Obituaries

Barbara E. Gaherty, 86

LENOX, Mass. — Barbara Elizabeth Gaherty, 86, of Lenox died Saturday, May 20, 2017, at her home. Born in Lenox on October 21, 1930, the daughter of John J. and Elizabeth Keegan...

Edwin Griffin III, 43

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Edwin R. Griffin III, 43, of Lincoln Street in Pittsfield, died at his home on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. He was born on January 15, 1974, in Pittsfield, Mass., the...

Katherine Hirschmann, 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Katherine "Kitty" Hirschmann died peacefully and comfortably with family and friends and caregivers visiting her and at her side on Monday, May 15, 2017, at her...

John Gates, 56

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — John M. Gates, 56, of 192 Lakeway Drive, Pittsfield, died Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at Tufts Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Born in Pittsfield, on...

Thomas Bove, 53

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Thomas M. Bove, 53, of 78 Cole Ave., Pittsfield, died Wednesday, May 10, 2017, after being stricken at work. Born in Pittsfield, on July 10, 1963, the son of Richard...

John S. Foley, 99

LENOX, Mass. — John S. Foley, 99, of 44 Birchwood Lane, Lenox, died on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, surrounded by his family at Treasure Coast Hospice in Stuart, Fla. Born in Pittsfield on...

Larry Mullett Jr., 66

DALTON, Mass. — Larry “Sandy” E. Mullett, Jr., 66, of 55 Crane Avenue, Dalton, died Sunday, May 7, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center.  Born in Pittsfield on August 24,...

Raymond F. Greenleaf, 80

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Raymond Francis Greenleaf, of Pittsfield, passed away on Friday, May 5, 2017, at the age of 80.   Mr. Greenleaf leaves behind his beloved wife of 54 years,...

Dorothy P. Mole, 95

LENOX, Mass. — Dorothy P. Mole, 95 of Lenox, Mass., and former Pittsfield, Mass., resident, passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2017, at Devonshire Estates, 329 Pittsfield Road.  She was...

Sean P. Nally, 63

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Sean P. Nally, 63, of 8 Elizabeth Street passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Born on September 21, 1953, in Newport, R.I., he was the son of Janice...

David D. Mele, 94

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — David Daniel Mele, 94, formerly of Pittsfield and Scottsdale, Ariz., passed away on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Lee. He...

Armando A. 'Ike' Icardi, 93

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Armando A. "Ike" Icardi, 93, of 222 Newell St., Pittsfield, passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at Hillcrest Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation...

Rose A. Pivero, 93

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Rose A. Pivero, 93, of Pittsfield, Mass., died Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility.  She was born in Pittsfield on December 20,...

David C. Ames Sr., 64

DALTON, Mass. — David C. Ames Sr., 64, of 310 East Housatonic Street in Dalton, passed away at home on Tuesday evening, May 2, 2017.  Born in Pittsfield on January 1, 1953, he was a...

Carrie G. Dymek, 94

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Carrie Genevieve Dymek, 94, formerly of Kent Avenue, later of Rose Manor, and for the past four years of Fairview Commons, died Monday, May 1, 2017, at Berkshire Medical...

Robert W. Alletson, 96

DALTON, Mass. — Robert W. Alletson, 96, of 29 Otis Avenue in Dalton, passed away on Friday, April 28, 2017, at Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility in Pittsfield.  Born on April 5,...

Anthony F. “Toe” Procopio, 93

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Anthony F. “Toe” Procopio, 93, of 95 Elaine Drive passed away on Thursday, April 27, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center.  Born in Pittsfield on March...

Fred A. Vittone, 87

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Fred Ano Vittone, 87, of Lanesborough died Tuesday, April 25, 2017, at Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in Pittsfield on December 19, 1929, the son of...

Paul A. Baldasaro, 52

DALTON, Mass. — Paul Anthony Baldasaro, 52, died Sunday, April 23, 2017, following a motor vehicle accident in Dalton. Born in Pittsfield on December 29, 1964, the son of Rev. Mr....

Dorothy Wehry, 89

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Doris J. Wehry, 89, of 20 Howe Road, Pittsfield, died Monday April 24, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. Born in Ramsgate, England,...

Sylvia Cone, 76

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Sylvia Colla Cone, 76, of Pittsfield died April 24, 2017, at Springside of Pittsfield. Born on September 7, 1941, in Pittsfield, a daughter of the late Edward and...

Mary Ellen Sheerin-Rando, 62

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mary Ellen Sheerin-Rando of Pittsfield passed away Saturday, April 22, 2017, at Albany Medical Center after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on October 12, 1954,...

Ralph Cianflone, 84

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ralph Cianflone, 84, of 503 Churchill Street in Pittsfield, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, April 21, 2017. A lifelong resident of Pittsfield, he is the son of...

Frank W. Thoubboron, 94

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Frank W. Thoubboron, 94, passed away on April 17, 2017. He resided on Ann Drive in Pittsfield.  Born May 23, 1922, in Boston, son of Frank and Laura (Jacobia)...

Gene Vanbrammer, 71

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Gene “The Rodfather” VanBramer, 71, of 104 Nancy Avenue, Pittsfield, died Tuesday, April 18, 2017, after a courageous battle with a cerebral...