Obituaries

Dorothy V. Waterman, 90

CHESHIRE, Mass. - Mrs. Dorothy V. (Sommer) Lahey Waterman, 90, of Cheshire, died Thursday afternoon, August 15, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in Adams on June 20,...

Stephen A. Trudel, 69

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Mr. Stephen Allard Trudel of Florence, Mass., passed on into the Realm of Love & Light shortly after midnight on Tuesday, August 6, 2019.   He was born in...

Lawrence Arnold,70

STAMFORD, Vt. — Lawrence Joseph Arnold, 70, of Stamford, Vt., died on Tuesday, August 13, 2019, at the Jack Byrne Center in Lebanon, N.H., under hospice care. He was born in North Adams,...

Jack B. Nogueira, 69

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Jack B. Nogueira, 69, of Williamstown died Sunday, August 11, 2019, at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. He was born in Oporto, Portugal, on September 14, 1949,...

Ruth Witherell, 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ruth (Scace) Witherell, 82 of Pittsfield, Mass., and formerly of Williamstown died Wednesday August 7, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Pittsfield,...

Frederick 'Pop' Costello, 82

LEE, Mass. — Frederick James "Pop" Costello, 82, of Bonita Springs, Fla., died on July 31, 2019, after a long illness. While Fred enjoyed a successful career, his most treasured...

Mary R. Belland, 100

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mary Regina Belland, 100 years of age, of Livingston Avenue, Pittsfield, and Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility, passed away August 7, 2019, at Berkshire Medical...

Lawrence R. Scoco, 90

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Lawrence "Laurie" R. Scoco, 90, died peacefully in his Pittsfield home on August 8, 2019, surrounded by his family. A loving husband, father, grandfather and...

Christine R. Choiniere, 82

ADAMS, Mass. — Christine R. Choiniere, 82, of Adams, passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2019, at the North Adams Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in North Adams on September 28,...

Jane Burlak, 88

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Jane (Netta) Alexander Craig Burlak, nee Bingham, passed away suddenly at the Williamstown Commons on August 9, 2019, shortly after celebrating her 88th birthday. Netta...

Laurie McLeod, 63

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Laurie McLeod, 63, died on Wednesday, August 7, 2019, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center. Laurie was born on January 14, 1956, to Ian and Jane McLeod in Cleveland,...

Suzanne (Suki) Wilkins, 95

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Suzanne (Suki) Porter Wilkins died peacefully on August 6, 2019, after a brief illness, in the company of her adoring family and just two weeks shy of her 96th birthday and 75th...

Lorraine Gannon, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Lorraine Mary (Boyer) Gannon, 92, of North Adams, Mass., died Wednesday, August 7, 2019, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on May 6, 1927, daughter...

Kerry Rae Matte, 45

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Kerry Rae (Waters) Matte, 45, of Buffalo, N.Y., formerly of North Adams, died suddenly from surgery complications at Buffalo General Hospital on July 19, 2019....

Marlene Dean, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Marlene Dean, 82 years young, died peacefully Monday, August 5, 2019, in her home on Birchwood Terrace, North Adams.   Marlene was blessed with years of good...

Joseph 'Yogi' DelSoldato, 87

WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Joseph "Yogi" DelSoldato, 87, a longtime resident of State Line Road in West Stockbridge, passed away late Saturday, August 3, 2019, at Berkshire...

Wendy Jeanne Licht

Wendy Jeanne Licht, 62 of Stamford, VT died on Monday, August 5, 2019 at Berkshire Medical Center, North Campus. She was born on Waltham, MA on March 9, 1957 a daughter of Kenneth Bradley and...

Mary M. Blair, 74

RICHMOND, Mass. — Mary M. Blair of Richmond, Mass., passed away peacefully at home with her children and partner by her side on Friday, August 2, 2019.  She was the dedicated wife...

Arvilla Langsdale, 85

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Arvilla Langsdale, 85, of Partridge Road, Pittsfield, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Ephrata, Pa., on July 21, 1934,...

Michael G. Goewey, 50

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Michael Glenn Goewey, 50, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away unexpectedly July 29, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on April 23, 1969, he was...

Elizabeth 'Betty' Milanesi, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Elizabeth Louise "Betty" (Mahoney) Milanesi, 81, of North Adams, Mass., died Wednesday July 31, 2019, at her home. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on...

Kenneth 'Chuck' Pearson, 55

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Kenneth Charles “Chuck” Pearson, 55, of Williamstown, Mass., died on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in...

Sandra Laffee, 73

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Sandra Patson Tourville Laffee, 73, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away peacefully from her battle with leukemia early Saturday morning, July 27, 2019, at Berkshire...

Kurt J. Williams, 61

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Kurt James Williams, 61, of North Adams, Mass., died Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on May 6, 1958, a...

Joseph Loholdt,79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joseph Peter Loholdt, 79, of 1072 State Road, North Adams, MA, died on July 21, 2019, at his home surrounded by his family. Born in Easton, Pennsylvania, on August 12,...