Obituaries

Wilbur W. Burchard, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Wilbur W. Burchard, 88, of Pittsfield, died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, at Hillcrest Commons Nursing Home. Born in Pittsfield on June 14, 1925, the son of Emile A. and...

Virginia Mumford, 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Virginia Mumford, 87, died peacefully on Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in North Adams on Sept. 11, 1926, daughter of Leon and...

Rev. John A. Koonz, 76

DALTON, Mass. - The Rev. John A. Koonz, 76, of West Springfield, formerly of North Adams, died Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was pastor of St. Agnes' Church in...

William C. Prevey, 83

DALTON, Mass. â€' William Charles Prevey, 83, of Sugar Hill retirement community, 45 Main St., died Wednesday Oct. 30, 2013, at Craneville Place. Born in North Adams on Nov. 3, 1929, son of...

Eleanor P. Murphy, 89

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Eleanor P. Murphy, 89, of Pittsfield, died Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 28, 1923, daughter of Herbert V. and Pearl I....

Nathalie R. L. Guertin, 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Nathalie Regina Lenoa Guertin, 87, of Benedict Road died after long illness on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013, surrounded by her family. Born in North Adams on July 11, 1926,...

Patricia Mary Rilla, 91

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Patricia Mary Rilla, 91, of 146 Newell St. died Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013, at Providence Care Center. Born in Exeter, County of Devon, England, on Dec. 4, 1921, daughter of...

Anne Marie Bombardier, 74

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Anne Marie Florence Bombardier, 74, of 1305 West St., West Street ICF, died Friday, July 26, 2013, at her home. Born in North Adams on April 22, 1939, daughter of Adrien...

Kay ten Kraft, 61

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Kay ten Kraft, 61, of Cherry Plain, N.Y., died suddenly Thursday, June 13, 2013, at her home. She was the mother of Matthew Cahill of Pittsfield. Born on July 25, 1951 in...

Cynthia Ann Natale, 51

HINSDALE, Mass. — Cynthia Ann Natale, 51, of 266 Ashmere Road died peacefully at her home on Saturday, June 8, 2013, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Washington, D.C., on June 19,...

Elizabeth A. Phelps, 85

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. - Elizabeth A. "Betty" Phelps, 85, of 975 Williamstown Road died Sunday, June 2, 2013, at her home. Born in North Adams on Sept. 17, 1927, a daughter of Roy and Florence...

Gertrude M. Sumner, 91

PITTSFIELD, Mass. â€' Gertrude Mae Sumner, 91, of 159 Valentine Road, formerly of Stamford, Vt., died Thursday April 25, 2013 at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Clarksburg on Jan. 14, 1922,...

Lance Cpl. Roger W. Muchnick Jr., 23

LENOX, Mass. — Marine Lance Cpl. Roger W. Muchnick Jr., 23, formerly of Westport, Conn., and the grandson of Robert and Mary Ann Coakley of Lenox, died Monday night, March 18, 2013, during a...

Bonnie E. LaLonde, 65

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Bonnie Ellen LaLonde, 65, of Cheboygan, Mich., former of Pittsfield, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, at Hospice House in Cheboygan. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 26, 1947, daughter...

Dora M. Harkins, 89

PITTSFIELD, Mass. â€' Dora Mercedes Harkins, 89, died Monday, Feb. 18, 2013, at Berkshire Place retirement home. Born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, on March 12, 1923, she was the daughter of...

Faith E. Nash, 93

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Faith Ellen Nash, 93, of Melbourne Place, 140 Melbourne Road, died Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Greenfield on May 20, 1919, daughter of...

Joann T. Gauthier, 48

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Joann Tara Gauthier, 48, of 169 Valentine Road died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Bennington, Vt., on May 25, 1964, daughter of David B....

Richard D. Bruno, 56

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Richard D. "Dickie" Bruno, 56, of 115 Howard St. died Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, at Berkshire Medical Center after suffering a heart attack. Born in Pittsfield on July 24,...

Erica Lyn Keeley, 40

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Erica Lyn Keeley, 40, of Pittsfield, died Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012, at the home of her dear friends, the Kipps, in Hancock, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer....

Donald M. Luscier, 74

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Donald M. Luscier, 74, of 116 Doreen St. died Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, at his home. Born in North Adams on Feb. 26, 1937, a son of Joseph and Edith Sheldon Luscier, he...

Patrick J. Sullivan Jr., 82

PITTSIELD, Mass. — Patrick J. Sullivan Jr., 82, of 69 Wood Ave. died Wednesday, Sept. 19, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born on July 12, 1932, son of Patrick and Julia Tworig...

Steven R. Gagne, 55

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Steven Roland Gagne, 55, of 110 Lakeway Drive died Wednesday, July 18, 2012, at home. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 26, 1957, son of Roland and Jean Crockwell Gagne, he...

JoAnn L. Garcia, 65

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - JoAnn Lucille Garcia, 65, of 666 North St. died Friday, July 6, 2012, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 10, 1947, daughter of Charles E....

Gary W. Grogan, 75

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gary W. Grogan, 75, of North Adams died Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at North Adams Regional Hospital, after being admitted from Greylock Commons Nursing Home. Born in North...

Mary L. Gebauer, 89

DALTON, Mass. - Mary Louise Gebauer, 89, of 45 Main St. and a former longtime resident of 44 Ashland St., North Adams, died Sunday, April 29, 2012, at Providence Care of Lenox. Born in North Adams...