mass. — Heamon W. Williams of South Lee died on Saturday, September 9, 2017, at his Meadow Street home, at 83 years of age after a brief illness, cared for by his loving...

Gene Ellsworth, 89

DALTON, Mass. — Gene E. Ellsworth, 89, of 42 Norwich Drive passed away at home on Saturday evening, September 9, 2017, where he resided with his daughter Laurie Michaels and her husband...

James Schafer, 73

CHESHIRE, Mass. — James E. “Jim” Schafer, 73, of Cheshire, Mass., passed away Saturday, September 9, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center after a long illness.  Born...

Rita Real-Hagen, 94

ALFORD, Mass. — Rita Real-Hagen of Alford, Mass., passed away on September 8, 2017, at Berkshire Place in Pittsfield, Mass. Rita was born on February 18, 1923, to Peter and Ida Pusterla...

Lorraine Newton, 81

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Lorraine “Lorry” Newton, 81, died on Thursday, September 7, 2017.  She was born in Pittsfield and was a longtime resident of Lanesborough, Mass....

Brenda L. Andersen, 57

ADAMS, Mass. — Brenda Lee (Peters) Andersen, 57, of Adams, Mass., died Sunday, September 10, 2017, at BMC-North Adams. She was born in Dallas, Texas, on August 14, 1960, daughter of...

Christopher D. Rancourt, 23

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Christopher David Rancourt, 23, died Saturday, September 9, 2017.  He was born in North Adams on August 4, 1994, a son of David Christopher Rancourt and Valerie...

Dr. M. Peter Wright, 75

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Dr. M. Peter Wright, 75, formerly of 57 Mountain View Drive, Clarksburg, passed away at his daughter's home on September 10, 2017 surrounded by his family. Dr....

Michael Murch Sr., 66

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Michael Murch Sr., 66, passed away surrounded by his family in his home in Lanesborough, Mass., on Sept. 7, 2017. He was born to George Jr. and Eileen Murch in...

Elizabeth Naventi, 88

WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Elizabeth J. “Betty” Bona Naventi, 88, formerly of Moscow Road, West Stockbridge, died Thursday, September 7, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center...

Frank H. Lyon Jr., 59

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Frank H. "Rick" Lyon Jr., 59, of Adams died on Saturday, August 26, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.  He was born in North Adams on...

Claire M. Dubois, 83

HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. — Claire Mary Dubois, 83, of Hoosick Falls, N.Y., died Saturday, September 2, 2017, at her home.  She was born in Burlington, Vt., on April 25, 1934. She was the...

Mary Malonis, 87

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Mary Malonis, 87, died Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, at home with her family after a valiant battle with cancer. Mary was born July 29, 1930, in Lynn, Mass., to Mary...

Mary E. Mollica, 93

BENNINGTON, Vt. — Mary Elizabeth (Root) Mollica, 93, longtime resident of Union Street in Bennington, died peacefully September 4, 2017, at The Centers For Living and Rehabilitation in...

Robert Stanton, 61

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Robert Steven Stanton, 61, of 154 Bull Hill Road, Lanesborough, died Wednesday, September 6, 2017, at his home. Born in Pittsfield on November 21, 1955, the son of...

Rita R. Maitland, 90

LENOX, Mass. — Rita R. Maitland, 90, of 329 Pittsfield Road died Monday morning, September 4, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Littleton, New Hampshire, on May 9, 1927, the...

George D. Dragotta, 100

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — George Damiano Dragotta, 100, formerly of North Adams, Mass., died peacefully in the arms of his daughter, Doreen Tustison, and granddaughter, Jade Hardy, on Sunday,...

Thomas W. McDowell Jr., 81

LENOX, Mass. — Thomas Wesley McDowell Jr., 81, of Lenox, Mass., died on Sunday, September 4, 2017, at his home surrounded by his family. Mr. McDowell was born on December 2, 1935, in...

James Morse, 80

OTIS, Mass. — James Bidwell Morse, 80, of North Main Road, Otis, died Monday, September 4, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. James was born December 3, 1936, the son of...