Obituaries

Donald E. Tatro, 84

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Donald Edward Tatro, 84 of Clarksburg, Mass., died on Friday, December 8, 2017, after a brief battle with cancer.  He was born on September 11, 1933, in...

William Kitterman, 69

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — William Roy Kitterman, 69, of 83 Bachman Avenue, Pittsfield, died Monday, December 4, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on April 20, 1948, the son...

Monica Dziadzio, 95

ADAMS, Mass. — The family of Monica “Minnie” Dziadzio regretfully announces that she passed away on December 9, 2017, at the age of 95. Monica was born on February 16, 1922,...

Betty LaRoche, 93

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Mrs. Betty C. (Kenney) LaRoche, 93, of Cheshire, formerly of Adams, died Friday morning, December 8, 2017, at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. She was born in Adams on...

Desmond R. Tivy, 89

LENOX, Mass. — Sleeping peacefully, Desmond Ryder Tivy, 89, left us on December 5, 2017, in Lenox, Mass.  Desmond was born on February 3, 1928, in Lusaka, N. Rhodesia, to Ryder and...

Barbara Albuquerque, 92

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Barbara Albuquerque, 92, of 53 Edward Avenue, Pittsfield, died Monday, December 4, 2017, at her home surrounded by family. Born in Pittsfield on June 30, 1925, the...

Elvino Dellaghelfa, 90

ADAMS, Mass. — Elvino  “Al,” “Alvin” Dellaghelfa died peacefully at home on the evening of December 6, 2017, at the age of 90 years old. Al was born in...

Fred A. Windover, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Fred Alvah Windover of Beacon Street, Boston, died Monday, December 4, 2017. He was born April 29, 1938 in North Adams, Mass., the first child of Fred B. and...

Anne R. Hyatt, 83

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Anne Rae Thomson Hyatt passed away on December 7, 2017, at her home.   Born on November 27, 1934, in White Plains, N.Y., she was the daughter of George and...

Evelyn H. Shepard, 50

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Evelyn H. (Wilson) Shepard, 50, of North Adams, died on Tuesday, December 5, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in Lowell on September 10,...

Arthur D. Langlois, 94

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Arthur Desire Langlois, 94, of Williamstown, Mass., died on Tuesday, December 5, 2017, at his home.  He was born in Thetford Mines, Quebec, Canada, on January...

Helen Maislen, 100

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Helen Shapiro Maislen, 100, of Salisbury Estates in Pittsfield, passed away quietly on December 6, 2017, surrounded by her loving family.   She was born in North...

Ronald F. Bleezarde, 78

BEAUFORT, S.C. — Ronald Frederick Bleezarde, 78, of Beaufort, S.C., formerly of Williamstown, Mass., and Pownal, Vt., died Dec. 3, 2017, in Beaufort Memorial Hospital after battling...

Patricia E. Brown, 90

LEE, Mass. — Patricia E. Brown, 90, of Lee died Sunday, December 3, 2017, at Kindred Laurel Lake. Patricia was born in Springfield, Mass., on September 2, 1927, the daughter of Warren A....

Edward F. Smith Jr., 56

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Edward "Ned" Faulkner Smith Jr., 56, of Williamstown, Mass., died Saturday, December 2, 2017, at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in...

Rev. Walter H. Taylor, 79

LENOX, Mass. — The Very Reverend Walter Hamilton Taylor, 79, died on December 2, 2017, under the care of hospice. He died at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center with his wife, Mary, at his...

Arleen O'Connor, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Arleen O'Connor, 74, of North Adams, Mass., died Tuesday, December 5, 2017, at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on April 14, 1943,...

Jessie J. Rusek, 92

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Jessie Janina (Kiczak) Rusek, 92, of Adams died on Wednesday, November 29, 2017, at the North Adams Commons.  She was born in Praga, Poland, on November 30,...

Joan E. Vigneron

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Joan Elizabeth "Betty" Vigneron passed away November 30, 2017, at home in Great Barrington, Mass., where she was a longtime resident since...

Dominick G. Papas Jr., 83

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Dominick George Papas Jr., 83, of Adams, died on Saturday, December 2, 2017, at his home. He was born in North Adams on February 14, 1934, a son of the late Dominico...

Arthur C. O'Brien, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Arthur Charles O'Brien, 85, longtime local educator, formerly of North Adams, died peacefully on Saturday morning, December 2, 2017, at Highpointe Hospice House in...

Giuseppe M. Greco, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Giuseppe Mario "Joe" Greco, 87, of North Adams, Mass., died peacefully on Saturday morning, December 2, 2017, at North Adams Commons. He was born in...

Mary A. Maciora, 96

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mrs. Mary Agnes (Mik) Maciora, 96, formerly of 89 Palomino Drive, Pittsfield, Mass., passed away on Monday, November 27, 2017, at Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility in...

Richard H. Reed, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Richard Hazen Reed, 78, of North Adams, Mass., died on Sunday, November 26, 2017, at Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Mass.  He was born in Ridley Park,...

David G. Williams, 80

LEE, Mass. — David G. Williams passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Dave was born at home in South Lee, to Florence K....