Obituaries

Herbert A. Johnson, 68

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Herbert A. Johnson of Williamstown died on Saturday, February 18, 2017, at Baystate Medical Center.  He was born in Stafford Springs, Conn., on November 24,...

Roger Merrell, 74

LEE, Mass. — Roger H. Merrell, 74, of Lee, Mass., passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 14, 2017. Roger, the son of the late Roger C. Merrell and Jacquelyn Clark Merrell, was...

Agnes C. Alibozek, 85

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Agnes C. (Bednarczyk) Alibozek, 85, of Adams died Wednesday morning, February 15, 2017, at Williamstown Commons.  She was born in Pittsfield on September 19,...

Florence Cramer, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Florence (Sherman) Cramer, 92, of Eatontown, N.J., formerly of North Adams died on Thursday, February 16, 2017, at Arnold Walter Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in...

Cheryl Rieke, 72

LEE, Mass. — Cheryl A. Rieke, 72, died Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at her home on West Park Street in Lee, surrounded by her family. She was born in Pittsfield on January 8, 1945, the...

David A. Hawkins, 75

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — David Allan Hawkins, 75, of Glendale Road died Monday, February 13, 2017. Born February 27, 1941, in Glendale, Mass., in his childhood home, he was the son of...

Wendy S. O’Connor, 51

HOUSATONIC, Mass. — Wendy Sue O’Connor, 51, passed away unexpectedly in her home in Housatonic on Friday, February 10, 2017.  Wendy was born November 16, 1965, in Great...

Mark Kinney, 59

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mark A. Kinney, 59, of Pittsfield, formerly of Lee, died Monday evening, February 13, 2017. He passed under the care of hospice, his loving friends and his family. He...

John W. Godfrey, 68

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — John W. Godfrey, 68, a longtime resident of Pittsfield and resident of Hillcrest Commons for the past 15 months, died Monday, February 13, 2017, at Berkshire Medical...

Gabrielle L. Bevan, 97

DALTON, Mass. — Gabrielle Louise Bevan, 97, of 600 Main St., Dalton, died peacefully on Sunday, February 12, 2017, at Craneville Place of Dalton. Born in Moose Creek, Ontario, Canada,...

Gary B. Scribner, 61

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Gary Bradford Scribner, 61, of Edward Avenue, died Sunday, February 12, 2017, at Hillcrest Commons Nursing Home after a courageous battle with lung cancer. He was...

George L. Galli, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — George Louis Galli, 90, of Royal Avenue, North Adams, died Monday, February 13, 2017, at the North Adams Commons. He was born in North Adams on October 11, 1926, a...

Jean T. DiOrio, 80

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Jean T. (Mancivalano) DiOrio died peacefully Sunday, February 12, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Pittsfield on October 3, 1936, she was the daughter...

Michael R. Vincent, 67

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Michael Raymond Vincent, 67, of Pittsfield died peacefully Saturday, February 11, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center.  He was born in Pittsfield on January 6,...

Louis G. Haddad, 89

LENOX, Mass. — Louis George Haddad, 89, of Devonshire Estates, Lenox, husband of the late Anna Norman Haddad, died peacefully on February 9, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center.  Born...

Howard J. Lescarbeau, 69

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Howard John Lescarbeau, 69, of North Adams died on February 10, 2017, at his home. He was born in North Adams on August 27, 1947, a son of the late Edward Joseph...

Richard J. Peterson, 82

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Richard Jay Peterson, 82, of Williamstown died on Wednesday, February 8, 2017, at Baystate Medical Center surrounded by his loving family.  He was born in...

Donald W. Olds, 55

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Donald W. Olds, 55, of Pittsfield passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2017, at home after suffering from apparent heart failure. A longtime Pittsfield resident, he...

Carmela Devino, 78

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Carmela "Carmie" Christine Devino, resident of Berkshiretown Apartments in Pittsfield, passed away on Friday, February 3, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center at...

Lawrence H. Vadnais, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lawrence H. Vadnais, 91, passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2017. Lawrence, born in North Adams on May 21, 1925, was the son of Laurence Vadnais and Gertrude...

Stephen W. Zwiercan, 66

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Stephen William Zwiercan, 66, of North Adams died on February 5, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass.  Stephen was born on May 31, 1950, in...

Ronald G. Superneau, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ronald G. Superneau, longtime businessman and civic leader, 79, of North Adams died on Wednesday, February 8, 2017, at his home. He was born in Worcester, Mass., on...

Florence D. Haskins, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Florence Dolores (Scrivens) Haskins, 88, of Union Street, North Adams, died Monday, February 6, 2017, at Mt. Greylock Extended Care Center in Pittsfield, Mass. She...

Walter M. Taylor, 65

POWNAL, Vt. — Walter Monroe Taylor Sr., 65, a resident of Pownal, passed away February 3, 2017, at Albany Medical Center. Walter was born in Cambridge, Vt., on October 23, 1951, the son...

Myrtle Jane Corey, 84

BENNINGTON, Vt. — Myrtle Jane Corey, 84, formerly of Meadow Lane, passed away Sunday February 5, 2017, at Crescent Manor Nursing Home in Bennington. Myrtle was born in Bennington, Vt.,...