Obituaries

Anita Avery, 93

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Anita (Kirk) Avery, 93, of Adams died peacefully on Friday, July 31, 2020, at her home. She answered to many names, including Anita, Orleta and...

Irene M. Tossavainen, 78

HOUSATONIC, Mass. — Irene M. Tossavainen, 78, passed away July 30, 2020, at Laurel Lake in Lee, Mass. Born on November 24, 1941, she was the daughter of Manuel and Catherine Souza....

Jane M. Burnett, 73

ADAMS, Mass. — Jane M. Burnett returned to her heavenly home on August 3, 2020, after a three-year battle with cancer. Born on September 28, 1946, she was the daughter of Bernard A....

Nellie C. Galliher, 95

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Nellie Christina Myers Galliher, 95, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020, at the home of her son Jon, with whom she resided. The daughter of Abraham and...

Joan A. Reidy, 86

LENOX, Mass. — Joan Ann Reidy, 86, died Saturday, August 1, 2020, at her home in Lenox. Born in Pittsfield, Mass., on May 16, 1934, the daughter of Ambrose and Ida Montour Jerome, she was a...

Lucille Ryan, 81

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Lucille Lorinda (Gagner) Ryan, 81, of Clarksburg passed peacefully on Friday, July 31, 2020. Lucille was born on February 20, 1939 in North Adams, Mass., to...

Victor S. Ziemba, 76

ADAMS, Mass. —  A graveside committal service for Victor S. Ziemba, 76, lifelong Adams farmer, who died April 8, 2020, will be held on Saturday, August 8, 2020, at 11 a.m. in St....

Adela Mojsiuszko, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Adela Mojsiuszko, 88, formerly of 26 Ashley Street, Pittsfield, Mass., passed away July 29, 2020, at Hillcrest Commons, where she resided for the last eight...

Albina M. Affhauser, 69

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Albina M. Affhauser, 69, died Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at home with family by her side, after a short battle with cancer. She was born on May 25, 1951 to James...

Diane T. Stevens, 60

DALTON, Mass. — Diane Theresa Stevens, 60, of Dalton, Mass., passed away July 27, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Berlin, New Hampshire, on December 21, 1959, to...

Wendy L. Provost, 50

LEE, Mass. — Wendy Lee Provost, 50, of Lee died Monday, July 27, 2020, at home with her family by her side. She was born in Pittsfield on May 21, 1970, the daughter of John Warner and...

Angelo Berasi Jr., 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Angelo P. Berasi Jr., 92, of North Adams died peacefully on Friday, July 31, 2020, at home surrounded by his children after a short illness. Angelo was born in...

Richard L. Jones, 87

GREAT BARRINGTON — Retired Deputy Police Chief Richard L. "Dick" Jones passed away on July 26, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born on April 3, 1933, on the Brush Hill family...

Richard Carlotta, 89

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Mr. Richard "Dick" H. Carlotta, 89, longtime resident of Stockbridge, Mass., passed away July 14, 2020, at the Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield,...

Ronald G. Leonard, 84

HARTSVILLE, Mass. — Ronnie Leonard, 84, owner and operator of Mount Everett Sanitation and Excavation, passed away on July 29, 2020, at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield, Mass. Ronnie was born...

James Hayes, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — James E. Hayes, 77, of Barefoot Bay, Fla., died peacefully in his home Tuesday, July 14, 2020, during his battle with cancer. He was born in Boston, Mass., on March...

Shawn W. Baker, 33

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Shawn William Baker, 33, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away July 24, 2020, at his home.  Born in Pittsfield on March 27, 1987, he was the son of Ralph and Denise...

William Diakiw, 96

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A wonderful gentleman, William (Bill) Diakiw passed away July 23, 2020, with his loving family beside him at the age of 96. He was the devoted husband of Mary...

Rosemary Crosier, 94

DALTON, Mass. — Rosemary Crosier, 94, of Dalton passed at her residence on July 22, 2020, with family members at her side. Rosemary was raised in East Boston and graduated from Boston...

Thomas M. Clark, 92

TYRINGHAM, Mass. — Thomas M. (Marty) Clark died peacefully surrounded by his family on July 25, 2020, at the home of his daughter. Marty was born in Tyringham to Wilbur S. and Carrie L....

Nancy C. Costello, 83

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Nancy Claire Peters Costello, 83, of Bonita Springs, Fla., died on July 25, 2020, after a brief illness.  Nancy will be best remembered for her warm smile,...

Priscilla Shepherd, 85

CLARKSBURG, Mass. —  Priscilla Ellen (Helfer) Shepherd, 85, of Clarksburg, Mass., died Sunday, July 26, 2020, at North Adams Commons. She was born in Pittsfield,...

Lucille Candiloro, 95

CLARKSBURG, Mass. —  Lucille Elizabeth (Ramsdell) Candiloro, 95, of Clarksburg, Mass., died at her home of natural causes on Friday, July 24, 2020. Born in Pittsfield,...

Phillip I. Sellers, 71

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Phillip Ian Sellers, 71, of North Adams died on Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at the Berkshire medical Center in North Adams. He was born in East Cleveland,...

Nicole Moran, 32

STAMFORD, Vt. — Nicole M. Moran, 32, of Oklahoma City, Okla., passed away on March 27, 2020. She was born on March 8, 1988, to Michael and Karen (McKinney) Moran. She grew up in...