Obituaries

Pauline E. McDonald, 98

LEE, Mass. — Pauline E. McDonald, of Lee, Mass., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 18, 2019, at the age of 98. Pauline was born on February 28, 1921, in Biddeford, Maine, to parents...

Ruth J. Jones, 91

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ruth J. Jones, 91, of Pittsfield and Dalton, passed away June 21, 2019, at Craneville Place of Dalton. She was born in Pittsfield on September 17, 1927, the daughter of...

Raymond G. Le Beau, 90

LENOX, Mass. — Raymond George Le Beau, 90, of Palmyra, Penn., formerly of Pittsfield and Lenox, Mass., passed away on June 24, 2019. Mr. Le Beau was born in Westborough, Mass., on September...

Leony H. Hooks, 89

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Leony H. Weijers Copeland Hooks, 89, passed away on June 20, 2019. Leony was born on February 9, 1930, in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, and when she passed was enjoying...

Dr. Mitchell Burgin, 94

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Dr. Mitchell J. Burgin, 94, of Brooksby Village Drive, Peabody, and formerly of Williamstown, MA, died on June 21, 2019, at Kaplan House, Danvers, MA. He was born...

Gary Burro, 64

ADAMS, Mass. — Gary Alan Burro, 64, died on June 17, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Adams, MA, on December 24, 1954, a son to the late Angelo J. and Edna (Champney)...

Rita Paoletti, 97

DRURY, Mass. — Rita Isabelle (Barcomb) Paoletti, 97 of Drury, MA, died peacefully on Thursday, June 20, 2019, at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams, MA, on April 3, 1922,...

Albert S. Gebo, 77

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Albert S. Gebo, born on August 7, 1941, passed away on June 5, 2019 after a 15-year battle with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL).   He was the only son of...

Harry W. Fracasso, 83

SOUTHFIELD, Mass. — Harry W. Fracasso, 83, of Alum Hill Road, (Clayton) Southfield, MA, known as the Happy Acre Ranch, died Tuesday, June 19, 2019.   He was born to Violet Rondoe...

Gregory A. Beliveau, 75

ADAMS, Mass. —  Gregory Arthur Beliveau, 75, of 13101 Velma Place NE, Albuquerque, N.M., died on Saturday, June 1, 2019, at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque. Born in Adams on Sept....

Elizabeth 'Betsy' Rancourt, 74

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Elizabeth Anne "Betsy" Clermont Rancourt, RN, 74, of Williamstown, died unexpectedly Friday, June 14, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center, surrounded by...

Michael Baier, 78

LENOX, Mass. — Michael Baier died in his home on June 17, 2019, surrounded by his wife, daughter and son. He has left this world, but what will remain within our hearts and in this world, is...

Richard Trudeau, 82

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Richard H. Trudeau, 82, of Adams, died on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at Williamstown Commons. He was born in Westfield on August 27, 1936, son of the late Edward...

Marion Hazel Crawford, 93

Marion Hazel (Belding) Crawford, 93 of North Adams, MA died Monday June 17, 2019. Born in North Adams on November 13, 1925, daughter of Charles G. and Elizabeth A. (Rougeau) Belding, she attended...

Orella Hartwig Blanchette, 100

ADAMS, Mass. — Orella Hartwig Blanchette passed away peacefully Friday morning, June 14, 2019. Born in Adams on April 12, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Adelard and Hilda Lamoureux...

Eileen Tisdale, 75

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Eileen Patricia (O'Neil) Tisdale, 75, of North Adams died June 13, 2019. She was born in North Adams on September 6, 194,3 a daughter of the late Thomas and...

Ella S. Tower, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ella Susan (Robinson) Tower, 88 of North Adams, MA, died Saturday June 15, 2019 at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams, MA, on January 13, 1931 daughter of...

George Danalis, 81

LEE, Mass. — George Danalis, 81, of Lee passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his family onTuesday, June 11, 2019. He was born in Springfield, Mass., on March 5, 1938. George...

Harold F. Ochs, 65

NASSAU, N.Y. — Harold F. "Hal" Ochs, 65, of Nassau, N.Y., passed away June 10, 2019. at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Pittsfield on March 29, 1954, the...

Evelyn Schoen, 93

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Evelyn Gertrude "Chummy" (Honan) Schoen, 93, of Williamstown died Monday June 10, 2019, at her home. She was born in Naugatuck, CT, on May 19, 1926, the second of...

Howard L. Chesbro, 81

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Howard L. Chesbro, 81, passed away on the evening of Thursday, June 13, 2019, at Baystate Medical Center Springfield after a brief illness. Howard was born on March 16,...

Thomas I. Prokopowicz, 86

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mr. Thomas I. Prokopowicz, 86, of Adams, died on Saturday, June 15, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Susquehanna, PA, on July 16, 1932,...

Althea Maynard, 97

SAVOY, Mass. —  Mrs. Althea Edna (Carpenter) Maynard, 97, of Savoy, died on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, at her home. She was born in Salmon Falls, New Hampshire, on August 31, 1921,...

Edmund Howland, 53

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Edmund J. Howland Jr., 53, of North Adams, MA, died on Monday, June 10, 2019 at his home. He was born in Rutland, VT, on October 6, 1965, a son of the...

Carl J. Paolucci Jr., 84

LENOX, Mass. —  Carl J. Paolucci Jr., 84, of Lenox died Sunday, June 9, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. Carl was born in Worcester, Mass., on September 15, 1934, the son of Carl J....