Obituaries

Marjorie R. Whalen, 83

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Marjorie Rita Whalen, 83, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away December 30, 2018, at the home of her daughter Linda. Born in Pittsfield on October 11, 1935, daughter of...

Joseph F. Blay, 87

ADAMS, Mass. — Joseph Francis Blay, 87, of Adams, Mass., died Monday, December 31, 2018, at Williamstown Commons. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on December 5, 1931, son of Godfrey...

Frederick S. Scarborough, 95

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Frederick Schenck Scarborough, 95, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on Monday, December 24, 2018. Fred was born on July 21, 1923, in Kennebunkport,...

Shirley R. Talbot, 92

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Shirley Ruth Talbot, 92, of Stockbridge died peacefully at her home surrounded by family on Thursday, December 20, 2018. Born in New York City on February 26, 1926,...

Elizabeth J. Vitro, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Elizabeth Jane "Betty" (Cole) Vitro, 88, of North Adams, Mass., died Monday, December 31, 2018, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Bennington,...

Douglas E. Hutton Sr., 85

NEW LEBANON, N.Y. — Douglas E. Hutton Sr., 85, of New Lebanon, N.Y., passed away December 25, 2018, at the Vermont Veterans Home. He was born on August 31, 1933, to the late Roy and...

John A. Baker, 78

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mr. John A. Baker, 78, of Pittsfield, passed away December 25, 2018 at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Otis, Mass., on March 31, 1940 to the late Ralph and Aida...

Dr. Deane J. Zarvis, 74

RICHMOND, Mass. — Dr. Deane J. Zarvis, 74, of Richmond died Thursday, December 27, 2018, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield after a brief illness. Dr. Zarvis was born in Adams,...

Beatrice V. Faustine, 100

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Beatrice Victoria Faustine, nee Lepera, was born on Nov. 3, 1918, in North Adams, Mass. She was the third daughter born to Mary (Gigliotti) and Vincenzo Lepera. ...

Margaret M. Mahoney, 87

LENOX, Mass. — Margaret M. "Peggy" Mahoney, 87, of Lenox died Thursday, December 27, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. Peggy's passing from this world to heaven during...

Carl R. Tovani, 77

FLORIDA, Mass. — Carl Ronald Tovani, 77, of Florida, Mass., died Thursday, December 27, 2018, at his home. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on July 15, 1941, son of Walter and Loretta...

Donald E. Morin, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Donald E. Morin, 89, of North Adams died on Sunday, December 23, 2018, at his home. He was born in North Adams on April 9, 1929, a son of the late Joseph &...

Heidi L. MacLean, 58

LENOX, Mass. — Heidi Louise MacLean, 58, of Lenox died unexpectedly December 21, 2018. Born September 1, 1960, in White Plains, N.Y., the daughter of Werner O. and Joanne E....

Helen F. Agar, 92

LENOX, Mass. — Helen F. Agar, 92, of Lenox died Wednesday, December 26, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Great Barrington, Mass., on August 30, 1926, to...

Charles Wilson Jr., 74

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Charles R. Wilson Jr., 74, of Pittsfield, Mass., died December 23, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born on August 19, 1944, he was the son of Charles R. Wilson...

Ellen J. Soldato, 65

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ellen J. Soldato, 65, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away December 22, 2018.  She leaves behind her two daughters, Dona Lee Marino and Jodi Lynn Soldato, both of...

Carl E. Peaslee, 85

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Carl Eugene Peaslee of Pittsfield died Friday, December 21, 2018, at Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in Pittsfield, Mass., on July 23, 1933 to the late...

William M. Huska, 88

DALTON, Mass. — William M. Huska, 88, of Dalton, Mass., passed away peacefully December 19, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center.  He was born in Pittsfield on April 17, 1930, the son...

Randy Moon, 50

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Randy Moon, 50, died unexpectedly Monday, December 17, 2018, in Liverpool, N.Y.  He was born August 22, 1968, in Pittsfield, son of Roderick E. Moon Sr. and the...

Gail M. Dix, 68

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gail Marie (Jones) Dix, 68, of North Adams, died on Wednesday, December 26, 2018, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, Vt., surrounded by her loving...

John W. Churchill, 78

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — John Winston Churchill, 78, of Williamstown, Mass., passed away on Sunday, December 23, 2018, at the Williamstown Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, surrounded...

Lucy M. Eichstedt, 77

EGREMONT, Mass. — Lucy M. Eichstedt, 77, of Egremont died Tuesday, December 11, 2018, at Fairview Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Lucy was born in Canaan, Conn., on January...

George L. Darey, 90

LENOX, Mass. — George L. Darey, 90, passed away peacefully from congestive heart failure at home in his native Lenox on Friday afternoon, December 21, 2018. Born to the late John Darey...

Robert A. Kateley, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Robert Arthur Kateley, 89, of North Adams died Saturday, December 22, 2018, at the North Adams Commons. He was born in North Adams on September 9, 1929, a son of...

Alan Lash, 54

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Alan Lash, 54, of Pittsfield died Friday, December 21, 2018, at Hillcrest Commons after a brief illness. Born in Alexandria, Louisiana, on August 25, 1964, to the...