Obituaries

Patricia A. Rabideau

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —   Patricia Ann Rabideau, 87 of Pittsfield, passed away July 30, 2025 at Mount Carmel Care Center in Lenox. She was born in Pittsfield on January 9, 1938 to...

Dennis Bogaevski, 36

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Dennis Bogaevski passed away unexpectedly, way too young, on May 15, 2025, at the age of 36.  The Son of Tanya and Konstantin Bogaevski of Pittsfield, he was born in...

Christopher Michael Huban, 70

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Christopher Michael Huban, 70, of Orlando, Fla, died tragically on April 14, 2025. Born in Pittsfield on November 8, 1954, to Martin Lawton and Rose Plummer Huban, Chris...

Faith Walker-Heard, 67

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Faith C. Walker-Heard, 67, of Pittsfield, passed away unexpectedly at home on July 17, 2025, leaving an indelible mark on the lives of all who knew her.  Born in...

Saverio "Sully" Garofano, 94

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Saverio "Sully" W. Garofano passed away on Friday, July11, 2025. He was surrounded by family who loved him dearly and they loved him into his next...

Elijah Reece Perault, 22

DALTON, Mass. —  Elijah Reece Perault passed away far too young on June 24, 2025. Eli was born in North Adams, MA on March 12, 2003 as Emily Rose Perault to Maryann and Bill Perault of...

Kenneth R. Duchesneau, 78

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —   Kenneth R. Duchesneau, 78, of Pittsfield, went home to be with his Lord Jesus Christ on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany, NY...

Hollie Converse, 64

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. —  A graveside service for Mrs. Hollie J. (Guettler) Converse, 64, of Lanesborough, who died on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, will be held on Friday, June 20th at 12:30...

Cheryl A. Petell, 70

DALTON, Mass. —  Mrs. Cheryl A. Petell, 70, of Dalton, passed away at home on June 12, 2025.  Born in Pittsfield on June 16, 1954, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and...

Norman J. Huffstater, Jr. 69

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —   Norman J. Huffstater, Jr., 69 of Pittsfield, passed away June 5, 2025 at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on April 16, 1956, he was the son of Rose...

Dana L. Schwendenmann, 62

LENOX, Mass. Dana Schwendenmann, 62, passed away at home following a long illness. Dana was born in Indianapolis, IN to Dr. Frederick and Dorothy Schwendenmann. She attended Minnechaug Regional...

Gary Wade Shampang, 92

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Gary Wade Shampang, 92 of Lenox enjoyed a full and happy life. He passed away May 5, 2025 at Kimball Farms Nursing Facility. Born in Pittsfield on February 9,1933,...

Peter Sandstrom, 86

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Peter Gerhard Sandstrom, born November 8, 1938, in New York City, passed away peacefully on March 24, 2025 with his children by his side. He was the beloved son of...

Doris R. Haley, 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Doris R. (Chenail) Haley, 82 of Pittsfield died on Sunday, March 23, 2025 at her home. She was born in North Adams, MA on July 18, 1942 a daughter of the late William...

Robert P. Pienkowski, 73

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Robert Paul Pienkowski, 73 of Pittsfield, MA died on Wednesday January 29, 2025 at Hillcrest Commons. He was born in Westfield, MA on October 29, 1951, a son of the...

Alan Roy Will, 74

Alan Roy Will of Pittsfield, MA passed away peacefully on February 1, 2025 at Berkshire Medical Center, surrounded by family and friends, after a long battle with respiratory illnesses. Alan was...

Janet Mazur Filpi, 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Janet Mae (Liebenow) Mazur Filpi, 87 of The Villages, Florida passed into her true home with Jesus on Wednesday February 5, 2025 at Cornerstone Hospice in The...

Paul C. Tomasini, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Paul C. Tomasini, 76, passed away on Jan. 16, 2025, in Pacifica, Calif., after battling metastatic prostate cancer.  He was a longtime resident of Dalton and...

Bradley A. Baker, 91

LENOX, Mass. —   Mr. Bradley Alan Baker, 91, of Lenox, died on Sunday, December 15, 2024, in the presence of family, at his son’s home in Middlefield. He was born in Corry, PA...

Hollie J. Converse, 64

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. —   Mrs. Hollie J. (Guettler) Converse, 64, of Lanesborough, died on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a long...

Joelle C. Chapman, 79

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —   Joelle C. Chapman, 79, passed away on December 5, 2024 at Craneville Place in Dalton after a long battle with cancer. Born on March 5, 1945, she was the daughter...

Joseph A. DiMassimo, 92

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Joseph A. DiMassimo, a former construction company executive, property developer and longtime owner of Teo's Hot Dogs, one of Pittsfield's most popular restaurants,...

Peter Monroe Brower, 81

Peter Monroe Brower 81, of Dalton, Ma. died suddenly on Sunday November 17, 2024 at Baystate Medical Center. He was born in Oceanside New York on March 31, 1943 a son of the Walter Monroe Brower and...

Lawrence "Larry" Bayles, 55

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Mr. Lawrence “Larry” Bayles, 55, of Pittsfield, passed away on Friday, November 1, 2024 surrounded by lots of love and his family. Born in Rota, Spain,...

Bradley Alexander Briggs, Sr

HINSDALE, Mass. —  Bradley A. Briggs, Sr. (McGee), 90, of Hinsdale, passed away peacefully on Friday morning, November 1, 2024 at the home of his daughter. Born in Adams on December 01,...