Obituaries

Robert S. Cwalinski, 81

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Robert Stanley Cwalinski, 81, formerly of Adams, died Tuesday evening, April 10, 2018, at North Adams Commons. He was born in Adams on November 9, 1936, a son of the...

Donald S. Berger, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Donald Sydney Berger, 88, of North Adams, Mass., died Monday April 9, 2018, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on July 11,...

Mildred H. Germanowski, 90

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Mildred Helen (Galipeau) Germanowski, 90, of Adams died Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at North Adams Commons. She was born in Bennington, Vt., on August 24, 1927,...

Catherine Chalifoux, 59

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Catherine Chalifoux, 59, of North Adams passed Monday morning, April 9, 2018, peacefully at home attended by her brother Michael Chalifoux and nieces Nora Chalifoux and...

Ralph E. Stroffolino, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ralph E. Stroffolino, 88, of Pittsfield passed away on Sunday, April 8, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born on August 27, 1929, in Pittsfield, he was the son of...

Richard Silvano, 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Richard Edward Silvano Sr., 82, of 41 Melbourne Road, Pittsfield, passed away April 9, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center.  He was born March 6, 1936 to the late...

Norman Shorey, 94

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Norman Allen Shorey, 94, of 42 Meadowview Drive, Pittsfield, passed away peacefully at home April 8, 2018.  He was born January 27, 1924 to the late Sumner B....

Grace Banister, 45

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Grace G. Banister, 45, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away April 6, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center.  She was born December 5, 1972, in Pittsfield, the daughter...

Chelsea J. Hurley, 21

BECKET, Mass. — Chelsea Jennifer Hurley, 21, died Sunday, April 8, 2018, due to injuries suffered in an automobile accident. Born in Great Barrington on May 16, 1996, the daughter of...

Cecilia Mitchell, 89

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Cecilia Seddon Mitchell, 89, died Sunday, April 8, 2018, after a brief illness.  Mrs. Mitchell was born on November 4, 1928. Mrs. Mitchell was educated in the...

Filip Blechinger, 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Filip Paul Blechinger, 82, of 59 Roselyn Drive, Pittsfield, passed away peacefully April 4, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center with his wife and family at his side. He...

Belinda L. Tracy, 63

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Belinda Lorraine (Hughes) Tracy, 63, of North Adams, Mass., passed peacefully on Sunday, April 1, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass. She was...

Joan M. Trimarchi, 74

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mrs. Joan Marie (Clermont) Trimarchi, 74, of Williamstown, Mass., formerly of Adams, died on Thursday, April 5, 2018, at Williamstown Commons.  She was born in...

John Dowling Sr., 63

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — John A. Dowling Sr., 63, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away April 3, 2018.  He worked for 20 years at BCAC as the operator of the food pantry; prior to this, he...

Hannah G. Browne, 26

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Hannah G. Browne, 26, was overcome by her 14-year battle with Mae Thurner’s Syndrome, mental illness and addiction on Tuesday, April 3, 2018. She fought long and...

Stephen K. Moser Sr., 70

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Stephen Kilton Moser Sr., 70, of Oakboro, N.C., and formerly of Cheshire, Mass., died Monday, April 2, 2018, in Albemarle, N.C. He was born in Adams, Mass., on October...

Thomas R. Welch, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Thomas Roach Welch, 90, of North Adams, Mass., died peacefully on Thursday, April 5, 2018, at his home.  He was born in North Adams, Mass., on August 3, 1927, a...

John J. DeMarco, 91

POWNAL, Vt. — John Joseph DeMarco, 91, formerly of Pownal, Vermont, died Thursday, April 5, 2018, in Manchester, Maine.  He was born in North Adams on March 15, 1927, a son of the...

Barbara E. Sakaske, 90

LEE, Mass. — Barbara E. Sakaske, 90, of 9 Riverfront Road died Friday morning, March 30, 2018, at Lee Health Care at Laurel Lake. Born in Westfield on July 24, 1927, the daughter of...

Vivian R. Hopper, 93

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Vivian Ruth Hopper, 93, fondly known as Shorty, passed away peacefully March 31, 2018, in her home in Pittsfield, surrounded by her loving family. She was born April...

Donna M. Marsh, 62

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Donna Marie (Duprat) Marsh passed away peacefully the morning of April 2, 2018, at the age of 62, surrounded by her loving family members after embarking on a long and...

Elliott Krancer

EGREMONT, Mass. — Elliott Krancer of Egremont died Tuesday, April 3, 2018.   Funeral notice: Graveside services will take place Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at 11:30 a.m. at Knesset...

Thomas B. Bourn, 26

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Thomas Bradley Bourn, 26, of Williamstown, Mass., died on Saturday, March 31, 2018, at his home.  He was born on February 8, 1992, in Stuttgart, Germany, a son...

James R. Prince Sr., 81

LENOX, Mass. — James Richard Prince Sr., 81, died Monday April 2, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by his loving family.  Mr. Prince was born on January 23, 1937, in...

Robert W. Law, 64

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Robert W. Law, 64, of Kellogg Road, Sheffield, died on April 1, 2018. He was born in Lindenhurst, Long Island, New York, on November 1, 1953, the son of James G. Law...