Obituaries

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,...

Sylvia W. Holcomb, 99 1/2

LENOX, Mass. — Sylvia W. Holcomb, 99 1/2, was with loved ones as she passed away on September 5, 2019, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center. She was beloved by everyone who knew her. Born in...

Elizabeth 'Bebe' Wrona, 91

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Elizabeth "Bebe" Wrona, 91, of Pittsfield passed away on Friday, Sept. 13, 2019, at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility surrounded by her family. Born in...

Donna Borden, 71

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mrs. Donna Sperlonga Borden passed peacefully after a longtime illness on the morning of September 12, 2019. Donna was born February 13, 1948, daughter of the late Elaine...

Margaret R. O'Brien, 79

LENOX, Mass. — Margaret R. O'Brien, 79, of Lenox died Thursday, September, 12, 2019, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center, where she had resided for a short time. Margaret was born on...

Beverly J. Taylor, 81

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Beverly J. Taylor, 81, of Rose Manor, Pittsfield, passed away August 27, 2019, at Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility. She was born on August 4, 1938, to Patrick and...

Ellen M. Rice, 68

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ellen M. Furey Rice, 68, formerly of Chatham Street, Pittsfield, passed away August 31, 2019, at Williamstown Commons, surrounded by her family. She was born on March 24,...

Melvin A. Goldberg, 96

LENOX, Mass. — Melvin A. Goldberg passed away August 30, 2019, in Pittsfield, Mass. Born February 5, 1923, in the Bronx, N.Y., Mel had a full 96 years. He graduated from high school at age...

Kenneth R. MacFadyen, 78

LENOX, Mass. —  Kenneth R. MacFadyen, 78, of Longmeadow, Mass., died at home on September 1, 2019, in the presence of his wife of 56 years, Sandra Albano MacFadyen, and his loving...

Barbara J. Scott, 84

DALTON, Mass. — Mrs. Barbara J. (Kreiger) Scott, 84, of Dalton died on Saturday, August 24, 2019 at the Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility in Pittsfield. She was born in Pittsfield on May...

Louis N. Zink, 80

LENOX, Mass. — Louis N. Zink, 80, of Lenox passed away Friday, August 16, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center with his family by his side. Louis was born on August 30, 1938, in Pittsfield,...

Ruth Witherell, 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ruth (Scace) Witherell, 82 of Pittsfield, Mass., and formerly of Williamstown died Wednesday August 7, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Pittsfield,...

Mary R. Belland, 100

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mary Regina Belland, 100 years of age, of Livingston Avenue, Pittsfield, and Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility, passed away August 7, 2019, at Berkshire Medical...

Lawrence R. Scoco, 90

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Lawrence "Laurie" R. Scoco, 90, died peacefully in his Pittsfield home on August 8, 2019, surrounded by his family. A loving husband, father, grandfather and...

Mary M. Blair, 74

RICHMOND, Mass. — Mary M. Blair of Richmond, Mass., passed away peacefully at home with her children and partner by her side on Friday, August 2, 2019.  She was the dedicated wife...

Arvilla Langsdale, 85

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Arvilla Langsdale, 85, of Partridge Road, Pittsfield, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Ephrata, Pa., on July 21, 1934,...

Michael G. Goewey, 50

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Michael Glenn Goewey, 50, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away unexpectedly July 29, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on April 23, 1969, he was...

Sandra Laffee, 73

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Sandra Patson Tourville Laffee, 73, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away peacefully from her battle with leukemia early Saturday morning, July 27, 2019, at Berkshire...

Harry J. Stuart, 75

LENOX, Mass. — Harry Stuart of Lenox, Mass., and Saranac Lake, N.Y., passed away on July 27, 2019, at Brigham and Women's hospital in Boston with his loving family by his side. He...