Obituaries

Edward V. Hanna, 74

FLORIDA, Mass. - Edward Victor Hanna, 74, of Florida, Mass., died Tuesday, October 8, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center, North Adams. He was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on April 19, 1945, son of...

Daniel P. LaPlante, 67

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Daniel P. LaPlante, 67, of Adams died Thursday afternoon, October 10, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Adams on July 14, 1952, a son of Bernard and...

Ronald P. Rysz, 66

CHESHIRE, Mass. —  Mr. Ronald Paul Rysz, 66, of Cheshire, died on Tuesday, October 8, 2019, at the Berkshire Medical Center in North Adams. He was born in Adams on December 13, 1952, a...

Victoria B. Hoellerich, 91

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Mrs. Victoria Blanche (Pelczynski) Hoellerich, 91, of Cheshire, died on Wednesday, October 9, 2019, at her home. She was born in Adams on December 12, 1927, a daughter of...

John H. Munro, 60

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - John Henry Munro died on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019. John was born at Putnam Memorial Hospital in Bennington, Vt., on August 10, 1959, to Archibald and Barbara (Meidenbauer) Munro....

Bryce P. Robare, 34

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  It is with a sad and heavy heart that we inform the community that our beloved Bryce was overcome by his long term struggle with substance abuse Monday, October 7,...

Ruth M. Billetter, 88

LENOX, Mass. — Ruth M. Billetter, an amazingly loving mother and grandmother, dedicated wife and dear friend to many, died on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019.   Born on Nov. 19, 1931, Ruth grew...

Jean L. Gurney, 86

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Jean L. Gurney, 86, of Lanesborough died Tuesday, October 8, 2019, with her family by her side. Born in Stuyvesant, N.Y.., to the late Charles and Edna Siter Logan, she...

Marie 'DoDo' Delisle, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Marie Viola (Cicchetti) "DoDo" Delisle, 89, of North Adams died on Monday, October 8, 2019, at Williamstown Commons surrounded by family. She was born in North...

Lila White, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Lila (Coury) White, 88, of North Adams, Mass., died on Tuesday, October 8, 2019, at Williamstown Commons. She was born on January 24, 1931, in Wadi Qannoubine, Lebanon, a...

Cheryl J. LeClaire, 58

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Cheryl Jean LeClaire, 58, of Williamstown, Mass., died on Monday, October 7, 2019, at CareOne in Northampton, Mass. She was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on March 28, 1961 a...

Joseph R. Pizzuto, 79

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Joseph Richard (aka Dick) Pizzuto, 79, of Pittsfield died Thursday, October 3, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center after a long illness. Born on August 4, 1940, in...

Genevieve Gaylord, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Genevieve Gaylord, 82, of Saint Joseph’s Court, North Adams, died Friday, October 4, 2019, at North Adams Commons Nursing Home.    She was born...

Betty Hodgkins, 96

LEE, Mass. — Betty Hodgkins passed away on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. She died peacefully at 96 years of age with her family and friends surrounding her with last good-byes. Betty was...

Mary Bellows, 104

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary Cirullo Bellows, 104, of Southport, N.C., passed away on September 29, 2019, in Hartsville, SC. Mrs. Bellows was born February 15, 1915, in North Adams, Mass.,...

Kenneth Beliveau, 46

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Kenneth William Beliveau, 46, of North Adams, Mass., died on Thursday, October 3, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center North Campus in North Adams, Mass. He was born...

Jay G. Shapiro, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Jay Gordon Shapiro, 74, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., died Thursday, October 3, 2019, at his home. He was a member of Congregation Beth Israel in North...

Marguerite Lipinski, 88

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mrs. Marguerite (Cardonnel) Lipinski, 88, of Adams, passed away on Thursday, October 3, 2019, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Adams on August 7, 1931, a...

Henrietta Mowe, 93

BENNINGTON, Vt. - Henrietta Josephine (Piazzi) Mowe, 93, of East Street, Bennington, Vt., died Tuesday October 1, 2019, at Centers for Living and Rehab in Bennington. She was born in Vigo...

Morris 'Mo' Davis, 92

ADAMS, Mass. —  Morris (Mo) A. Davis, 92, of Adams, died on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, Vt. He was born in New Canaan, Conn., on March 10,...

Raymond Fillio, 83

OTIS, Mass. — Raymond Fillio, 83, of Otis, Mass., passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 28, 2019. Raymond was born on September 25, 1936, the son of Raymond and Irene Roosa Fillio,...

Robert E. Field, 91

"May you have a song in your heart, a smile on your lips, and nothing but joy at your fingertips!" This Irish Blessing sums up Bobby Field’s life. At 91 years young Robert Ernest...

Harold 'Boots' Potler, 95

LENOX, Mass. — Harold "Boots" Potler, 95, former longtime resident of Margate City, N.J., passed away at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass., on September 16,...

Jeanne M. Jangrow, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jeanne M. (LeGrand) Jangrow, 90, of North Adams, formerly of Adams, died Friday evening, September 27, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in...

Ernest John Morocco Jr., 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ernest John Morocco Jr., 74, the retired commissioner of public safety for the city of North Adams, died Friday, Sept. 27, 2019, at Samaritan Hospital in Troy,...