Obituaries

Jean Bolan, 97

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On April 13, 2018, Jean Marie McNulty Bolan passed away peacefully at the age of 97 in Pittsfield, Mass.  Born in Orange, N.J., in 1920, Jean was the eldest of...

Janet C. Eddy, 71

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Janet Carol Eddy, 71, of Pittsfield, passed away April 13, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center.  She was born January 27, 1947, to the late Douglas H. and Dorothy...

Stanley J. Kestyn, 83

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mr. Stanley John Kestyn, 83, of Adams died Thursday, April 12, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Montague, Mass., on January 25, 1935, a...

Lorraine D. Ploss, 83

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Lorraine D. Ploss, treasurer of Berkshire Custom Coating, wife of the deceased Charles Ploss, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died Thursday, April 12,...

James W. Kerr Jr., 51

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — James William Kerr Jr., 51, of 16 Hope Street, Pittsfield, passed away April 10, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle...

May Dondey, 84

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mrs. May Dondey, 84, beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend, died peacefully on April 14, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by her family after a...

Cilfford A. Neil, 95

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Cilfford August Neil, 95, of 32 Aqua St., Lanesborough, Mass., passed away April 11, 2018 at Berkshire Medical Center.  He was born in Pittsfield on October...

Carol Harris, 91

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Carol Bailey Harris, 91, of Berkshire Place, Pittsfield, formerly of 16 Alice Avenue, Lanesborough, passed away peacefully April 9, 2018, surrounded by her loving...

Ralph E. Stroffolino, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ralph E. Stroffolino, 88, of Pittsfield passed away on Sunday, April 8, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born on August 27, 1929, in Pittsfield, he was the son of...

Richard Silvano, 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Richard Edward Silvano Sr., 82, of 41 Melbourne Road, Pittsfield, passed away April 9, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center.  He was born March 6, 1936 to the late...

Norman Shorey, 94

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Norman Allen Shorey, 94, of 42 Meadowview Drive, Pittsfield, passed away peacefully at home April 8, 2018.  He was born January 27, 1924 to the late Sumner B....

Grace Banister, 45

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Grace G. Banister, 45, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away April 6, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center.  She was born December 5, 1972, in Pittsfield, the daughter...

Cecilia Mitchell, 89

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Cecilia Seddon Mitchell, 89, died Sunday, April 8, 2018, after a brief illness.  Mrs. Mitchell was born on November 4, 1928. Mrs. Mitchell was educated in the...

Filip Blechinger, 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Filip Paul Blechinger, 82, of 59 Roselyn Drive, Pittsfield, passed away peacefully April 4, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center with his wife and family at his side. He...

John Dowling Sr., 63

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — John A. Dowling Sr., 63, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away April 3, 2018.  He worked for 20 years at BCAC as the operator of the food pantry; prior to this, he...

Hannah G. Browne, 26

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Hannah G. Browne, 26, was overcome by her 14-year battle with Mae Thurner’s Syndrome, mental illness and addiction on Tuesday, April 3, 2018. She fought long and...

Vivian R. Hopper, 93

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Vivian Ruth Hopper, 93, fondly known as Shorty, passed away peacefully March 31, 2018, in her home in Pittsfield, surrounded by her loving family. She was born April...

James R. Prince Sr., 81

LENOX, Mass. — James Richard Prince Sr., 81, died Monday April 2, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by his loving family.  Mr. Prince was born on January 23, 1937, in...

Katherine LaFlamme, 89

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Katherine “Eva” Alvira Laurin LaFlamme, 89, of 46 Deborah Ave., Pittsfield, and previously of Ocala, Florida, passed away peacefully March 28, 2018, at Mt....

Sheila Wessel, 77

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Sheila Barry Wessel, 77, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away Thursday, March 22, 2018, with her devoted husband, Michael Wessel, and her two beloved daughters by her...

Jean Davis, 93

RICHMOND, Mass. — Jean Vreeland Davis, primarily a homemaker, died peacefully on March 29, 2018, surrounded by her family.  Born in New Rochelle, N.Y., on July 12, 1924, she was the...

Bertha K. Howard, 93

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Bertha K. Howard, 93, of Pittsfield, passed away March 27, 2018, at Kimball Farms Nursing Facility in Lenox. She was born November 17, 1924, in Pittsfield, Mass., to...

Gilbert Desautels, 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Gilbert H. "Des" Desautels, 87, of Pittsfield passed away on March 26, 2018, at Mt. Carmel Care Center in Lenox. He was the son of Dr. Antonio and Emma...

Wanda Morse, 89

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Wanda (Sally) Morse, 89, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away March 25, 2018. Wanda was born in Pittsfield on July 20, 1929 to the late Charles and Stella Marzacki...

Florence Rembish, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Florence I. Rembish, 88 of Berkshire Town Apartments, Pittsfield, passed away March 25, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born July 31, 1929 to the late...