Obituaries

Alexander J. Groves, 84

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Alexander J. Groves, 84, of Adams died Tuesday evening, March 28, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.  He was born in Adams on November 23, 1932, son...

Anita M. Bassi, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Anita M. (Rosa) Bassi went peacefully to the Lord on March 20, 2017.  Born to parents Gilio and Christina (Sibona) Rosa on May 5, 1934, Anita was a loving,...

Rita M. Clifford, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rita Mary (Mongeon) Clifford, 90, of North Adams died Monday, March 27, 2017, at North Adams Commons. She was born in Fitchburg, Mass., on September 13, 1926,...

Jude Joseph Allen Decker, infant

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jude Joseph Allen Decker, infant son of Dylan Decker and Amyiah Martin of North Adams, Mass., died on Sunday, March 26, 2017, at his home. He was born in Pittsfield on...

Lynn Ann Burke, 66

ADAMS, Mass. — Lynn Ann Burke, 66, of Adams died on Thursday, March 23, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.  She was born in Adams on May 28, 1950, daughter of the late...

Lorraine B. Maloney, 83

ADAMS, Mass. — Lorraine B. (Delisle) Maloney, 83, of 72 East Hoosac St., Adams, died Saturday, March 25, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center.  She was born in North Adams, Mass.,...

James Culliton, 80

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — James Culliton, 80, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 23, 2017, surrounded by his family at Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation. Born in Pittsfield on May...

Frances J. Lewis, 78

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Frances Joan (Scarbo) Lewis, 78, of Williamstown, peacefully entered the Kingdom of her Lord on Tuesday, March 21, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. She was...

Shirley A. Mills, 88

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Shirley A. (Field) Mills, 88, of Williamstown, Mass., and formerly of Stamford, Vt., died on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at her home. She was born in North Adams,...

Ada Hastings, 84

LENOX, Mass. — Ada Harcourt Hastings of Lenox died on Saturday, March 18, 2017, at the Kimball Farms Nursing Center after a long illness. She was the wife of George B. Raymond of...

Helen M. Segala, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Helen Mary (Parker) Segala, 81, of Hoosick Falls, N.Y., died Wednesday March 15, 2017, at her home. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on February 14, 1936...

Josephine T. Gilardi, 90

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Josephine T. Gilardi, 90, of Providence Court Apts., 379 East St., Pittsfield, died Thursday, March 16, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Pittsfield...

Albert E. Dean Jr., 72

BECKET, Mass. — Albert E. Dean Jr., 72, of 1100 Main St. passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2017, at Bay State Medical Center in Springfield, Mass. Born on November 17, 1944, in Becket,...

Helen C. Leja, 97

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Helen C. (Dudek) Leja, 97, of Nashua, N.H., formerly a longtime resident of Adams, died on Friday, March 17, 2017, at the Kindred/Greenbriar Terrace Nursing Home in...

Zita Pedrin, 100

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Zita (DelPonte) Pedrin, 100, of Nashua, N.H., and formerly of North Adams, went to be with the Lord on Thursday March 16, 2017, at the Kindred/Greenbriar Nursing Home in...

Anna Mueller, 80

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Anna Boscardin Rufo Mueller, 80, of 47 Longfellow Ave., Pittsfield, passed away peacefully on March 16, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center, surrounded by her loving...

Arthur M. Henle, 90

LENOX, Mass. — Arthur M. Henle, 90, of Kimball Farms passed away peacefully Monday, March 13, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. A resident of Lenox since 2010, Arthur moved to the...

Theresa H. LaPine, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Theresa Helen (Chenail) LaPine, 83, of 566 State Road, North Adams, died Friday, March 17, 2017, at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in North Adams,...

Joanne P. Trimarchi, 75

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Joanne P. (Tassone) Trimarchi, 75, formerly of Adams, died Thursday evening, March 16, 2017, at Sweet Brook Care Center in Williamstown.  She was born in Adams...

Charles Fuller, 77

LEE, Mass. — Charles David Fuller, 77, of Lee, formerly of Huntington, died Wednesday evening, March 15, 2017, at the Kindred Laurel Lake Center.  He was born December 10, 1939 in...

Joan V. Farinon, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joan Virginia (LaPierre) Farinon, 85, of North Adams, Mass., went to her heavenly father from Williamstown Commons on Friday, March 17, 2017.  Joan was born on...

Francis 'Frank' Meczywor, 75

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Francis "Frank" Meczywor, 75, of North Adams died on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Adams on...

Earl B. Pemble Jr., 57

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Earl B. Pemble Jr., also affectionately known as "Skipper" and "Earl the Pearl," passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 11, 2017, at UMASS Memorial...

Joan Massaconi, 82

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Joan Massaconi, 81, of 23 Wells Road, Cheshire, died Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at her home. Born in Cheshire on August 5, 1935, the daughter of Dominic and Christina...

Frank D. Kozik Jr., 70

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Frank D. Kozik Jr., 70, of 1 Berkshire Square, Adams, died Tuesday afternoon, March 14, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Adams on...