Obituaries

Ronny Jones, 54

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Ronny Allan Jones, 54, of Adams, died on Monday, April 15, 2019 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in North Adams on August 3, 1964, a son of the late...

Nicole Griffith, 51

ADAMS, Mass. — Nicole R. Griffith, 51, of Adams, died on Monday, April 15, 2019 at Berkshire Medical Center in North Adams. She was born in Miami, Floa., on May 29, 1967, a daughter of Jack...

Theresa Pill, 93

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Theresa Pill, 93, formerly of Pittsfield, died April 19, 2019. Born June 5, 1925 in New York City, she was the daughter of David and Bessie (Levinson) Goldenberg. Educated in...

Henry J. Naventi Jr., 85

TYRINGHAM, Mass. — Henry J. "Jack" Naventi Jr., 85, of Lakeside Drive, Goose Pond, Tyringham, passed away Palm Sunday, April 14, 2019, at Kimball Farms Nursing Home with his loving...

Virginia Blondin Lewis, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Virginia Belle (Harvey) Blondin Lewis, 87 of North Adams, MA, died on Thursday, April 18, 2019, at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams on July 27, 1931, a...

Raymond W. Elling, 94

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Raymond W. Elling, 94, passed away peacefully on April 14, 2019, surrounded by his loving family.   Born on December 4, 1924, in the Bronx, N.Y. he moved with...

Mary Theresa Scrivens, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary T. Scrivens, 95, formerly of North Adams, MA, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2019, at the skilled care community of The Overlook, Charlton, MA. Mary, predeceased...

Frances Yvonne Patenaude, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Frances Yvonne (Polumbo) Patenaude, 91 of North Adams, MA, died Monday April 15, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, MA on February 10, 1928,...

Mary Frances Matranga, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary Frances Matranga, 91, of North Adams, Mass., died Sunday April 14, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on June 3, 1927 daughter...

Steven Atwell, 55

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Steven C. Atwell, 55, of Adams, died Saturday morning, April 13, 2019, at his home. He was born in Pittsfield on November 12, 1963, a son of the late Charles and Carolyn...

Carol A. Rose, 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Carol A. Rose, 82, died peacefully at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility on April 8, 2019.  She was born on November 4, 1936, in Pittsfield, Mass. She...

Mildred M. Bresett, 77

ADAMS, Mass. — Mildred M (Petronick) Bresett, 77, passed away April 8, 2019 at JFK Medical Center in Florida with family at her side. Born in Adams, Mass., on April 15, 1941, she was...

Jane Marie Cook, 89

CLARKSBURG, Mass. - Jane Marie (Belanger) Cook, 89 (just short of her 90th birthday) of Clarksburg, MA, died on April 12, 2019. She was born in Clarksburg, MA, on July 12, 1929 a...

Linwood Rhodes, 91

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Linwood Robinson Rhodes, 91 of South Williamstown, MA, died peacefully at his home on Thursday, April 11, 2019, surrounded by his family. He was born in South...

Ronald Perras Sr.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ronald Ernest Perras Sr., 88, of North Adams, MA, died on April 10, 2019, at the Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA. He was born in North Adams, MA, on June...

Janet Wheeler, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Janet Roberta Wheeler, 83, longtime resident of the historic Blackinton section of Massachusetts Avenue, North Adams, MA, died on Monday, April 8, 2019 ,at Springside...

Robert E. Lavigne, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Mr. Robert E. Lavigne, 82, of North Adams, died on Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at South Western Vermont Medical Center. He was born in Adams on April 6, 1937, son of...

Bessie S. Romeo, 96

LENOX, Mass. — Bessie S. Romeo, 96, left this world on Saturday, April 6, 2019, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center. Prior to going to Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center, she lived on...

Jean E. Ryan, 64

ADAMS, Mass. —  Jean E. (Gelheiser) Ryan, 64, of Adams, died on Sunday, April 7, 2019, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Adams, on March 2, 1955, a daughter of the late John...

Sandra Hurlbut Diggens, 69

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Sandra Jean Hurlbut Diggens, 69, of Tariffville, Conn., beloved wife of Paul Diggens, died Thursday, April 4, 2019, at St. Francis' Hospital in Hartford,...

Joan M. Cummings, 84

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Joan Muriel (Kopischke) Cummings, 84 of Williamstown, MA, died on Monday, April 1, 2019, at her home. She was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on November 14, 1934 a...

Isabelle S. Hofstein, 100

PITTSFIELDX, Mass. — Isabelle Shirley Hofstein, 100, a fifty-year resident of the Berkshires, died Saturday, April 6, 2019, at Kimball Farms Nursing Center. Before moving from New York, she...

Stanley Sworzen Jr., 75

ADAMS, Mass. — Stanley "Bunny" Sworzen Jr., 75, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., passed away on March 25, 2019, with his beloved wife at his side. Born in Adams, he was the son of the...

Joan M. DeLoria, 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Joan M. DeLoria, 87, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away after a long illness on March 31, 2019, at Hillcrest Commons.  She was born in Pittsfield on July 30,...

Marjorie J. Wilson, 87

DALTON, Mass. — Marjorie Jean Wilson, 87, formerly of 165 Depot St., Dalton, died March 31, 2019, at Craneville Place, where she had resided for the past nine months. Born in Pittsfield,...