Obituaries

Jean M. Barbas, 89

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Jean Marie Barbas, 89, passed away peacefully on November 24, 2019. She was born in Pittsfield on April 17, 1930, a daughter of the late Arthur and Mary Beaulieau...

Mary E. Mack, 66

DALTON, Mass. — Mary Elizabeth Finnegan Mack, 66, of 31 Edgemere Road, Dalton, died Wednesday, November 20, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on August 14, 1953, a...

Kristin M. Pickford, 51

PEABODY, Mass. — Kristin M. Pickford, 51, of Osborne Street in Peabody, Mass., died unexpectedly at her home on Saturday, November 16, 2019. She was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on August 8,...

Margaret A. Wheeler, 86

LENOX, Mass. — Margaret Ann Wheeler, 86, of Lenox, died Friday evening, November 15, 2019, at her home. Born in Pittsfield March 22, 1933, the daughter of James and Mary Hanley Watt, she...

Marguerite A. Wodarski, 88

LENOX, Mass. — Marguerite Agnes Wodarski, 88, of Lenox, Mass., passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2019. The beloved matriarch of her extended family, her warmth and sense of humor will be...

Pauline 'Polly' Condron, 98

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. - Pauline 'Polly' Condron, 98, passed away peacefully surrounded by her adoring family on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. Polly was born on August 5, 1921, in Montreal, Canada,...

Lorinda Mazur, 72

RICHMOND, Mass. — Lorinda Ackley Mazur, 72, died peacefully Wednesday, November 13, 2019, at her home in Richmond with her loving family by her side. Lorinda was born on September 24, 1947,...

JoAnn M. Gilbert, 72

RICHMOND, Mass. — JoAnn Marie Gilbert, 72, of Richmond, Mass., passed away November 8, 2019, at her home. She was born in Pittsfield on March 27, 1947, to the late Joseph and Eva Perry...

Sherwood T. Cooley, 90

LENOX, Mass. — Sherwood T. Cooley (Sherry), 90, of Lenox died Tuesday, November 12, 2019, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center with her loving, devoted daughter by her side. Sherry was born...

Cynthia Scott, 70

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - On Sunday, November 3, 2019, Cynthia Loyola (Rabidoux) Scott, a resident of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away at the age of 70 at Mount Carmel nursing home in Lenox, Mass., after a...

Peter Reisewitz, 80

LENOX, Mass. — Peter Reisewitz, 80, of Lenox passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 30, 2019. Peter was born in Koenigberg, Germany, on September 21, 1939, to the late Walter and...

Peter A. Castegnaro Jr., 79

LENOX, Mass. — Peter A. Castegnaro Jr., 79, died Wednesday, October 30, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center with his loving family by his side. Born on November 10, 1939, in Pittsfield, Mass.,...

Sally L. Charter, 73

LENOX, Mass. — Ms. Sally L. Charter, 73, of Lenox, formerly of South Lee, died Saturday, October 26, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. Sally was born August 24, 1946, the daughter of the...

Theresa I. King, 68

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Theresa Isca King, 68, of 208 Springside Avenue, Pittsfield, died Saturday, October 26, 2019, at her home surrounded by her loved ones.  Born in...

David Ross Johnson, 46

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. —  David Ross Johnson, 46, passed away on Saturday, October 26, 2019, as a result of colon cancer. He was surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was born in...

Betty L. Carty, 89

HINSDALE, Mass. — Betty Louise Carty, 89, of Hinsdale, formerly of Dalton, died Tuesday, October 22, 2019, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Pittsfield on August 26,...

Robert M. Fuster Sr., 75

LENOX, Mass. —  Robert Michael Fuster Sr., 75, of Lenox died on Friday, October 18, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. Robert was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on December 8, 1943. He...

Shirley A. Kennedy, 86

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Shirley Ann Kennedy, 86, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away October 10, 2019, at the home of her daughter. Born in Pittsfield on July 22, 1933, she was the daughter of...

Beverly A. Shogry, 86

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Beverly Ann Shogry, 86, a life-long resident of Pittsfield, passed away October 10, 2019, at Mount Saint Vincent Care Center in Holyoke, Mass. She was born in Pittsfield...

Ruth M. Billetter, 88

LENOX, Mass. — Ruth M. Billetter, an amazingly loving mother and grandmother, dedicated wife and dear friend to many, died on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019.   Born on Nov. 19, 1931, Ruth grew...

Jean L. Gurney, 86

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Jean L. Gurney, 86, of Lanesborough died Tuesday, October 8, 2019, with her family by her side. Born in Stuyvesant, N.Y.., to the late Charles and Edna Siter Logan, she...

Joseph R. Pizzuto, 79

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Joseph Richard (aka Dick) Pizzuto, 79, of Pittsfield died Thursday, October 3, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center after a long illness. Born on August 4, 1940, in...

Harold 'Boots' Potler, 95

LENOX, Mass. — Harold "Boots" Potler, 95, former longtime resident of Margate City, N.J., passed away at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass., on September 16,...

John Loga, 93

LENOX, Mass. — John Loga, 93, of Lenox died Wednesday, September 25, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. John was born on January 15, 1926, in Buffalo, N.Y., to the late John and Martha...

Matthew F. Kostyun, 47

LENOX, Mass. — Matthew F. Kostyun, 47, of Lenox Dale died Wednesday, September 25, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center after a brief illness.  Matthew was on born on September 5,...