Obituaries

Dorothy DiOrio, 95

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —   Mrs. Dorothy (Dunsmore) DiOrio, 95, of Pittsfield, died peacefully on Monday, June 7, 2021 surrounded by her family at home. She was born in North Adams on...

Zella B. Wise, 92

CHESHIRE, Mass. —   Mrs. Zella (Bianchi) Wise, 92, of Cheshire, died on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at her home. She was born in the Farnams section of Cheshire on April 9, 1929,...

Murray Thornton Jr. 77

        North Adams – Murray ‘Kip’ Thornton, Jr., 77, of North Adams died Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at his home. He was the husband of Marguerite (...

Wayne M. Levesque, 69

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Wayne M. Levesque, 69, of Franklin, New Hampshire, formerly of Adams, died on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at his home. He was born in Adams on April 25, 1952, a son of...

Carlota Roman, 93

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Carlota Roman, 93, died peacefully on May 30, 2021, at her home in Stockbridge. Born in Havana, Cuba on Nov. 27, 1927, she attended local schools and moved to the United...

Ruth Donovan, 86

    Ruth Ann (Peterhansel) Donovan, 86, of Vernon CT. formerly of North Adams died on Thursday, June 3, 2021 at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, CT. Ruth was born in Holyoke, MA. on...

Gerald Bunting, 89

  Gerald William Bunting, 89 of North Adams died Saturday June 5, 2021 at home. He was born in North Adams on June 18, 1931 a son of Thomas and Louise (McLain) Bunting. He attended schools in...

Daniel Pratt, 77

      Daniel Franklin Pratt Jr. of North Adams died Sunday June 6, 2021 at his home. He was born on January 3, 1944 in Pownal, VT. He was a son of the late Daniel and Anna Mae...

Robert Andreatta Jr.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Robert “Coach” Andreatta Jr., 94 of North Adams, MA died unexpectedly Saturday June 5, 2021 at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in North Adams, MA on...

Lois Rickert, 87

    Lois (Lindley) Rickert, of Williamstown died on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, on May 3, 1933 a daughter of the late George...

Dorothy Mondia,80

    Dorothy Mae Mondia, 80, of North Adams, died on Tuesday June 1, 2021 at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams, MA on March 9, 1941. Dorothy was the daughter of the...

Skylar R. Cantarella, 16

CHESHIRE, Mass. —   Miss Skylar Renee Cantarella, 16, of Cheshire, died on Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield after a brief battle with pneumonia. She...

Jean Allsop, 86

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Jean Jefferson, McNeil, Allsop 86, born in Pittsfield to the late John E. Jefferson and Florence Farnam Jefferson passed away on May 10, 2021, with her children by her...

Marion King, 76

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. —   Mrs. Marion C. (Bobowiec) King, 76, of Lanesboro, passed away on Monday, May 10, 2021 at her home. She was born in Adams on April 2, 1945, daughter of the...

Mark Popielarczyk,55

Mark Francis Popielarczyk, 55, originally of Adams, died at his home on Tuesday, May 25, 2021. He was born in North Adams on December 10, 1965. Mark leaves behind his mother, Mellissa (Lefebvre)...

Raymond J. David, 81

ALBANY, N.Y., — Raymond J. David, 81, of Albany, formerly of North Adams, Mass, passed away on May 21, 2021, at Shaker Place Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Born on Oct. 6, 1939, in...

Anthony E. Plantier

 Anthony (Tony) Edward Plantier, 90, of Lanesborough, MA, passed away on May 31, 2021. He was born in Pittsfield on July 28, 1930 to the late Anthony & Nellie Walak Plantier. Tony graduated...

Kathryn J. Sworzen, 57

ADAMS, Mass. —   Miss Kathryn J. Sworzen, 57, of Adams, died on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. She was born in Adams on September 28, 1963, a daughter of...

Paul A. Gigliotti, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —Mr. Paul A. Gigliotti, 86, of North Adams, died Friday, May 28, 2021 at his home, with his family by his side. He was born in North Adams on June 9, 1934, son of the late...

Chad E. Lillie, 47

ADAMS, Mass. —  Chad E. Lillie, 47, of Easthampton, formerly of Adams, died Saturday, May 30, 2021 at his home. He was born in North Adams on June 18, 1973, a son of Gary and Barbara...

Jeanne J. McDonough, 85

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mrs. Jeanne (Jeanton) McDonough, 85, of Adams, died on Monday, May 31, 2021, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in North Adams on January 18,...

Constance Thomas

Constance J. Thomas   Constance Joyce (Hurlbut) Thomas daughter of Ernest Downs Hurlbut and Sadie Mary (Abraham) Hurlbut of North Adams Ma. She leaves behind a younger sister Cynthia Booth...

Myrna Hammerling, 78

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Myrna Ilene (Galler) Hammerling was born in New York City on September 7, 1942 to Jack and Sally Galler. Put simply, Myrna was the kindest of souls. She...

Raymond Moylan,31

  Raymond John Moylan 31, of North Adams died Friday May 28, 2021. He was born in Jersey City, NJ. on October 20, 1989 a son of David Canavan and Miriam Moylan. Raymond attended school...

Corey J. Pixley, 34

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Corey Jon Pixley, 34 of Pittsfield, MA died Thursday May 27, 2021 at Berkshire Medical Center-North in North Adams. He was born in Pittsfield, MA on November 3, 1986, a...