Obituaries

D. Denny Amlaw Jr., 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — D. Denny Amlaw Jr., of Pittsfield, passed away on December 18, 2017, at age 87.  Born in Pittsfield on July 29, 1930, the son of the late Dennis Amlaw, Sr., and...

Gary M. Clemons

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Gary M. Clemons of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away on December 18, 2017.  He was the son of John Clemons and Betty Wesley Clemons of Pittsfield. Gary worked...

Joseph F. Puleri Sr., 84

LEE, Mass. — Joseph F. Puleri Sr., 84, died at his home in Lee on Sunday, December 17, 2017, surrounded by his family. He was born in Lee on June 10, 1933, the son of Frank and Mary...

Walter E. Bator Jr., 83

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Mr. Walter Edward Bator Jr., 83, of Cheshire died on Tuesday, December 19, 2017, at his home. He was born in Adams on August 15, 1934, a son of the late Walter and...

Paul F. Meaney Jr., 75

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Paul Franic Meaney Jr., 75, of North Adams, Mass., died on Tuesday, December 19, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass. He was born in North Adams,...

Gail F. Cote, 59

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — On Monday, December 18, 2017, Gail Freda Cote, beloved daughter of Normand E. and Ethel G, (Slater) Cote, went from the loving arms of her earthly family to be in the...

Robert F. Kirchner Jr., 89

DALTON, Mass. — Robert Francis Kirchner Jr., “Kirch”, 89, of Dalton, Mass., passed away Sunday, December 17, 2017.  He was born in Forrestville, Connecticut on May 17,...

Richard W. Maynard, 83

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Richard Wyatt Maynard passed away on Dec. 13, 2017, two days before his 84th birthday, during surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital in a brave fight against colon...

Bruce F. Sniezek, 63

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Bruce F. “Pizza” Sniezek, 63, of Adams, was called home to Heaven, suddenly and unexpectedly while at work on Monday, December 18, 2017. He was born in...

Donald H. Kleiner, 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Donald Henry Kleiner, 87, of Williamstown, Mass.,died Saturday December 16, 2017, at Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility.   He was born in Adams, Mass., on...

Robert P. MacKenzie, 65

NEW MARLBOROUGH, Mass. — Robert Patrick MacKenzie of New Marlborough, Mass., died at home of natural causes on December 14, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. Bob was born on...

Eleanor Robare, 90

STAMFORD, Vt. — Eleanor "Jane" (Begiebing) Robare, 90, of Stamford, Vt., died Friday, December 15, 2017, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in North Adams,...

Joan L. Wilk, 87

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Mrs. Joan Lucille (Kittler) Wilk, 87, of Cheshire died on Friday, December 15, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in Adams on June 10, 1930,...

Joan Carter, 86

SOUTH EGREMONT, Mass. — Joan Carter of South Egremont died December 12, 2017, just as she had lived, with sophistication, style, serenity and a sense of inner peace, surrounded by friends of...

Henry J. Colpoys, 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Henry Joseph "Joe" Colpoys died peacefully at his home in Williamstown, Mass., on December 15, 2017. Joe was born on December 9, 1930, in Glens Falls,...

Jean M. Kergaravat, 64

LENOX, Mass. — Jean Marie Kergaravat, 64, of Lenox died Wednesday, December 13, 2017, at her home. She was born in Pittsfield on March 28, 1953, to the late Yves and Sophie Smith...

Lorraine Strickland, 77

BENNINGTON, Vt. — Lorraine Clairmont Strickland, 77, of Bennington, Vt., died on Saturday, December 16, 2017, at the Albany Medical Center from complications caused by a stroke. She died...

Paul S. Sprague, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Paul Stuart Sprague, 72, of Lake Worth, Fla., and a former longtime resident of North Adams, Mass., died Tuesday, December 12, 2017, at JFK Hospital in Lake Worth. He was...

Lawrence E. Bishop Jr., 77

ADAMS, Mass. — Lawrence Emerson Bishop Jr., 77, of Adams, Mass., died on Sunday, December 10, 2017, at Baystate Medical Center.   He was born in North Adams, Mass., on September 25,...

Margaret Collins, 86

LEE, Mass. — Margaret "Ann" O'Connell Collins, 86, passed away at her home on the evening of Monday, December 11, 2017. Ann was born on June 18, 1931, the fourth of four...

Christine R. Holian, 91

LEE, Mass. — Christine Dunbar Holian, 91, died Monday, December 11, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. Christine Rose was the daughter of Ray Dunbar and Amelia Naomi Costantino. She...

Pamela Koza, 82

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Pamela Koza (nee Brooks), 82, of Cheshire, Mass., passed away on Sunday December 10, 2017. Pamela was born in West Hartlepool, County Durham, England, on May 19, 1935....

Juanita Johnson-Boudreau, 36

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Juanita "Nina" Celeste Johnson-Boudreau, 36, formerly of Pittsfield and Worcester, died unexpectedly on December 7, 2017. She was born in Pittsfield on...

Lawrence E. Bishop Jr., 77

ADAMS, Mass. — Lawrence Emerson Bishop Jr., 77, of Adams, Mass., died on Sunday, December 10, 2017, at Baystate Medical Center. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on September 25, 1940,...

John J. Kucich Sr., 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — John J. Kucich Sr., of Williamstown, Mass., and Rancho Mirage, Calif., died peacefully on December 2, 2017, in the company of his wife and children after a long...