Obituaries

Amyna Scace

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Amyna Lylac Scace, 6-week old daughter of Kayla M. Phillips and James R. Scace, passed away Nov. 11, 2020. She was born on Sept. 29, 2020, in Pittsfield. Besides...

Billie Phillips, 29

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Billie Jeanne Phillips, 29, of Pittsfield, passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 10, 2020. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 16, 1991, to Rose M. Tremblay and the late William B....

Jean M. Lemoine, 91

ADAMS, Mass. —  Jean M. (Ernst) Lemoine, 91, passed away at home on Friday, Nov. 13, with her family by her side. Jean was born in Adams on June 20, 1929. The daughter of Fred and Irene...

Emily Breen, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  We are saddened and heartbroken to announce the sudden passing of our mother, Emily Anne Breen, on Sunday, November 15, 2020. Emily was born on September 28,...

Irene Ottoson, 97

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Irene R. (Czyryca) Ottoson age 97 passed away on November 6, 2019 and was buried on Dec. 20, 2019, in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.   She...

William Hermanski, 71

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — William Raymond Hermanski, 71, of Pittsfield, passed away from an unexpected illness on Nov. 12, 2020, at his home. Born in Pittsfield on August 31, 1949, he was the son...

Eric John Engel, 35

RICHMOND, Mass. —  Eric John Engel, 35, of Richmond, MA, lost his life on November 12 after a long struggle with substance use disorder. Eric was loved by more people than he could have...

John A. Hartwig, Jr., 68

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. John Alfred Hartwig, Jr., 68, of North Adams, died on Monday, November 9, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Adams on September 28,...

Eugene Daley, 83

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Eugene Ira Daley, 83, of Pittsfield, passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. Born in Canaan, Vt. on Sept. 26, 1937, he was the...

Theresa Tooley, 68

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Theresa Dorothy Tooley, 68 of Pittsfield, passed away Nov. 12, 2020, at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 21, 1951, to the late Frank...

Judith Gallant, 74

ADAMS, Mass. — Judith Ann Gallant, 74, of Adams, passed away Nov. 10, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Northampton on June 5, 1946, to Francis and Barbara Hines...

Rosemary Hall. 90

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Rosemary D. Hall, 90, of Bradenton, Fla. passed away Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center of natural causes, surrounded by her loving family. She was the...

William Murach,89

William F. “Pete” Murach, 89 of Adams, MA died on Thursday, November 12, 2020 at the Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility in Pittsfield, MA. He was born in Adams, MA on August 8, 1931, a...

William Bell, 93

LENOX, Mass. — William "Bill" Bell, Jr. died peacefully on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington.  The eldest son of William F. Bell, Sr. and Edna Craig...

Kenneth P. Gamache, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Kenneth Paul Gamache, 90, the former chief of police for the city of North Adams, died Wednesday November 11, 2020 at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in...

William Hunt, 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — William "Bill" Hunt left this earthly life on Nov. 9 after a long illness. He passed away peacefully at home.  Son of Russell and Florence Hunt, Bill...

Sarah Schuler, 87

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Sarah "Sally" Waibel Schuler passed away peacefully at the Landing at Laurel Lake on Nov. 11, 2020. She was an elementary teacher for many years in the...

Helen Cooper, 94

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Born Aug. 23, 1926, in Pittsfield to Anthony and E. Victoria Bertelli, she attended local schools and graduated from Pittsfield High School in 1944. After...

Russell Quetti, 90

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Russell A. Quetti, 90, of Pittsfield passed away on Friday, Nov. 6.  He was born on Aug. 12, 1930, the son of the late Jenebal Wagner and Joseph Quetti. He attended...

Sandra Pilling, 78

Sandra B. (Lesure) Pilling, 78 of Stamford, VT died on Friday, November 6, 2020 at the Centers for Living and Rehab in Bennington, VT. She was born on June 16, 1942 in North Adams, MA a daughter to...

Betsy Carchedi, 68

DALTON, Mass. — Betsy Machale Carchedi, 68 of Dalton, passed away Nov. 6, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 17, 1952, she was the daughter of Gerald and Sylvia...

Carol Kennedy, 75

WASHINGTON, Mass. — Carol Irene Ritsert Kennedy age 75 of Washington died suddenly at home Nov. 5, 2020. Carol was born Dec. 1, 1944, in Manhattan, N.Y. to Caroline and George Ritsert. She...

Patricia Stanard, 70

LEE, Mass. — Patricia A. Stanard, 70, of Lee, passed away Saturday morning with her family at her side. Pat was born Aug. 9, 1950, the daughter of the late Paul Nichols and Margaret Nutting...

Josephine Burdon, 92

ADAMS, Mass. —  Josephine Burdon, 92, of Adams, died Monday morning, November 9, 2020, at her home. She was born in Poland on May 31, 1928, the daughter of Mary Burdon. She attended...

Betsy Carchedi, 68

DALTON, Mass. —  Betsy Machale Carchedi, 68 of Dalton, passed away Nov. 6, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 17, 1952, she was the daughter of Gerald and...