Obituaries

Arthur H. Koehler, 86

ADAMS, Mass. — Arthur H. Koehler, 86, died June 14, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield following a period of failing health during which time he had resided at Williamstown...

Kaliq I. Sherman, 17

ADAMS, Mass. — Kaliq Isaiah Sherman, 17, resident of Adams, sadly left us here as he began his journey climbing the stairway to Heaven, on Monday, June 12, 2017. He was born at North...

Rep. Gailanne Cariddi, 63

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gailanne M. Cariddi, 63, of North Adams, representative of the 1st Berkshire District, died Saturday, June 17, 2017, at Massachusetts General Hospital in...

Ralph Jackson, 63

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ralph C. Jackson, 63, of Pittsfield died Thursday, June 15, 2017, in the arms of his loving wife, after a short battle with lung cancer.  Ralph was born in...

William Custer, 86

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — William "Bill" Custer was hilarious, loving and one-of-a -kind. He passed away on Monday, June 12, 2017, peacefully, at his Pittsfield home surrounded by those...

Bruce A. Barney, 70

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Bruce Arthur Barney, 70, of Pensacola, Fla., died on Tuesday, May 23, 2017, at Northwest Hospital and Medical Center in Seattle, Wash., following a long, war-related...

Jacqueline J. Toomey, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jacqueline Jean Toomey died peacefully on June 12, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was 89.   She was born in Winooski, Vt., on June 30,...

Ellen G. Tietgens, 93

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Mrs. Ellen G. (Shields) Tietgens, 93, of Clarksburg, Mass., died Thursday morning, June 15, 2017, at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams on November 23,...

Elisabeth C. Tassone, 70

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — A Celebration of Life honoring the late Elisabeth C. (Ellen) Tassone, 70, of Heritage Shores, wife of former North Adams resident Lawrence H. Tassone, who passed away on...

Joseph P. Galli, 89

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Joseph P. Galli, 89, formerly of 15 Williamsburg Terrace, passed away on Saturday, June 10, 2017 at Kimball Farms Nursing Center in Lenox, where he had resided for the...

Franklin E. Perras Jr., 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Franklin Edward Perras Jr., 79, of North Adams, Mass., passed away on Sunday, June 4, 2017, at BMC North.  Born in Adams, Mass., on April 30, 1938, to Franklin...

Charles T. Ostrander Sr., 63

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Charles Thomas Ostrander Sr., 63, a well-known resident of North Adams, died on Thursday, June 8, 2017, at his home.  He was born in Troy, N.Y., on February 11,...

Harold O. Davis, 80

MILL RIVER, Mass. — Mr. Harold O. Davis, "Hoot," 80, of Clayton Mill River Road died on Sunday, June 11, 2017, at Fairview Hospital. A native and lifelong resident Harold was...

Matthew R. Deane, 32

ADAMS, Mass. — Matthew Ryan Deane, 32, of Adams, Mass., passed away on June 7, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center.   Matt was born in North Adams on April 7, 1985, son of Stephen J....

James E. Smith, 68

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. James Edward Smith, 68, of North Adams died Friday, June 9, 2017, at his home. He was born in Pittsfield on October 9, 1948, a son of the late Charles and Mary...

Christine Klink, 74

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Christine K. Klink, 74, of 229 Robbins Ave., Pittsfield, passed away peacefully at home June 9, 2017, surrounded by her loving family.  Born in Pittsfield on...

L. Helen Sicotte, 84

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — L. Helen Sicotte, 84, of 341 Holmes Road in Pittsfield, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, June 9, 2017.  Born on August 20, 1932, in Pittsfield, she was...

Annie Underhill, 72

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Annie Delphine Leighton Underhill, 72, of Stearns Avenue, died Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield surrounded by her loving...

John Norton, 53

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — John M. Norton, 53, of Grove Street, died Monday, June 5, 2017, at home.  He was born in East Brunswick, New Jersey on May 9, 1964, the son of the late George F....

Marilyn S. Moreau, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — She answered to Mom, Gram, Gigi, Gert, Great Sybil, Aunt Sib and Sybil. Marilyn Sybil Eagar Moreau, born in North Adams on May 6, 1921, left her family and friends on...

Michael S. Pekosz, 63

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Michael S. Pekosz, 63, of Adams, died Monday, May 8, 2017, at his home. He was born in Adams on January 31, 1954, a son of the late Stanley and Margaret...

Douglas S. Howie Jr., 87

LENOX, Mass. — Douglas S. Howie Jr., 87, former GE. Engineer, died at Berkshire Medical Center on Saturday, June 3, 2017. Born in Lenox, Mass., on July 30, 1929, son of Douglas and Emily...

Samuel F. Veazie, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Samuel Francis Veazie, 86, of North Adams, Mass., died on Friday, June 9, 2017, at Williamstown Commons.  He was born in North Adams on May 14, 1931, a son of...

Stephen B. Nelson, 63

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Stephen Bickford Nelson, 63, of North Adams, Mass., passed unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at Samaritan Hospital in Troy, N.Y. He spent the morning doing what...

Linda Ann Ziter, 57

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Linda Ann Ziter, 57, of Providence, R.I., and a former resident of North Adams, died peacefully Thursday, June 8, 2017, at the home of her sister, Nancy Ziter. She...