Obituaries

William B. Borden Sr., 70

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — William Ben Borden Sr., 70, of Pittsfield, Mass., gained his heavenly wings on June 13, 2018, while at home surrounded by his loved ones.  Born in Cuba, Ala., on...

Lauraine T. Pelletier, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Lauraine Theresa Pelletier, 88, formerly of Orlando Avenue, Pittsfield, died peacefully at Berkshire Place on June 14, 2018. Born in North Attleboro on July 17, 1929,...

Bradley L. Klose, 48

DALTON, Mass. — Bradley L. Klose, 48, of Dalton, Mass., passed away June 8, 2018.  Born in Warrensville Heights, Ohio, on October 9, 1969, the son of Bradley J. Klose and Christa...

Lynda J. McDarby, 75

LENOX, Mass. — Lynda J. McDarby, 75, of Lenox died Sunday, June 17, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on January 24, 1943, the daughter of Michael and Edna Brittigan...

Jane E. Archibald, 77

LENOX, Mass. — Jane E. Archibald, 77, of Lenox died Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at her home after a brief illness. Mrs. Archibald was born on September 7, 1940, in Pittsfield, Mass., to the...

Willard A. Curtis, 62

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Willard A. Curtis, 62, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away at home on Saturday, June 9, 2018. Willard was born on November 11, 1955, the son of the late Willard R....

Douglas LaDouceur, 58

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Douglas Joseph LaDouceur, 58, of Pittsfield died June 6, 2018, at Hillcrest Commons. The son of Laura Gooley LaDouceur and the late Joseph LaDouceur, he was a...

Hilda Mangano, 100

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Hilda E. Mangano, 100, of 129 Plunkett Street, Pittsfield, died Saturday, June 2, 2018, at her home.  Born in Pittsfield on April 11, 1918, the daughter of...

Jeffrey Lyon, 31

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Jeffrey Patrick Lyon, 31, left us on May 29, 2018, to an addiction he fought for several years. Born in Pittsfield on July 23, 1986, to Jeffrey P. and Katherine...

Patricia A. O’Brien, 84

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Patricia A. (Pat) O’Brien, 84, of Pittsfield, was called to heaven on May 28, 2018, after a long, courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease, surrounded by...

David Murphy Jr., 64

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — David W. Murphy Jr., a lawyer, outdoorsman and eternal optimist, died peacefully in his sleep of natural causes on May 26, 2018, at his Pittsfield home. He was...

Derek W. Malcolm, 64

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mr. Derek William Malcolm, 64, of Adams died on Friday, June 1, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Quebec, Canada, on July 14, 1953, son...

Evelyn Knight, 95

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Evelyn Edna Knight, 95, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away May 25, 2018, at Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had resided for the past 3 1/2...

Elizabeth J. Haber, 59

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Elizabeth "Betsy" Jane (Hastedt) Haber, 59, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away on May 24, 2018. Born February 8, 1959, in Great Barrington, Mass., she was...

Bernard M. Tracy, 91

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Bernard Matthew Tracy, 91, of 2 Ann Drive, Lanesborough, passed away May 24, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born on January 17, 1927, the son of the late...

Barbara A. Walker, 76

DALTON, Mass. — Mrs. Barbara Ann (Murphy) Walker, 76, passed away May 20, 2018, in Dalton, surrounded by her loving family, after a courageous battle with cancer.  She was born to...

Paul A. Ricciarini Jr., 42

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Paul Andrew Ricciarini Jr., 42, of Pittsfield passed away on May 24, 2018, unexpectedly yet peacefully. Paul was born in Pittsfield and attended local schools,...

Richard A. Randolph, 29

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Richard Allen Randolph, 29, of Manchester, New Hampshire, formerly of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, lost a battle to addiction on May 20, 2018.  Richard was an...

James J.P. Sarmuk, 66

LENOX, Mass. — James J.P. Sarmuk, 66, of Lenox, passed away on May 23, 2018. Jim was born in Pittsfield on March 17, 1952, to the late William and Frances (Gromelski) Sarmuk. He...

Ruth E. Testoni, 97

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ruth E. Testoni (Carr), 97, of Deland, Florida, and formerly of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away Saturday May 19, 2018, in Deland. She was born In Springfield, Mass.,...

Thomas Kingston, 48

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Thomas A. Kingston, 48, of Pittsfield, passed away May 19, 2018, after battling cancer for several years. Born May 30, 1969, he leaves his mother, Loretta Kingston...

Rosemary A. Benoit, 65

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Rosemary Ann (Collette) Benoit, 65, of Pittsfield died Monday May 21, 2018, at her home after a long illness. She was born in North Adams on December 27, 1952, the...

Phyllis M. Kiss, 83

LENOX, Mass. — Phyllis M. Kiss, 83, of Lenox died Saturday, May 19, 2018, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center after a brief illness, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Kiss was born...

N. Joseph Dahrouge, 83

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On the evening of Pentecost on May 20, 2018, Nassif Joseph Dahrouge passed peacefully from this life into the Heavenly kingdom following a short bout with kidney failure....

Wanda M. Frazitta, 93

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Wanda Maria (Gori) Frazitta, 93, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away peacefully on Monday May 21, 2018. She was born in Pistoia, Italy on August 26, 1924 daughter of...