Obituaries

Liana Anna Knox, 89

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Liana Anna Marie Guidi Knox, 89, of Clarksburg died Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Boston on Jan. 30, 1928, daughter...

Helen Stroup, 95

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Helen Stroup, 95, formerly of 37 Dewey Ave. went home to God peacefully on Easter Sunday morning, April 16, 2017, at Mount Carmel Care Center in Lenox, with her daughter...

Nancy E. Soudant, 54

EGREMONT, Mass. — Nancy E. Soudant, 54, of South Egremont, passed away on Monday, April 17, 2017, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born on March 28, 1963, she was the...

George G. Cronk, 87

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — George G. "Busie" Cronk, 87, a longtime resident of Polikoff Road, Ashley Falls, passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2017, at Fairview Commons in Great...

Leon Sarin, 88

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Leon Sarin, 88, of Great Barrington, formerly of Willimantic, Conn., died peacefully at home on Friday, April 14, 2017, after a long illness. Born in Worcester...

Dorothy T. Shields, 99

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Dorothy Theresa "Doris" Shields, 99, passed away peacefully Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017, after a brief illness, surrounded by her loving...

Sheldon P. Field, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Sheldon Perry "Pete" Field, 83, of North Adams, died Monday, April 17, 2017, at Williamstown Commons.   Born in North Adams on Dec. 7, 1933, son...

David J. Biggart, 67

DALTON, Mass. — David Joseph Biggart, 67, of Pleasant Street, Dalton, died Tuesday, April 11, 2017. He was born in Pittsfield on November 17, 1949, the son of Jean Cormier Biggart and...

Stephen J. Perkins, 59

FLORIDA, Mass. — Stephen John Perkins, 59, of Florida, Mass., died Tuesday, April 11, 2017, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. He was born in Greenfield, Mass., on February 13,...

Mary Johnson, 73

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary Johnson, 73, of Newport, N.C., passed away on Thursday, April 13, 2017, at her home. Mary worked as a nurse’s aide and caregiver all of her life. She will...

Mary Beth Taylor, 52

DALTON, Mass. — Mary Beth Taylor, 52, of 8 Hemlock Hill, Dalton, died Monday, April 10, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center.  Born in Pittsfield on December 22, 1964, the daughter of...

Tommy R. Windoloski, 45

PERU, Mass. — Tommy R. Windoloski, 45, of 74 East Windsor Road in Peru passed away peacefully Sunday, April 9, 2017, at home surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with...

Bruce R. Drosehn, 73

DALTON, Mass. — Bruce R. Drosehn lost his long battle to cancer on April 7, 2017.  Bruce was born in Pittsfield on April 21, 1943,to the late Fred L. Drosehn III and Gladys Smith...

Dale S. French, 66

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Dale Sheldon French, 66, of 107 Deming St., Pittsfield, a resident of Lanesborough for most of his life, died Friday, April 7, 2017, at Berkshire Medical...

Phyllis Grandbois, 73

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Phyllis Grandbois, 73, of 63 Orchard St., Pittsfield, died April 7, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by her loving family.  Born in Pittsfield on...

Harriet L. Hyndman, 98

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Harriet Louise Hyndman, 98, of Daisy Lane, a former resident of Bennington, Vt., died on Sunday, April 9, 2017, at her home surrounded by her family. Born in...

Theodore Czubryt, 88

ADAMS, Mass. — Theodore Czubryt, 88, of Adams, Mass., passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at the Williamstown Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.  Born in Adams on October...

Henry Salem, 89

BENNINGTON, Vt. — Henry Salem, 89, a resident of East Main Street, Bennington, died Saturday, April 8, 2017, at The Centers for Living and Rehab.  Henry was born on August 27, 1927,...

Anne Pasko, 74

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Artist, business owner, and community activist Anne Pasko, 74, died Friday, April 7, 2017, after a valiant fight against pancreatic cancer.  A Lanesborough...

Pamela M. Jelley, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Pamela Mary (Shea) Jelley of North Adams, Mass., died on Friday, April 7, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center.  She was born in North Adams on August 29, 1942, a...

Irving J. Tanzman, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Irving Jack Tanzman, 85, died peacefully in his beloved home on Saturday, April 8, 2017. Irving was born in Liberty, N.Y., on March 8, 1932. Irv grew up in...

Louise M. Merlini, 69

WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Louise M. Merlini, 69, a former West Stockbridge resident, passed away Saturday, April 8, 2017, at Hillcrest Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was...

Richard O'Neill, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Richard (Mickey) O'Neill, 85, of North Adams passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on April 9, 2017, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was...

Theodore P. Pierce, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Theodore Paul Pierce, 86, of North Royalton, Ohio, and a former longtime resident of North Adams, Mass., died Wednesday April 5, 2017, at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland,...

Marie Giroux service

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A service for Marie Pauline Giroux, 88, of Williamstown, Mass.,who died December 22, 2016, at Williamstown Commons, will be held Friday, April 14, 2017, at 11 a.m. at...