Obituaries

Bradford W. Biron, 44

LEE, Mass. — Bradford William Biron, 44, of Wilmington, North Carolina, formerly of Lee, died unexpectedly, of natural causes, January 24, 2019, at his home. Brad was born October 8,...

Jonathan May, 86

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Jonathan "Jon" Edwin May, 86, formerly of Harding Street, and later of Melbourne Place, Pittsfield, died Thursday, January 24, 2019, at Mt. Greylock Extended...

Stefanie 'Bunny' Huska, 93

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Stefanie "Bunny" Huska, 93, of 995 Pecks Road, Pittsfield, Mass., passed away January 23, 2019, at home.  She was born in Pittsfield on August 12,...

Russel A. Taylor Sr., 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Russel Allen Taylor Sr., 88, formerly of Pittsfield died Saturday, January 19, 2019, at Hillcrest Commons, with his daughter, Sandra, at his side.  Born in New...

Anthony A. Sumy, 84

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mr. Anthony A. Sumy, 84, of 43 Wealthy Avenue, Pittsfield, passed away at Craneville Place of Dalton on January 25, 2019. He was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on March...

Francis A. Rolnick, 55

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Francis Allan Rolnick, 55, of Clarksburg, Mass., died Thursday, January 24, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on June 14, 1963,...

Paul A. Foster, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Paul Arnold Foster, 80, of North Adams, Mass., died Friday, January 25, 2019, at his home. He was born in Bennington, Vt., on May 4, 1938, son of Percy and Luella...

Lawrence N. Collier, 63

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lawrence Norman Collier, of North Adams, formerly of West Roxbury, Massachusetts, passed away on January 22, 2019 due to congestive heart failure. Larry was born on...

Beverly Ann Brown, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Beverly Ann (Carver) Brown, 84, of North Adams, Mass., died on Wednesday, January 23, 2019, at Williamstown Commons surrounded by her loving family. She was born in...

Barbara M. Sakowski, 82

DALTON, Mass. — Barbara Marie "Barb" Sakowski, 82, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center after a long, heroic battle with cancer.  Barbara...

Bernice Loveless, 98

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Bernice Viale Loveless, 98, formerly of West Street, Pittsfield, died peacefully Thursday, January 17, 2019, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center, Lenox,...

Catherine 'Kay' Higgins, 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Catherine "Kay" (Sheehan) Higgins, 87, of Marblehead, Mass., formerly of Pittsfield passed away peacefully on January 14, 2019, in Marblehead, Mass., surrounded...

Timothy F. Mazzer, 58

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mr. Timothy F. Mazzer, 58, of Pittsfield died suddenly Sunday evening, Jan. 20, 2019, after suffering an apparent heart attack. He was born in Pittsfield on Jan. 14,...

Irene McHarg, 85

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Irene (Tworig) McHarg passed away in the early morning of January 17, 2019. A native of Williamstown and a former resident of Adams, Irene died at North Adams Commons...

Clementine Fruet, 101

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Our beautiful mother, Clementine Fruet, went to heaven Sunday, January 20, 2019. It would have been her 79th wedding anniversary to the love of her life, our deceased...

John E. Heffernan, 84

MONTEREY, Mass. — John E. Heffernan III of Monterey, Mass., and formerly of Enfield, Conn., passed away January 20, 2019, at home, surrounded by his family, from glioblastoma.  John...

Frederick S. Bernat, 82

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Frederick S. Bernat, 82, of Adams died on Thursday, January 17, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Adams on June 25, 1936, son of the late...

Louisa C. Omelenchuck, 84

LENOX, Mass. — Louisa Christine DeJoy Omelenchuck, 84, of Lenox died Friday evening, January 18, 2019, at Worcester Memorial, University Campus, in Worcester, Mass., with her loving family...

Thomas F. DeVoti, 73

EGREMONT, Mass. — Thomas F. DeVoti, 73, of Hillsdale Road in South Egremont, Mass., passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, January 20, 2019. Born February 27, 1945 in Astoria, New York, he...

James E. Wells, 74

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — James "Jim" E. Wells, 74, of Bow Wow Road, Sheffield, Mass., passed away on January 10, 2019, at his home surrounded by family. Jim was born March 24, 1944,...

Charles J. Fuqua, 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Charles John Fuqua peacefully passed away at home on January 19, 2019, surrounded by his family. Charlie was born to John Howe Fuqua and Gillian Quennell Fuqua on...

Edward LaPlante, 89

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Edward Terrance "Terry" LaPlante, 89, of Pines Lodge Park, Williamstown, died Saturday, January 19, 2019, at the Williamstown Commons. Terry was born in...

Gary A. Todd Sr., 63

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gary Allen Todd Sr., 63, of North Adams, Mass., died on Friday, January 18, 2019, at the home of his son and daughter-in-law in North Adams. He was born in North...

Alexander J. Hanna, 37

BECKET, Mass. — Alexander James "Alex" Hanna, 37, of Becket died Wednesday, January 9, 2019, at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Born in Pittsfield on March 7, 1981,...

Wilfrid 'Norm' Robert, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Wilfrid "Norm" Robert, 90, local business owner and devoted family man, of North Adams, Mass., died Thursday January 17, 2019, at Williamstown Commons...