Obituaries

Theresa G. Murphy, 90

HOUSATONIC, Mass. — Mrs. Theresa Gilda (Spagnuolo) Murphy, 90, of Housatonic died on December 7, 2018, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Pittsfield on January 16, 1928,...

Martha B. Germain, 78

LENOX, Mass. — Martha B. Germain, 78, of Lenox died Monday, December 10, 2018, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born on July 18, 1940, in Randolph, Vt., to the late Wilfred...

William J. Pasotti, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — William Joseph Pasotti, 92, of North Adams, Mass., died Saturday, December 8, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on September 26,...

Patricia D. Alden, 83

LEE, Mass. — Patricia Dale Alden, 83, of Lee died December 7, 2018, at Fairview Hospital. Born in Boston, Mass., on August 24, 1935, to the late William and Olga Paderson Jones, she...

Richard W. Wells Jr., 94

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Richard W. Wells Jr., 94, of Williamstown, Mass., died Wednesday December 5, 2018, at his home in Williamstown. Born in Philadelphia, Pa., on August 9, 1924, son of...

Viola D. Caruso, 98

READSBORO, Vt. — Viola Dorothy (Brewer) Caruso, 98, of Readsboro, Vt., died Saturday, December 8, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center.  She was born in Houlton, Maine, on December 30,...

Valerie Smith, 84

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Valerie LeBrun Smith, 84, passed away peacefully at home with family by her side on December 4, 2018.  Born to Thomas Walter LeBrun and Vera Nordenberg...

Georgette E. Mancuso, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Georgette Elizabeth (Britt) Maloney Mancuso, 93, of North Adams, Mass., died on Monday, December 10, 2018, at her daughter’s home in East Longmeadow,...

Mark Gardner, 57

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mark Denelli Gardner, 57, of Pittsfield passed away early Friday morning, December 7, 2018, at his home under the care of Hospice of Western Mass., following an...

Raymond F. Guyette, 88

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Raymond Francis Guyette, 88, of Clarksburg, Mass., died Friday, December 7, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on November 24,...

Martin T. Brown, 76

LEE, Mass. — Martin T. Brown, 76, passed away on Tuesday, December 4, 2018, at his home, with his wife of 36 years and his friend and special angel, Missy Sparks, at his side, following a...

Donald E. Phinney, 91

SAVOY, Mass. — Mr. Donald Edward Phinney of Savoy died December 1, 2018, at home after a long struggle with dementia. He was 91 years old. Born in Nova Scotia, Canada, on August 19,...

David A Cooke, 78

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — David A Cooke, 78, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away December 3, 2018, at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He...

Carmelo A. Maffuccio, 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Carmelo Anthony Maffuccio, 87, of 35 South Carolina Avenue, Pittsfield, died Sunday, December 2, 2018, at Mt. Greylock Extended Care, where he had been a patient the past...

Rev. Thomas B. Begley, 84

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Rev. Thomas Brendan Begley, 84, died Sunday, December 2, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born at home on Leonard Street in Springfield on April 25, 1934,...

Steven M. Phelps, 59

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Steven Michael Phelps, 59, of Pittsfield, Mass., died on Saturday, December 1, 2018. Steve was born in Pittsfield on August 2, 1959, to parents Leon L. Phelps and...

Maria DiNicola, 85

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Maria (Rachiele) DiNicola, 85, of 55 Glenn Drive and formerly of 19 Manchester Ave., Pittsfield, passed away Monday, December 3, 2018, at Berkshire Medical...

Kathryn A. Hayes, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Kathryn Ann (Kelly) Hayes, 78, died peacefully at her home in Dawsonville, Ga., on Saturday, December 1, 2018, after a courageous struggle with rheumatoid arthritis,...

Elizabeth J. Crosier, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Elizabeth Jane "Betty" (Racine) Crosier, 82, died on Wednesday, December 5, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Adams, Mass., on March 7,...

Jacqueline A. Lavariere, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jacqueline A. (Delisle) Lavariere, 88, of North Adams, Mass., died Tuesday December 4, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on...

David VanDeusen, 91

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — David VanDeusen, 91, of Dewey Way in Sheffield, Mass., passed away on Thursday, November 29, 2018, at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington. Born May 2, 1927, in New...

Crystal A. Brooks, 58

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Crystal Ann Brooks, 58, of North Adams, Mass., died on Thursday, November 29, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center – North Adams.  She was born in North...

Loretta Skoletsky, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Loretta Skoletsky (nee Sumberg), 88, died on Monday, December 3, 2018, at Hughes Health and Rehabilitation in West Hartford, Conn., where she has resided for the past...

James E. Sampson, 81

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — James Edwin Sampson, 81, of Williamstown, Mass., died Sunday December 2, 2018, at his home. He was born in Somerville, Mass., on December 3, 1936, son of Clarence...

Kenneth O. Diorio, 63

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Kenneth Orlando Diorio, 63, of Pittsfield died Wednesday, November 28, 2018, at his home. Born in Pittsfield, Mass., on February 10, 1955, to the late Orlando and...