Obituaries

James R. Hanna Jr., 69

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — James R. Hanna Jr., 69, of Pittsfield passed peacefully away at home on August 19, 2020.  He was born in Pittsfield on November 17, 1950, to the late James R....

Carolyn A. Kirby, 83

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Carolyn Ann Kirby, 83, of Pondview Drive, Pittsfield, died Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Greenfield on October 12, 1936, the...

John T. Feeley Jr., 89

LEE, Mass. — John (Jack) T. Feeley Jr., 89, of 28 Sturgis Avenue in Lee passed away on August 19, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by his loving family.  Jack was born...

Ronald 'Pop' Dean, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Ronald Joseph "Pop" Dean, 83, of North Adams, Mass., died Thursday August 20, 2020, at his home. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on August 14,...

Leon R. Daub, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Leon Robert Daub, 82 of North Adams, Mass., died Wednesday August 19, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center-North Adams. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on April...

Edmund 'Bucky' Adamczyk, 84

ADAMS, Mass. — Edmund J. (Bucky)  Adamczyk, of Adams, Mass., and Holiday, Fla., passed away peacefully in his Florida home on Monday August 17, 2020, following a long,...

Timothy A. Chichester, 77

AUSTERLITZ, N.Y. — Timothy Andrew Chichester, 77, from Austerlitz, N.Y., died  suddenly on Saturday, August 15, 2020, the Assumption of Mary, at Berkshire Medical Center after the sudden...

Carl H. Soules Jr., 69

LEE, Mass. — Carl H. Soules Jr., 69, died Saturday, August 15, 2020, at his home in Lee.  Carl was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on August 20, 1950, the son of Carl and Betty Lou...

Richard W. Ruth, 78

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Richard William Ruth, 78, of Great Barrington, Mass., passed away August 1, 2020. Richard Ruth was born on December 15, 1941, in Queens, N.Y. His formative...

Maurice 'Buddy' Maroni, 97

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Maurice Henry "Buddy" Maroni, 97, of Cape Coral, Fla., died on Thursday, May 14, 2020, surrounded by his family at Vitas Health Care in Naples,...

Ronald S. Smachetti, 77

ADAMS, Mass. — Ron Smachetti died peacefully at home on August 15, 2020, from complications of Hypokalemic Paralysis. Born in Adams, Mass., on September 11, 1942, to Philomena and...

David L. Delisle, 66

ADAMS, Mass. — David L. Delisle, 66, of Adams, died on Saturday, August 15, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born April 29, 1954, in North Adams, son...

Gordon W. Schwaner, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Gordon W. Schwaner, 88, of Pittsfield passed away August 13, 2020 at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Baltimore, Md., on May 1, 1932, to the late Nelson and...

Charles H. Willey, 91

WASHINGTON, Mass. — Charles H. Willey (Bob to family and friends) died at home Tuesday, August 11, 2020, after a short battle with cancer at the age of 91. Bob was born in Middlefield,...

Malcolm M. Baker, 94

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Malcolm M. Baker, lifelong Lanesborough resident and local business owner, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 11, 2020. Born October 31, 1925, Malcom,...

Gerald S. Doyle Jr., 62

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Former Mayor Gerald S. Doyle Jr., 62, passed away at home on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 14, 1957, the son of...

Judith A. Slosek, 77

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Judith A. (Kwasniowski) Slosek, 77, a longtime resident of Adams, died Tuesday afternoon, August 11, 2020, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. She was born...

Arthur H. Thiel Jr., 81

SAVOY, Mass. — Arthur H. Thiel Jr., 81, of Savoy passed away Saturday, August 8, 2020, at his home.  Born in Adams on April 4, 1939, son of the late Arthur H. and Lillian Bordeau...

Shari-Anne Stone, 58

Shari-Anne (Delano) Stone, 58, of Brattleboro, Vt., died peacefully on Wednesday, August 12, 2020, at Brigham and Women's Hospital. She was born in Marlborough, Mass., on...

Richard N. Giroux, 63

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Richard N. Giroux, 63, of Adams died Tuesday afternoon, August 11, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Adams on October 4, 1956, a...

Shirley B. Cotter, 92

DALTON, Mass. — Shirley B. Cotter, 92, formerly of North Street, Dalton, Mass., passed away August 11, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Westfield, Mass., on July 5, 1928, she...

Elizabeth M. Kirk, 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Elizabeth Mary Kirk, 82, passed away on August 10, 2020. She was born on August 13, 1937, to Walter C. and Catherine Crowley Elwood. Lee attended the Dalton school...

Christopher Jacobsen,62

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Christopher Eric Jacobsen, 62 of Williamstown, Mass., died Monday, August 10, 2020, at his home. He was born in Oceanside, New York, on November 26,...

Alice Bratcher, 94

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Alice MacFarland (Morrison) Bratcher of Williamstown, Mass., died on August 11, 2020, at her home of 74 years on Cold Spring Road in Williamstown, where she had lived...

Wanda H. Robinson, 88

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Wanda Harriet Jester Robinson, 88, a resident of Sugar Hill, Dalton, and a long-time resident of Lanesborough, died Sunday, August 2, 2020, at Springside of...