Obituaries

Vincent DiLego,86

Vincent C. DiLego, 86, of Edgewater, MD, died September 12, 2020. He was born on September 15, 1933, in North Adams, MA, the son of the late Vincent and Eva (Blanquart) DiLego. On June 20, 1959 he...

Lydia "Lee" Cilli, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Lydia Catherine "Lee" Cilli, 86 of North Adams, MA died Monday September 21, 2020 at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, MA on July...

Susanne LaBonte,68

Susanne Marie (Roberts) LaBonte, 68, of North Adams, MA died on Friday, September 18, 2020 at her home. She was born in North Adams, a daughter of the late William and Mary (Conrad) Roberts. She...

Eleanor Cookis, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Eleanor Margaret (Brown) Cookis, 80, died Friday September 18, 2020 at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany, NY. She was a longtime resident of North Adams, MA until...

Dorothy Konopka, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —   Mrs. Dorothy Elizabeth (Kluza) Konopka, 89, of North Adams, died on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at her home. She was born in Detroit, Michigan on August 3,...

Sean Raftery, 62

LENOX, Mass. —  Sean K. Raftery, 62, of Lenox, died Tuesday, Sept. 15 at Berkshire Medical Center after a long battle with cancer. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 16, 1957, to the late...

Anthony Folino, 100

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Anthony Ernest Folino, 100 of Williamstown, MA died Wednesday September 16, 2020 at his home. He was born in North Adams, MA on August 10, 1920, a son of Antonio...

Phillip Abraham, 78

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. —  It saddens me terribly to say that my husband and best friend, Phillip Abraham passed away at Berkshire Medical Center on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020.  He was 78....

Roberta Whitney-Smith,93

Roberta Whitney-Smith of North Adams died Saturday September 12, 2020 at the Williamstown Commons. She was born in New London, CT. on May 22, 1927 a daughter of the late Albert and Sophia (Bardsley)...

Jaye Blume, 82

SHEFFIELD, Mass. —  On Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, Jaye Carole Blume, loving wife, mother of five and proud grandmother of 11, passed away at home at the age of 82.  Jaye was born on...

William Lalli, 67

LEE, Mass. — William R. Lalli, 67, passed away suddenly at his home in Lee on Sept. 12, 2020. He leaves behind his devoted wife Geraldine and many lifelong friends. He was born in Hinsdale,...

Betty Loehr, 96

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Betty Lou Loehr, 96, formerly of Edward Avenue, Pittsfield, passed away Sept. 12, 2020, at Mount Carmel Care Center in Lenox. She was born in Pittsfield on...

David Rosier

CHESHIRE, Mass. —  David J. Rosier, 71, of Cheshire, MA passed away on September 10, 2020 at the Williamstown Commons. He was born on November 30, 1948 a son of the late Adolph and...

Katherine Dzbenski, 32

CHESHIRE, Mass. —  Katherine Irene Dzbenski, 32, of Cheshire, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. She was born in Pittsfield, Oct. 25, 1987, the daughter of Marguerite Senter...

Richard Brites, 64

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Richard J. Brites, 64, of 23 New Hampshire Ave, Pittsfield, died Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield, the eldest son...

Edward Munsinger, 70

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Edward Munsinger, 70, of Pittsfield, died Tuesday, Sept. 8 at Berkshire Medical Center. Born on July 26, 1950, in Pittsfield to the late Charles and Helen Derby...

Doris J. Lussier, 89

CLARKSBURG, Mass. —  Mrs. Doris Jeannette (Daigneault) Lussier, 89, of Clarksburg, died Thursday afternoon, September 10, 2020, at North Adams Commons. She was born in Adams on August 1,...

Thomas Moore,75

Thomas Joseph Moore, 75 of North Adams, MA died on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at his home. He was born on May 13, 1945 in Pittsfield, MA a son of the late Thomas B. and Sophie “Sue” C....

George Parsons, 72

    George Richard “Ricky” Parsons Jr, 72 of North Adams died on Monday, September 7, 2020 at his home. He was born in North Adams on May 29, 1948 a son of the late George...

Patricia Goss,87

Patricia Ann Kittler Goss of Williamstown, 87 passed away on September 9, 2020 after a long illness with Parkinson's disease.   Born on November 12, 1932,  she was the daughter of...

David Howe, 86

STAMFORD, Vt. — David C. Howe, 86, of Stamford, VT, died Wednesday morning at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, VT, where he had been a resident for several months. He was born in...

James R. Bush, 67

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mr. James R. Bush, 67, of Adams, died on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Pittsfield on Aug. 25, 1953, a son...

Carol Smerling, 77

LENOX, Mass. —  Carol Forsley Smerling, 77, of Millbrook, N.Y. and formerly of Lenox, died Wednesday, Aug. 19 at Vassar Brothers Hospital in Poughkeepsie. Smerling was born Jan 31,...

Donna Durant,72

  Donna Elizabeth (Lewis) Durant 72, of North Adams died Monday September 7, 2020 at Berkshire Medical Center North in North Adams, MA. She was born in North Adams on December 14, 1947 a...

Timothy Rondeau, 50

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Timothy Adam Rondeau, 50 of North Adams, MA died Saturday September 5, 2020 at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in North Adams, MA on April 1, 1970, a son of...