Obituaries

Patricia 'Pat' Ramasco, 83

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Patricia "Pat" Ramasco, 83, of Pittsfield, Mass., died Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at Springside of Pittsfield. She was born on February 9, 1937, in Liverpool,...

Katherine J. Welch, 77

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Katherine Jill Welch, 77, of Sheffield, Mass., died February 23, 2020, at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington, where she had resided since October. Jill was born December...

Virginia 'Ginger' Rawling, 91

SOUTH EGREMONT, Mass. — Virginia "Ginger" Rawling, 91, former longtime resident of Creamery Road in South Egremont, Mass., passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on...

Barbara Bednarz, 82

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Barbara J. (Heywood) Bednarz, 82, of Adams died on Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at her home. She was born in Adams on December 9, 1937, daughter of the late John and...

JoAnn Maselli, 96

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — JoAnn (Cariddi) Maselli, 96, of Clarksburg, Mass., died Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at Bear Mountain Health Care in West Springfield. At the time of her death, she resided at...

Charles A. Dolle, 89

POWNAL, Vt. — Mr. Charles A. Dolle, 89, of Pownal, Vt., died Saturday morning, February 29, 2020, at the Centers for Living and Rehabilitation in Bennington, Vt. He was born in North Adams...

JoAnn Delisle, 62

ADAMS, Mass. — JoAnn (Malloy) Delisle, 62, of Adams died Friday morning, February 28, 2020, at her home. She was born in Adams on July 20, 1957, a daughter of Dorothy (Wandrei) Malloy and...

Nancy Reid, 70

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Nancy Ann (Trimarchi) Reid, 70, of Main Street, Spencer, Mass., died peacefully and comfortably at her home on Sunday, March 1, 2020. She was born on March...

Kevin M. Shea, 65

POWNAL, Vt. — Kevin Michael Shea, 65, of Pownal, Vt., passed away Friday, February 28, 2020, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington surrounded by his loving family and his loyal...

Phyllis Wylde, 86

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Phyllis Mae (Jones) Wylde, 86, of Williamstown, Mass., died Sunday, March 1, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born on January 23, 1934, in North Adams, Mass., a...

Angelina Reid, 86

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Angelina Reid, 86, of 184 Newell St., Pittsfield, died Monday, February 24, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Staletti, Province of Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy,...

Theresa A. Gerwaski, 91

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Theresa A. Gerwaski, 91, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away February 26, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Pittsfield on December 7, 1928, to the late...

Albert J. Messina Jr., 71

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Albert Joseph Messina Jr., 71, of North Adams, Mass., died Saturday, February 29, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Adams, Mass., on November 6,...

Sandra Bissaillon, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Sandra (Exford) Bissaillon, 77, of North Adams died March 1, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams on November 4, 1942, a daughter of the late...

Vincent Duprat, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Vincent E. Duprat, 86, of North Adams died Friday, February 28, 2020, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Clarksburg on February 4, 1934, a son...

Charles W. Cowell Jr., 70

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mr. Charles William Cowell Jr., known to many as "Chuck the Plumber," 70, of Adams died on Thursday, February 27, 2020, at Sweet Brook Care Center in...

Priscilla L. Hall, 71

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Priscilla Louise (Myers) Hall, 71, died Thursday, February 27, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on September 26, 1948,...

Ramona Turgeon, 88

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mrs. Ramona M. Turgeon, 88, passed away Thursday, February 20, 2020, at her home. Mrs. Turgeon was a native of Pownal, Vt., where she lived most of her life. She was a...

Loretta Rysz Vinette, 89

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Loretta Jane (Kolodziej) Rysz Vinette, 89, born on July 27, 1930, daughter of the late Henry and Celia (Pliszka) Kolodziej, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 25,...

Ernest T. Galliford, 90

LENOX, Mass. — Ernest T. Galliford, 90, died Tuesday, February 25, 2019, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Pittsfield on March 29, 1929, the son of Ernest D. and...

Thomas A. Walsh, 80

ADAMS, Mass. —Thomas A. Walsh, 80, of Adams, a high-school teacher who touched the lives of countless students in his hometown over four decades, died Feb. 24, 2020, at North Adams Commons...

Germaine Couture, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Germaine Jeanne (Deslauriers) Couture, 92, of North Adams, Mass., died Sunday, February 23, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center after a stroke. She was born in...

Ronald Emile Couture, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Ronald Emile Couture, 92, of North Adams, Mass., died on Monday, February 24, 2020, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield after a hip fracture. He was born on February 12,...

Frank Bushika, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Frank Robert "Chicho" Bushika Jr., 94, of North Adams, Mass., died on Monday, February 24, 2020, at the Albany medical Center in Albany, N.Y. He was born in North...

Stella Kondel, 95

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Stella Marie (Lemoine) Kondel, 95, of Adams died on Saturday, February 22, 2020, at Mt. Carmel Care Center in Lenox. She was born in Adams on February 5, 1925, a daughter...