Obituaries

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...

Charles J. Menard, 66

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Charles J. Menard, 66, passed away on August 6, 2020, at his home in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Born on May 26, 1954, in Pittsfield, Mass., he was the son of the late...

Esther Marchegiani, 93

READSBORO, Vt. — Esther Rose (Scaia) Marchegiani died on August 9, 2020, six years to the day after the passing of her beloved husband Tullio. Her death came after a brief illness at the...

Joseph Magnifico, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joseph Paul Magnifico, 90, of North Adams, Mass., died Saturday August 8, 2020, at his home. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on February 3, 1930,...

Joseph Boni, 85

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Joseph Cesare Boni, 85, of Williamstown, Mass., passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 6, 2020, at the Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by his family. He...

Robert E. 'Bobby' Dyer Jr., 57

HINSDALE, Mass. — Robert Edward "Bobby" Dyer Jr., 57, of Murrells Inlet, S.C., died Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020, in the comfort of his home after a courageous battle against...

Barbara Fisher, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Barbara Anne Fisher, 77, born in Bennington, Vt., formally from North Adams, Mass., passed away peacefully from natural causes in Huntersville, N.C. She is...

Thomas H. Finnegan Sr., 71

LEE, Mass. — Thomas H. Finnegan Sr., the son of Henry "Ted" Finnegan and Dorothy Donovan Finnegan, died on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, after a brief illness. Mr. Finnegan was born...

Randy Cernik, 54

TYRINGHAM, Mass. — Randy Cernik, 54, of Seabrook, Texas, formerly of Tyringham, died Saturday afternoon, Aug. 1, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in...

Robert M. Stedman, 65

LEE, Mass. — Robert Michael "Mike" Stedman, 65, of Lee died Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020, at his home with his wife by his side. Mike was born January 9, 1955, the son of the late...

David M. Crawford, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — David Montgomery ("Monty") Crawford passed away peacefully on August 2, 2020, at the age of 84 after a long and difficult battle with Alzheimer's. He...

Jeananne Sullivan, 85

LENOX, Mass. — Jeananne Sullivan, 85, a lifelong resident of Lenox, reluctantly died Monday, August 3, 2020, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center after an interminably long and...

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...