Obituaries

Joseph H. Doucette, 84

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Joseph Hermel Doucette, 84, of 44 Grace Terrace died Thursday, September 29, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Keegan, Maine, the son of Joseph O. and Annie...

Sandra A. Alfonso, 74

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Sandra Ann Alfonso, 74, of Burbank St., formerly of 48 Holly St., Pittsfield, died September 28, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Adams, the daughter of...

Beverly A. Krause, 79

DALTON, Mass. — Beverly Alice Krause, 79, of 500 South St. died Tuesday, September 27, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on August 13, 1937, the daughter of Arthur...

Adelina Cruz, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Adelina Cruz, 79, of North Adams died Monday, October 3, 2016, at North Adams Commons.   She was born in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on May 10, 1937, daughter of...

Barbara A. Adams, 73

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Barbara Ann Adams, 73, of Yorkshire Drive died Sunday, September 25, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born on May 12, 1943 in Pittsfield, the daughter of the...

Gerald P. Erb

DALTON, Mass.— Gerald P. Erb of Dalton passed away unexpectedly of a brief illness on September 25, 2016, at UMass Memorial Hospital in Worcester, Mass. He was born in Ryder, N.D., in...

Victoria A. Mathes, 65

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Victoria A. Mathes, 65, of 48 Brown Street passed away on Friday, September 23, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born on October 2, 1950, in Pittsfield, she was...

William A. Wheeler service

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The funeral for William Algene Wheeler, 92, of Williamstown, who died on July 8, 2016, will be celebrated Friday, October 7, 2016, at 10 a.m. at the Florida Baptist...

Jody Adamczyk, 41

ADAMS, Mass. – Jody Adamczyk, 41, of 3 Grove St., Adams, died on Friday, September 23, 2016 at her home.  She was born in North Adams, on November 28, 1974, daughter of Richard...

Theresa Michaels, 77

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Theresa C. Michaels of Cheshire passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2016, at her home surrounded by her loving family after an extended illness.  Theresa was...

Aldem A. Trottier, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Aldem A. "Al" Trottier, 85, of Manchester, N.H., passed away on Monday, September 26, 2016, at the Genesis HealthCare facility in Manchester. He was born...

Donald H. Brasie, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Donald H. Brasie, 88, formerly of Pittsfield passed away Monday, September 26, 2016, at Kindred Nursing & Rehabilitation in Lee.  He was born in Pittsfield...

Arletta Currie, 74

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Arletta Currie, 74, of Williamstown died peacefully on Tuesday, September 27, 2016, at home surrounded by her loving family.  She courageously fought Stage IV lung...

Nancy A. Walker, 70

NEW ASHFORD, Mass. — Nancy Ann Walker, 70, of New Ashford died Sunday, September 25, 2016 at Williamstown Commons after a long illness. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on October...

Marlene Dube, 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Marlene (Rossbach) Dube, 83, of Williamstown, died Friday, September 23, 2016, at Williamstown Commons. Born on May 2, 1933, in New York City, she was the daughter...

Ellen J. Clarmore, 67

ADAMS, Mass. — Ellen Joyce Clarmore, 67, of Adams died Sunday, September 25, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on March 1, 1949, daughter of Leeward...

Dennis M. Moynihan, 68

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Dennis M. Moynihan, 68, of 19 Anita Drive passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born on September 9, 1948, in Pittsfield, he was...

Gary C. Snyder, 64

DALTON, Mass. — Beloved son, husband, father and grandfather Gary C. Snyder, 64, of Dalton passed away unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, September 20, 2016. Born in Pittsfield on...

Russell Carpenter Service

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Friends of Russell F. Carpenter, who died July 20, 2016, are invited to join family in honoring and remembering him at the Williams College Faculty Club on Saturday,...

James A. Murphy, 68

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — James Allen Murphy, 68, of Pittsfield died Thursday, September 22, 2016, at Hillcrest Commons. He was born in Miami, Fla., on February 7, 1948, son of Bruce and Ella...

Paul P. DiVirgilio, 96

LENOX, Mass. — Paul P. DiVirgilio, 96, of Devonshire Estates, 329 Pittsfield Road, passed away Monday, September 19, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Pittsfield on...

Carole A. Drosehn, 74

DALTON, Mass. — After a battle with cancer, Carole Drosehn died on Sunday, September 18, 2016 at her home in Dalton at the age of 74. Carole was born on October 16, 1941, in Pittsfield,...

George P. Mathes, 46

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — George Peter Mathes, 46, of 68 Maplewood Ave. died Sunday, September 18, 2016, at his home. Born in Pittsfield on November 28, 1969, the son of George P. Mathes and...

William H. Squires Jr., 86

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — William H. Squires Jr., 86, of 350 West St. passed away on Friday, September 16, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born on January 20, 1930 in Pittsfield, he was...

Allan D. Shapiro, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Allan Donald Shapiro, 93, born April 21, 1923, in North Adams to Annie Kronick and Samuel Shapiro, died on Tuesday, September 20, 2016. Mr. Shapiro graduated from...