Obituaries

Ellen G. Tietgens, 93

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Mrs. Ellen G. (Shields) Tietgens, 93, of Clarksburg, Mass., died Thursday morning, June 15, 2017, at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams on November 23,...

Elisabeth C. Tassone, 70

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — A Celebration of Life honoring the late Elisabeth C. (Ellen) Tassone, 70, of Heritage Shores, wife of former North Adams resident Lawrence H. Tassone, who passed away on...

Joseph P. Galli, 89

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Joseph P. Galli, 89, formerly of 15 Williamsburg Terrace, passed away on Saturday, June 10, 2017 at Kimball Farms Nursing Center in Lenox, where he had resided for the...

Franklin E. Perras Jr., 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Franklin Edward Perras Jr., 79, of North Adams, Mass., passed away on Sunday, June 4, 2017, at BMC North.  Born in Adams, Mass., on April 30, 1938, to Franklin...

Charles T. Ostrander Sr., 63

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Charles Thomas Ostrander Sr., 63, a well-known resident of North Adams, died on Thursday, June 8, 2017, at his home.  He was born in Troy, N.Y., on February 11,...

Harold O. Davis, 80

MILL RIVER, Mass. — Mr. Harold O. Davis, "Hoot," 80, of Clayton Mill River Road died on Sunday, June 11, 2017, at Fairview Hospital. A native and lifelong resident Harold was...

Matthew R. Deane, 32

ADAMS, Mass. — Matthew Ryan Deane, 32, of Adams, Mass., passed away on June 7, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center.   Matt was born in North Adams on April 7, 1985, son of Stephen J....

James E. Smith, 68

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. James Edward Smith, 68, of North Adams died Friday, June 9, 2017, at his home. He was born in Pittsfield on October 9, 1948, a son of the late Charles and Mary...

Christine Klink, 74

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Christine K. Klink, 74, of 229 Robbins Ave., Pittsfield, passed away peacefully at home June 9, 2017, surrounded by her loving family.  Born in Pittsfield on...

L. Helen Sicotte, 84

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — L. Helen Sicotte, 84, of 341 Holmes Road in Pittsfield, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, June 9, 2017.  Born on August 20, 1932, in Pittsfield, she was...

Annie Underhill, 72

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Annie Delphine Leighton Underhill, 72, of Stearns Avenue, died Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield surrounded by her loving...

John Norton, 53

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — John M. Norton, 53, of Grove Street, died Monday, June 5, 2017, at home.  He was born in East Brunswick, New Jersey on May 9, 1964, the son of the late George F....

Marilyn S. Moreau, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — She answered to Mom, Gram, Gigi, Gert, Great Sybil, Aunt Sib and Sybil. Marilyn Sybil Eagar Moreau, born in North Adams on May 6, 1921, left her family and friends on...

Michael S. Pekosz, 63

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Michael S. Pekosz, 63, of Adams, died Monday, May 8, 2017, at his home. He was born in Adams on January 31, 1954, a son of the late Stanley and Margaret...

Douglas S. Howie Jr., 87

LENOX, Mass. — Douglas S. Howie Jr., 87, former GE. Engineer, died at Berkshire Medical Center on Saturday, June 3, 2017. Born in Lenox, Mass., on July 30, 1929, son of Douglas and Emily...

Samuel F. Veazie, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Samuel Francis Veazie, 86, of North Adams, Mass., died on Friday, June 9, 2017, at Williamstown Commons.  He was born in North Adams on May 14, 1931, a son of...

Stephen B. Nelson, 63

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Stephen Bickford Nelson, 63, of North Adams, Mass., passed unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at Samaritan Hospital in Troy, N.Y. He spent the morning doing what...

Linda Ann Ziter, 57

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Linda Ann Ziter, 57, of Providence, R.I., and a former resident of North Adams, died peacefully Thursday, June 8, 2017, at the home of her sister, Nancy Ziter. She...

Cyril 'Chappy' Gerry Jr., 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Cyril Lee "Chappy" Gerry Jr., 88, of North Adams, Mass., died Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at North Adams Commons. He was born in Readsboro, Vt., on October 26,...

Kenneth L. Enos, 74

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Kenneth Lee Enos, 74, of Cheshire, Mass., died Tuesday June 6, 2017, at Williamstown Commons after a tough battle with cancer. He was born in Norwalk, Conn., on March...

Jean L. Hall, 83

BENNINGTON, Vt. — Jean Lois Hall, a resident of B Hill Road, passed away peacefully on Sunday evening, June 4, 2017, at Sweet Brook Nursing Home in Williamstown, Mass. She was 83. The...

Mariano J. Frazitta, 98

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mariano James Frazitta, 98, of Pittsfield, Mass., died Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at Kimball Farms Nursing care Center in Lenox. He was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on...

Carrick Stafford Wood, 2

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see? I see a brave boy smiling at me. Carrick Stafford Wood passed away peacefully June 5, 2017, at home in the arms of his...

Jack V. Groat, 86

PERU, Mass. — Jack V. Groat, 86, of Peru, passed away Thursday June 1, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by his loving family.  Born in Pittsfield on October 15, 1930,...

John T. Bedard, 75

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — John Theodore Bedard, 75, of Pittsfield, died June 1, 2017.  Son of Theodore and Marie Germaine Bedard, John attended St. Joseph High School, completing his...