Obituaries

Eloise H. Brown, 69

DALTON, Mass. — Eloise H. Brown, 69, of 17 Washington Street, Dalton, died Monday, July 17, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center, surrounded by family. Born in Boston on August 4, 1947,...

John H. Beckwith Sr., 80

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — John H. Beckwith Sr., "Bootsie," 80, of Great Barrington, Mass., died July 19, 2017 at Fairview Hospital. A native and lifelong resident, he was born...

Kurt G. Kruger, 54

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Mr. Kurt G. Kruger died suddenly on Monday, July 17, 2017, while hiking trails he loved on Mount Greylock. He was 54 years old. Mr. Kruger was the modern day...

Andrew S. Levine

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Andrew Seth Levine of Stockbridge, Mass., and Bonita Springs, Fla., died on Wednesday, July 19, 2017. Andy is survived by his wife of 53 years, Toby; his...

Francis J. Zappula, 63

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Francis Joseph Zappula, 63, of North Adams, Mass., died Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center.   He was born in North Adams, Mass., on...

Richard F. Daniels, 73

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Richard Frederick Daniels, 73, of Williamstown, Mass., died Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on February...

Corinne-Margaret Johnson, 80

NEW ASHFORD, Mass. — Corinne-Margaret (Dunn) Johnson, 80, of New Ashford died on Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at her home. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on September 17, 1936, a...

Timothy H. Rice, 64

WINDSOR, Mass. — Mr. Timothy H. Rice, 64, of Windsor, Mass., died early Tuesday morning, July 18, 2017, at Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility in Pittsfield. He was born in North Adams...

Alf B. Pedersen, 97

MONTEREY, Mass. — Alf Bjorn Pedersen, 97, longtime resident of Monterey, died peacefully July 14, 2017, at Grandview Hospital in Birmingham, Ala. He was predeceased by his wife of 58 years,...

Nannette Dunn, 96

LEE, Mass. — Nannette “Nan” Dunn, 96, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, July 16, 2017, at Kimball Farms NCC. For 57 years she was the beloved wife of William J....

Stephen Cozzaglio, 86

LEE, Mass. — Stephen A. Cozzaglio, of 60 Davis St., Lee, died Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. Stephen was born February 11, 1932, in North Adams, the son of...

Betty Lou Lucchese, 87

LEE, Mass. — Betty Lou Lucchese, 87, of Lee died Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at Fairview Commons surrounded by her family. Betty Lou was born on February 26, 1930, in Bradenton, Fla., the...

Ruben W. Shay, 93

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Ruben William Shay of Williamstown, formerly of North Adams, died at home on July 16, 2017.  Born in Cologne, Germany, on February 24, 1924, he was the son of the...

Ernest Shaw, 71

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Ernest R. Shaw, 71, of 28 Swamp Road in Lanesborough passed away on Sunday, July 16, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born on June 7, 1946 in Adams, he was the...

Halsey G. McLain, 93

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Halsey Grant McLain, 93, of Williamstown, Mass., died Saturday, July 15, 2017 at Williamstown Commons. He was born on October 30, 1923, in Williamstown, Mass., son...

Bob Circe, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Bob Circe, 83, of Yuba City, Calif., died June 19, 2017 at Rideout Hospital.  Born in North Adams, Mass., he was a Yuba Sutter resident for 47 years. He was...

Rosemary A. Andrews, 82

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Rosemary Ann (Garvie) Williams Andrews, 82, of Clarksburg, Mass., died on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at North Adams Commons.  Rosemary was born in North Adams, MA...

Warner L. Smith, 90

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Warner L. Smith, formerly of Williamstown, Mass., died Thursday, July 13, 2017. Warner was born in Nuremberg, Germany, on February 23, 1927. He was the only child...

Bernard McDonough, 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Bernard Gerald McDonough, 82, of 108 East Housatonic Street, Apartment #7, Pittsfield, passed away on Saturday, July 8, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in...

Daniel Hines, 68

PERU, Mass. — Daniel Marion Hines, 68, of Peru, Mass., died Monday, July 10, 2017, at Cooley-Dickinson Hospital. Dan was born October 15, 1948, in Jonesville, Lee County, Virginia, the...

Daniel W. Walden, 67

DALTON, Mass. — Daniel W. Walden, 67, of 181 High St. passed away on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center after a courageous battle with leukemia. Born on September 18,...

Leda Dewkett, 90

LEE, Mass. — Leda E. Dewkett, 90, of Church Street, Lee, passed away peacefully at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington on July 8, 2017. Leda was born in Lee on April 11, 1927, the...

Richard Biasin, 72

TYRINGHAM, Mass. — Richard Paul Biasin, 72, of Tyringham died Thursday, July 6, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center from Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Richard was born in Pittsfield,...

Raymond J. Dorazio, 73

WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Raymond J. Dorazio, 73, of Lenox Road, West Stockbridge, passed away peacefully on July 12, 2017, after a valiant battle. Ray was born on August 21, 1943, in...

Angela M. Shartrand, 48

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Angela Marie Shartrand, of Florence, died in her home, Monday, June 26, 2017, at the age of 48. Born in North Adams on April 16, 1969, daughter of Nancy Galli...