Obituaries

Helen Stroup, 95

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Helen Stroup, 95, formerly of 37 Dewey Ave. went home to God peacefully on Easter Sunday morning, April 16, 2017, at Mount Carmel Care Center in Lenox, with her daughter...

David J. Biggart, 67

DALTON, Mass. — David Joseph Biggart, 67, of Pleasant Street, Dalton, died Tuesday, April 11, 2017. He was born in Pittsfield on November 17, 1949, the son of Jean Cormier Biggart and...

Mary Beth Taylor, 52

DALTON, Mass. — Mary Beth Taylor, 52, of 8 Hemlock Hill, Dalton, died Monday, April 10, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center.  Born in Pittsfield on December 22, 1964, the daughter of...

Tommy R. Windoloski, 45

PERU, Mass. — Tommy R. Windoloski, 45, of 74 East Windsor Road in Peru passed away peacefully Sunday, April 9, 2017, at home surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with...

Bruce R. Drosehn, 73

DALTON, Mass. — Bruce R. Drosehn lost his long battle to cancer on April 7, 2017.  Bruce was born in Pittsfield on April 21, 1943,to the late Fred L. Drosehn III and Gladys Smith...

Dale S. French, 66

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Dale Sheldon French, 66, of 107 Deming St., Pittsfield, a resident of Lanesborough for most of his life, died Friday, April 7, 2017, at Berkshire Medical...

Phyllis Grandbois, 73

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Phyllis Grandbois, 73, of 63 Orchard St., Pittsfield, died April 7, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by her loving family.  Born in Pittsfield on...

Anne Pasko, 74

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Artist, business owner, and community activist Anne Pasko, 74, died Friday, April 7, 2017, after a valiant fight against pancreatic cancer.  A Lanesborough...

Shirley E. Decelles, 91

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Shirley E. Decelles, 91, of 11 Balance Rock Road passed away on Monday, April 3, 2017, at Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility in Pittsfield.  Born on July 15,...

Jonathon R. Dewkett, 21

PERU, Mass. — Jonathon R. Dewkett, 21, of 101 Hickingbotham Road in Peru passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2017.  Born on November 27, 1995, in Pittsfield, he is the son of Robert...

Shobha Rani, 75

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Shobha Rani, 75, of Pittsfield, Mass., died on April 3, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.  She was born in Ambala, Haryana, India, on October 24,...

Peter Ostrander, 45

DALTON, Mass. — Peter F. Ostrander 45, of Dalton passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2017.  He was born in Pittsfield on October 16, 1971, the son of Richard Ostrander and Joan...

Linda M. Therrien, 70

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Linda Marie (Thompson) Therrien, 70, of Appleton Avenue, died Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center.  She was born in Pittsfield on January 20,...

William J. Beals, 74

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — William J. Beals, 74, of Pittsfield passed away on March 28, 2017.  Born on February 19, 1943 in Pittsfield, he was the son of the late Earl and Grace Peaslee...

Elaine G. Hugabone, 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Elaine Grace Hugabone, 87, of Fort Hill Avenue, Pittsfield, died Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by her loving family.  Born in...

George C. Morrell, 92

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — George C. Morrell, 92, of 14 Thomson Place, Pittsfield, passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at home.  Born in Pittsfield on February 22, 1925, a son of the late...

James Culliton, 80

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — James Culliton, 80, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 23, 2017, surrounded by his family at Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation. Born in Pittsfield on May...

Josephine T. Gilardi, 90

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Josephine T. Gilardi, 90, of Providence Court Apts., 379 East St., Pittsfield, died Thursday, March 16, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Pittsfield...

Anna Mueller, 80

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Anna Boscardin Rufo Mueller, 80, of 47 Longfellow Ave., Pittsfield, passed away peacefully on March 16, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center, surrounded by her loving...

Arthur M. Henle, 90

LENOX, Mass. — Arthur M. Henle, 90, of Kimball Farms passed away peacefully Monday, March 13, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. A resident of Lenox since 2010, Arthur moved to the...

Earl B. Pemble Jr., 57

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Earl B. Pemble Jr., also affectionately known as "Skipper" and "Earl the Pearl," passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 11, 2017, at UMASS Memorial...

Anthony C. Umbro, 86

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Anthony Consiglio Umbro, 86, of Pittsfield died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on March 8, 2017. He was born in Polia, Province of Catanzaro,...

Thomas J. O'Brien, 66

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Thomas Joseph O'Brien, 66, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away peacefully at home Wednesday, March 8, 2017. He was predeceased by his parents Thomas James and Anne...

Robert T. Kelly, 64

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Robert Thomas Kelly, 64, also affectionately known as "Bobby Tom," passed away on February 28, 2017, at Palm Bay Community Hospital in Palm Bay, Fla. Born...

Elizabeth H. Hebert, 91

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Elizabeth Helen Hebert, 91, of 35 Jacoby Avenue, Pittsfield, died Monday, March 6, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on January 21, 1926, the...