Obituaries

Arthur E. LaFountain, 49

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Arthur Edward LaFountain, 49, of Pittsfield, Mass., died Monday, December 17, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center.  He was born in North Adams, Mass., on February...

Thomas M. Gizzi, 66

LENOX, Mass. — Thomas M. Gizzi, 66, of Lenox died December 20, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Schenectady, N.Y., on May 15, 1952, to the late Anthony J. and Carolyn B....

Gladys J. Czubryt, 97

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Gladys J. (Wol) Czubryt, 97, formerly of Meadow Street, Adams, died Wednesday morning, December 12, 2018, at Genesis Wayne Center in Wayne, Pa. She was born in Adams...

J. Brian Dillon, 84

LENOX, Mass. — J. Brian Dillon died on December 17, 2018, in Lenox, Massachusetts, peacefully, with his family by his side.  Brian was born in New York on July 19, 1934. He...

Elaine Thomas, 73

OTIS, Mass. — Elaine Thomas, 73, of Otis died Wednesday night, December 19, 2018, after a valiant three-year battle with cancer. Elaine was born in Pittsfield on May 22, 1945, the...

Gloria M. Griffin, 88

LEE, Mass. — Gloria M. Griffin, 88, of Lee died Saturday, December 8, 2018, at Fairview Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Great Barrington. Born in Lee on March 31, 1930, she...

Robert J. Taylor Jr., 67

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Robert J. Taylor Jr., 67, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away December 15, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Pittsfield on...

Lynn C. Maloney, 71

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Lynn Carol Maloney, 71, of Pittsfield died Friday, December 14, 2018, at her home.  Born in Pittsfield on November 3, 1947, the daughter of William E. and Fern...

Barbara J. Stickney, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Barbara Jane (Allen) Stickney, 91, died Wednesday, December 12, 2018, at North Adams Commons, where she had resided since November 12, 2015. She was born at North...

Gerald M. Dubois, 91

RICHMOND, Mass. — Gerald Melvin Dubois, 91, of Richmond, Mass., and formerly of Williamstown, Mass., died Monday, December 17, 2018, at the Berkshire Medical Center.  He was born in...

Anthony Luczynski, 86

STAMFORD, Vt. — Anthony "Tony" Luczynski, 86, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 26, 2018, at his home in Boynton Beach, Florida. He was born in Adams, Mass., on...

Joseph A. Wegrzyn, 90

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Joseph A. Wegrzyn, 90, of Adams died on Monday, December 17, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Adams on September 30, 1928, a son of the...

Thomas Carpenite, 93

SOUTH EGREMONT, Mass. — Thomas Carpenite, 93, of Fisher Lane in South Egremont, Mass., died Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, at Fairview Commons, Great Barrington. He was born July 23, 1925, in...

Debra M. Soha, 61

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Debra "Debbie" Mary Soha, 61, of North Adams, Mass., passed peacefully at Massachusetts General Hospital on Monday, December 17, 2018, from long-term...

Patricia J. Boisvert, 87

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Patricia Jane (Beaubien) Boisvert, 87, of Adams died on Saturday, December 8, 2018, at Hanover Hill Healthcare Center in Manchester, N.H. She was born in North Adams...

Mary Forte, 90

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mary L. Forte passed away December 12, 2018, after a long illness. Mary was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on January 22, 1928, to John A. and Rosa Iri Ruscetta, who...

Henry M. Tower, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Henry Miles Tower, 89, of North Adams, Mass., died Sunday, December 16, 2018, at his home. He was born in Dixon, Illinois, on December 5, 1929, son of Louis H. and...

Lawrence B. Wells, 80

WASHINGTON, Mass. — Lawrence B. "Larry" Wells, 80, of 490 Frost Road, Washington, died Wednesday, December 12, 2018, at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Bellows Falls,...

Barbara A. Brophy, 76

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Barbara Ann Hespelein Brophy, 76, formerly of Pittsfield, passed away December 7, 2018, at Mount Carmel Care in Lenox. She was born in Pittsfield on June 13, 1942,...

David F. Chilson, 57

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — David Frank Chilson, 57, of North Adams, Mass., after battling cancer, died peacefully in his home on Saturday, December 15, 2018. He was born in North Adams,...

Jeannette A. Heideman, 92

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Mrs. Jeannette A. (Boucher) Heideman, 92, of Clarksburg died on Friday, December 14, 2018, at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams on May 22, 1926, a...

Martin C. Love, 85

MILL RIVER, Mass. — The family of Martin Love is sad to share the news of his passing on Sunday, December 9, 2018.  Marty passed away surrounded by his family peacefully in his...

Daniel J. Donnelly, 58

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Daniel J. Donnelly, 58, of Pittsfield died Monday, December 10, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. Daniel was born June 22, 1960, to the late Robert Donnelly and...

Steven R. Kain, 56

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Steven R. Kain, son of Harold R. Kain and Marie Böhm Kain, passed away on December 1, 2018, from a sudden illness. He was 56. Steve was born in Lancaster,...

Gail M. Murray, 88

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Gail M. Murray died on December 3, 2018, in Great Barrington, Mass., following a long illness. Born February 27, 1930, in New Rochelle, N.Y., to Helen (Dodge)...