Obituaries

Bertha J. Jennings, 99

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Bertha J. (Kendrick) Jennings, 99, of North Adams, Mass., died Tuesday May 17, 2017, at her home. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on August 18, 1917 a daughter...

Joan H. Brown, 82

MONTEREY, Mass. — Joan Harmon Brown, 82, of Corashire Road in Monterey, Mass., passed away on May 16, 2017, at her home.   Born on Dec. 26, 1934 at Geer Hospital in Canann, Conn.,...

Barbara E. Gaherty, 86

LENOX, Mass. — Barbara Elizabeth Gaherty, 86, of Lenox died Saturday, May 20, 2017, at her home. Born in Lenox on October 21, 1930, the daughter of John J. and Elizabeth Keegan...

Lionel J. Richard, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lionel Joseph Richard, 90, of North Adams, Mass., a longtime area attorney, died Saturday May 20, 2017, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. He was born in...

Ronald Militello, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ronald Militello, 72, of North Adams, Mass., died Thursday, May 18, 2017, at North Adams Commons. He was born in Paterson, N.J., on August 4, 1944, son of the Late...

Edwin Griffin III, 43

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Edwin R. Griffin III, 43, of Lincoln Street in Pittsfield, died at his home on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. He was born on January 15, 1974, in Pittsfield, Mass., the...

John 'Jack' Curtin, 88

ADAMS, Mass. — John I."Jack" Curtin, 88, of Adams, a longtime Northern Berkshire attorney, died Wednesday afternoon, May 17, 2017, at Mount Carmel Care Center in Lenox. He was...

Robert L. LeBeau, 89

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Robert Lawrence LeBeau, 89, of Adams died on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at Mt. Carmel Nursing Home in Lenox. He was born in Adams on April 12, 1928, son of the late...

June Ogert, 88

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — June (Richmond) Ogert, 88, formerly of Williamstown, Mass., died on Saturday, February 11, 2017, at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center in Bradenton, Fla., after a brief...

W. Ross Hawkins, 80

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Mr. W. Ross Hawkins, 80, of Shunpike Road in Sheffield, Mass., passed away on Sunday, May 14, 2017, at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington, Mass. Born December 27,...

Gail A. Weber, 62

ADAMS, Mass. — Gail Anne Theresa Weber, 62, of Adams, Mass., died Tuesday May 16, 2017, at her home. She was born in Rockville Center, N.Y., on September 27, 1954, daughter of the late...

Charles Larson Sr., 83

LEE, Mass. — Charles Martin Larson Sr., 83, of Lee died peacefully Sunday evening, May 14, 2017, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Charles "Chuck" was born in...

Christine M. Zdon, 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Christine Marie (Coury) Zdon, 67, of North Adams, Mass., died on Saturday, May 13, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in Adams, Mass., on...

Katherine Hirschmann, 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Katherine "Kitty" Hirschmann died peacefully and comfortably with family and friends and caregivers visiting her and at her side on Monday, May 15, 2017, at her...

Antonia Morin, 81

ADAMS, Mass. — Antonia Morin, 81, of Adams passed away Thursday, May 11, 2017, at the Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Polia, Italy, on December 15, 1935, she was the...

Helen Jaeger, 91

BENNINGTON, Vt. — Mrs. Helen Jaeger, 91, a former resident of Bennington, Vt., passed away peacefully on May 8, 2017, in Bennington. Prior to moving to moving to Bennington in 2004, she...

John Gates, 56

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — John M. Gates, 56, of 192 Lakeway Drive, Pittsfield, died Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at Tufts Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Born in Pittsfield, on...

Thomas Bove, 53

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Thomas M. Bove, 53, of 78 Cole Ave., Pittsfield, died Wednesday, May 10, 2017, after being stricken at work. Born in Pittsfield, on July 10, 1963, the son of Richard...

Patricia Studley, 68

ADAMS, Mass. — Patricia Ann Studley, 68, of Spring Street, Adams, died Tuesday, May 9, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Adams on August 18, 1948, the daughter of Nelson D. and...

Harold 'Bob' King, 84

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Mr. Harold Robert "Bob" King, 84, of Clarksburg died on Thursday, May 11, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass. He was born in North Adams...

Robert R. Rumgay, 66

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Robert R. Rumgay, 66, of Adams died on Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Mass. He was born in Adams on December 4, 1950, son of the...

Shawn J. Kelly, 31

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Shawn John Kelly, 31, of North Adams, died on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center.  He was born on March 15, 1986, in Tampa, Fla., a son of...

John S. Foley, 99

LENOX, Mass. — John S. Foley, 99, of 44 Birchwood Lane, Lenox, died on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, surrounded by his family at Treasure Coast Hospice in Stuart, Fla. Born in Pittsfield on...

Larry Mullett Jr., 66

DALTON, Mass. — Larry “Sandy” E. Mullett, Jr., 66, of 55 Crane Avenue, Dalton, died Sunday, May 7, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center.  Born in Pittsfield on August 24,...

John R. Rogers, 93

FLORIDA, Mass. — Mr. John R. Rogers, 93, of Florida, Mass., died on Monday, May 8, 2017, at his home.  He was born in New Madrid, Missouri, on July 5, 1923, a son of the late Arther...