Obituaries

Marie Dimise, 90

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Marie Cecile Dimise, passed away peacefully on Sept. 6, 2020. She was born in Keegan, Maine to Joseph and Annie Cyr Doucette. She was one of seven children. She...

Rosemary Daly, 77

LENOX, Mass. —  Rosemary Daly, 77, of East Street, Lenox, passed away Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Pittsfield on April 13, 1943, the...

Robert Brassard, 72

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Robert E. "Bob" Brassard, 72, a longtime Pittsfield resident and most recently of Ellenton, Fla. died on Friday evening, Sept. 4, after a courageous battle with...

Keith Heard, 57

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Keith Dwayne Heard, 57, of Pittsfield, passed away Sept. 2, 2020, at his home. Born in Dallas, Texas on June 9, 1963, he was the son of Irwin and Mary Ruth Hayes...

Edward P. Koczela, 93

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Edward P. Koczela, 93, of Adams, died on Friday, September 4, 2020 at his home. He was born in Adams on July 2, 1927, son of the late Peter and Aniela (Cudak)...

F. Isabelle Whalen, 101

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —   F. Isabelle Whalen, 101, of Pittsfield, died Wednesday evening, September 2, 2020, at Side by Side Assisted Living Facility in Pittsfield, where she had been a...

Norma Maselli, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Norma Ella (Sumner) Maselli, 88 of North Adams, MA died Sunday September 6, 2020 at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams, MA on February 9, 1932, a...

Theresa Phaneuf, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Theresa Phyllis (Bergeron) Phaneuf, 86 of North Adams, MA died Saturday September 5, 2020 at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, MA on August 6,...

Thomas J. Wojcik, 81

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Thomas John Wojcik, 81, of Adams, died on Thursday, September 3, 2020 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. He was born in Adams on August 3, 1939, son of...

Fred Greene, 97

Fred Greene passed away on September 3, 2020 at his home in Williamstown, MA at the age of 97. Born to Max and Clara Greenberg on January 12, 1923 in Brooklyn, N.Y., he attended Yeshiva High School...

Remo Del Gallo, 94

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Former Mayor of Pittsfield, Mr. Remo Del Gallo passed away on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at the age of 94. Born in Pittsfield on October 20, 1925, Remo was the son...

Carol Tristany, 76

DALTON, Mass. — Carol Palmer Tristany, 76, of Dalton, passed away Sept. 1, 2020, at her home. She was born in Pittsfield on Dec 9, 1943, to Lester and Gladys Palmer. Carol attended...

Frank Sears, 80

DALTON, Mass. — Frank Lewis Sears, 80, of Dalton and Venice, Fla., died Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, at his home in Dalton surrounded by family. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 13, 1940, the son of...

Jerlean Purry, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Jerlean Virginia Purry, 88, of Pittsfield, died Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox. She was born in Dixons Mills, Ala. on Dec. 8, 1931,...

Walter Manning, 73

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Walter Lee Manning, 73, of Pittsfield passed away Aug. 29, 2020 at his home. Born in Canton, Miss.on Jan. 28, 1947, he was the son of James and Bioleen Manning. Mr....

James Murphy, 96

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — James C. Murphy, 96, passed away peacefully surrounded by his friends on Aug 29, 2020.  Born on June 3, 1924, in Pittsfield he was the son of Cecelia and James...

Susan Mary Armata, 63

WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Susan Mary Armata, 63, of West Stockbridge passed away Friday, Aug. 28, 2020.  Born in Adams on April 17, 1957, daughter of the late Edward J. and Jane F....

Larry E. Harvey, 71

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Larry Edward Harvey, 71, of North Adams, passed away Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, at Williamstown Commons.  Born in North Adams on July 16, 1949, the son of...

Joseph Sinico, 78

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Joseph Victor Sinico, 78, passed away peacefully at Mount Carmel Care Center surrounded by his family on Aug. 30, 2020. His friends and family will remember his...

Joan Madden, 85

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Joan Madden of Westport, who died peacefully Aug. 27, 2020, at age 85, was loved dearly by her children, grandchildren, siblings, friends, colleagues, and anyone who...

Jackson Rollins, 78

LEE, Mass. — Jackson E. Rollins, Jr., 78, of Lee, died on August 31, 2020, at Fairview Commons. Born in Pittsfield on June 5, 1942, the son of Jackson E. Rollins and Anne Carey Rollins,...

Corinne Callahan, 95

DALTON, Mass. — Corinne Mary Callahan, 95, of Dalton, passed away Aug. 28, 2020. She was born in Staten Island, N.Y. on September 29, 1924, to Frank and Edna Cliff Phillips and...

Madeleine LeBlanc, 81

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Madeleine Gertrude LeBlanc, 81, of Velma Avenue, Pittsfield, died Friday, August 28, 2020, at Lee Healthcare. Born in Nashua, N.H., on February 3, 1939, the daughter of...

Robert Flood, 72

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Robert E. Flood, 72, of Pittsfield, MA, passed away Aug. 27, 2020. He was born in Pittsfield on July 19, 1948, to Marie Beckman Boyer. Bob attended Pittsfield High...

Alicia Scales, 44

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Alicia M. Scales, 44, of Pittsfield, passed away August 26, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Pittsfield on May 10, 1976, to Robert K. Scales Sr., and...