Obituaries

Joyce E. Harwood, 94

DALTON, Mass. — Joyce Elisabeth (Ledger) Harwood, 94, formerly of Wilbraham, Mass., died peacefully on April 20, 2020, at Sugar Hill Assisted Living in Dalton, Mass. She was born in...

A. Bruce Wroldson, 84

DALTON, Mass. — Mr. A. Bruce Wroldson, 84, of Dalton passed away peacefully April 21, 2020, at home.  Born in Adams on October 24, 1935, Bruce was the son of Mary Katherine Hosier...

Ruth A. Lewis, 86

DALTON, Mass. — Ruth A. Lewis, 86, lifelong resident of Dalton, Mass., passed away April 23, 2020, at the home of her daughter Kathleen. She was born in Pittsfield on April 14, 1934, to...

Ruthann E. Mason, 75

DALTON, Mass. — Ruthann E. (Croughwell) Mason, 75, of Dalton passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2020, with her favorite daughter, Melissa, by her side. Born on November 12, 1944, in...

John A. Stengle, 73

RICHMOND, Mass. — John A. Stengle, 73, of Richmond passed away peacefully on April 18, 2020. John was born in Cambridge, Mass., to the late Charles A. and Dorothy Scheid Stengle. He...

Gladys E. Shepard, 94

RICHMOND, Mass. — Gladys E. (Betty) Litchfield Shepard, 94, of Pilgrim Street, Richmond, Mass., died Monday, April 6, 2002, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass. Born in...

Daniel L. Blakeney, 81

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Daniel Leroy Blakeney, 81, passed away on April 11, 2020. Born on August 1, 1938, in Great Barrington, Mass., he was the son of Sterling Freeland Blakeney and...

Andrew L. Coletsos, 52

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Andrew Lonie Coletsos, 52, former construction worker and landscaper turned social services worker — and always available adviser to all — died April 4,...

Raymond W. Milukas Sr., 93

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Raymond W. Milukas Sr., 93, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away April 5, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on September 30, 1926, he was the son of...

James C. Cannon, 73

LENOX, Mass. — James Charles Cannon of Lenox, Mass., passed away April 7, 2020, on his 73rd birthday, at Kimball Farms Nursing Facility. Born on April 7, 1947, he was the son of Howard...

Richard Salvadore, 72

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Richard Salvadore, 72, of 36 South Onota St., Pittsfield, died Saturday, April 11, 2020, at his home. Born in Pittsfield on June 2, 1947, the son of Angelo D. and...

Theodore E. Sheldon, 71

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Theodore E. Sheldon, 71, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away March 29, 2020, after a long illness.  Born February 2, 1949, in Cromwell, Conn., he was the son of...

James 'Joe' Healy, 63

LENOX, Mass. —James "Joe" Healy, 63, died Thursday, April 2, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center from a heart attack. Joe was born in Pittsfield on August 14, 1956, the son of Thomas...

Edward N. Peters

LENOX, Mass. — Edward Norman Peters, 76, of Lenox died Monday, April 6, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center.   Born in Providence, R.I., on December 4, 1943, the son of Manuel L. and...

James B. Wells, 94

LENOX, Mass. — James Bud Wells, 94, was called to mercifully take his place among family and friends who have passed before him. Bud died peacefully at home on April 6, 2020.   He...

Janis L. Therrien, 66

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Janis L. Therrien, 66, passed away on March 22, 2020. She was born on January 11, 1954, in Pittsfield, the daughter of Vincent Therrien of Milton, Fla., and the late...

Norma N. Goldberg, 90

LENOX, Mass. —Devoted, beloved wife for 62 years of the late Melvin Goldberg, Norma N. Goldberg, 90, passed away March 26, 2020, in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. She was the cherished mother...

Norma R. McDermott, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Norma Rita McDermott, 88, formerly of 26 Wilson St., Pittsfield, Mass., passed away March 23, 2020, at Springside Nursing Home. Born in Pittsfield on November 13,...

Frederick H. Hould, 89

RICHMOND, Mass. — Frederick H. Hould, 89, of Richmond Shores, Richmond, Mass., passed away March 19, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on May 12, 1930, he was the...

Lawrence L. Trottier, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Lawrence Lindsay Trottier, 88, of Pittsfield, Mass., died March 17, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Hancock, Mass, the son of Henry and Nora...

Julia Duffy, 92

DALTON, Mass. — Julia Perina Duffy, 92, formerly of 293 High Street, Dalton, Mass., passed away March 17, 2020, at Mount Carmel Care Center, where she has resided for the last four...

Caral Merrell, 93

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Caral Shields Nolley Merrell, 93 1/2, passed peacefully in her home on March 13, 2020, with her adopted family.  Caral was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and was...

Jason R. Blake, 42

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Jason Robert Blake (Blake Boy), 42, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away unexpectedly on March 13, 2020, at Fairview Hospital. He was born in Pittsfield on November 3,...

Larry A. Karlquist, 71

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Following a gallant two-year assault on lung cancer,  Larry Alan Karlquist, 71, of Pittsfield, Mass., succumbed to his illness on March 14, 2020, at Berkshire...

Gary F. Pignatelli, 75

LENOX, Mass. — Gary F. Pignatelli, 75, of Lenox, Mass., died Saturday morning, March 14, 2020, at his home surrounded by his family, after a long courageous battle with cancer. Born...