Obituaries

Ruth I. Cassavant, 93

LEBANON SPRINGS, N.Y. — Ruth I. Cassavant, 93, of 5 Main Street passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center after a long battle with Alzheimer's and...

Wanda C. Wojtaszek, 83

ADAMS, Mass. — Wanda C. Wojtaszek, 83, of Adams died on Sunday, February 5, 2017, at her home after a brief illness. She was born in Adams on May 15, 1933, a daughter of the late Joseph...

Florence J. Cristofolini, 74

POWNAL, Vt. — Florence Jean Cristofolini, 74, of Pownal, Vt., died on Sunday, February 5, 2017, at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany, N.Y. She was born on March 21, 1942, in North...

Albert C. DeMarsico, 73

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Albert C. DeMarsico, 73, of Mark Lane, North Adams, passed away on Monday, February 6, 2017, after a long illness.  He was born in North Adams on August 21,...

Lorraine H. Brzostek, 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Lorraine Helen Brzostek, 87, formerly of Rose Manor, went to be with the Lord surrounded by her loving family Thursday, February 2, 2017, at Hillcrest Commons Nursing...

Leo F. LaRoche, 90

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Leo Francis LaRoche, 90, of 79 Maplewood Ave. passed away peacefully at Hillcrest Commons on February 1, 2017, where he had been a resident for the past...

June M. DiPalazzo, 80

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — June M. DiPalazzo, 80, of 80 Edward Ave., Pittsfield, died peacefully at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center on Tuesday January 31, 2017, surrounded by her loving...

Weston Charles and Owen Russell Porter

DALTON, Mass. — Weston Charles Porter and Owen Russell Porter went to Heaven to be with their big brother, Frederick Donald Porter, on Tuesday, January 31, 2017.  Weston and Owen,...

Fronie Whitney, 93

ADAMS, Mass. — Fronie Whitney (Jones), 93, a lifetime resident of Adams and Cheshire, passed quietly in her sleep on Monday, January 30, 2017.  She was born August 8, 1923, in Adams...

John C. Smith Jr., 97

HANCOCK, Mass. — John C. Smith Jr., 97, of Hancock died on Thursday, February 2, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield.  He was born on September 7, 1919 in Williamstown,...

John W. Blake, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — John William Blake, 87, of North Adams died on Friday, February 3, 2017, at Williamstown Commons.  He was born on February 27, 1929 in Williamstown, Mass., a...

Donald R. Russett, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Donald Roger Russett, 87, of Bradford Street, North Adams, died on Wednesday, February 1, 2017, at North Adams Commons surrounded by his loving wife and family. He...

Mary Ann Calvi, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary Ann (Siciliano) Calvi, 89, of North Adams died Tuesday, January 31, 2017, at her home. She was born in North Adams on July 11, 1927, daughter of Jerry James...

Alice Cabrera, 83

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Alice "Ginger" M. (Curtis) Cabrera, 83, of Pittsfield went home to be with the Lord on Friday, January 27, 2017. Alice's faith was her rock as...

Veronica Harrington, 88

LEE, Mass. — Veronica DiFederico Harrington, 88, of Orchard Street, Lee, died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, at home surrounded by her devoted children. Born May 13, 1928, in Southbridge,...

Floyd R. Wilson, 90

ADAMS, Mass. — Floyd Russell Wilson, 90, of Adams died Monday, January 30, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Adams on October 23, 1926, son of William J. and Martha...

Ruth Cheney Hendricks

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Ruth Cheney Hendricks died on January 28, 2017, at Westminster-Canterbury. She was the wife of the late Reverend Walter F. Hendricks Jr, Episcopal priest at St....

Gloria S. Senecal, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gloria Sylvia (Delisle) Senecal, 90, of North Adams died Tuesday, January 31, 2017, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams on June 22, 1926, a...

Wesley J. Souliere, 97

LEE, Mass. — Wesley J. Souliere, 97, of 620 Laurel Street, Lee, died Sunday, January 29, 2017, surrounded by his loving family and friends at Laurel Lake.  Born in St. Joseph of...

Linda-Marie Nuciforo, 93

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Linda-Marie Nuciforo, 93, formerly of Dewey Avenue, passed away on January 27, 2017, at Berkshire Place, where she had resided for the past five years.  A...

Kathleen M. Janulewicz, 66

ADAMS, Mass. — Kathleen M. Janulewicz, 66, of Mashpee, Mass., formerly of Adams, passed away January 20, 2017, at the Falmouth Hospital in Falmouth, Mass. Born in Adams on March 1, 1950,...

William S. Tattersall, 80

ADAMS, Mass. — William S. Tattersall, 80, of Adams, died Saturday morning, January 28, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.  He was born in Adams on November 10, 1936, a...

Beverly J. Tatro, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Beverly J (LaBombard) Tatro, 80, of North Adams was called into the arms of our Heavenly Father on January 28, 2017, surrounded by her loving family.  Beverly...

Michael R. Harris, 56

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Michael Rolland Harris, 56, of North Adams died Sunday, January 29, 2017. He was born in North Adams on June 8, 1960, son of Sandra (Ciolkowski) Estes and the late...

Elsie E. Manson, 102

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Elsie Elizabeth (Duprey) Manson, RN, 102, of North Adams died Saturday, January 28, 2017, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Bristol, Vt., on April 26, 1914,...