Obituaries

Jean Govoni, 97

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Jean E. Govoni, 97, formerly of Lenox Dale, died Wednesday morning at Mount Greylock Extended Care in Pittsfield.  Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 21, 1923, the daughter...

Claire Lowrey, 89

LENOX, Mass. — Claire Elizabeth Lowrey, 89, died Friday, March 26, 2021, at Berkshire Medical Center. A California Native, Claire grew up in San Francisco's Marina District that...

Diana Civello-Crisp, 38

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ms. Diana Civello-Crisp, of Pittsfield, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, March 7, 2021, just shortly after her 38th birthday.  Born in Pittsfield, on Feb. 11,...

John Castiglione

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —   John Rodger Castiglione, 77 of Pittsfield, died February 17, 2021 at his home. Born in Gloversville, NY on September 9, 1943 he was the son of Matty and Jane...

David Tanzman, 55

David Jeremy Tanzman died early in the morning of February 27, 2021 in his home in Pittsfield, Massachusetts having bravely battled cancer for the past five months. David was born in North Adams...

Rosemary Waitekus,92

Rosemary Grace Pariselli Waitekus 1928-2021 It is with a heavy heart, that the family of Rosemary Pariselli Waitekus announces her passing on February 25th at Mt. Carmel Skilled Nursing Center...

James M. Scala, 91

LENOX, Mass. —  James (Jim) Mario Scala passed away at age 91 in Lenox, MA on January 29, 2021. He is survived by his sons James (Jed) Coulter Scala of Great Barrington, MA and New York...

George Keator, 85

Dear Dad, Our hearts are heavy and we miss you already. Feb. 1, 2021, when you slipped from this mortal world was a difficult day for all of us.  Sadly, this is the last letter that...

Anthony M. Pastore, 96

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Anthony Michael Pastore, 96, of Pittsfield died on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, at the Landing at Laurel Lake in Lee. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 26, 1924, a son of Nicholas...

Shane C. Morris, 46

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Shane passed away at home after a brief illness.  He was predeceased by his mother Donna, maternal grandfather-Richard Lawson and paternal grandparents Frances...

Anthony J. Rinaldi Sr., 96

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Anthony James Rinaldi, Sr., 96 of Pittsfield, MA passed away peacefully on Saturday January 23, 2021 at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington. He was born in North...

Gail E. Grandchamp

PITTSFIELD- Gail Elizabeth (Stokes) Grandchamp, 72 of Pittsfield died on Monday, January 18, 2021 at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams on March 26, 1948 a daughter of the late Fay...

Patricia A. Drawec, 71

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Patricia Mahoney Drawec, 71 of Pittsfield, MA died Tuesday December 29, 2020 at Hillcrest Commons. was born in Miami, FL on June 1, 1949, a daughter of Daniel...

Nelson J. Reopell, 89

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Nelson J. "Pops" Reopell, 89 of Pittsfield, MA died on Thursday, December 31, 2020 at Berkshire Medical Center. Nelson was born in North Adams, MA on...

Julie A. Bernier, 67

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. —  Julie Anne (Green) Bernier, 67 of Lanesboro, MA, died at home on Tuesday, December 29, 2020, after a hard-fought battle with kidney disease. She was born in...

Leo Mahoney

LENOX, Mass. — Leo E. Mahoney died Sunday, Dec. 27 at Albany Medical Center as a result of a stroke.  Leo attended Christmas Eve Mass and enjoyed his favorite meal at an abbreviated...

Norvan Drugmand, 92

LENOX, Mass. — Norvan Oakley Drugmand, 92, of Lenox, passed away peacefully on Dec. 22, 2020, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center. Born in Imperial, Pa., May 27, 1928, the son of Roland and...

Robert Stein, 95

LENOX, Mass. —  Robert Stein, 95, of Lenox, Massachusetts passed away on Dec. 13, 2020, at Kimball Farms Nursing Home. Born in New York City in 1925 to Jack and Hattie (Greenbaum) Stein,...

Irene T. Watroba, 90

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Irene T. Watroba, 90 of Pittsfield, MA died Friday December 18, 2020 at Craneville Place of Dalton after a short illness. She was born in Pittsfield, MA on March 1,...

Antonio Bartolotta, 99

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Antonio William Bartolotta, 99, of Pittsfield, MA died on Sunday December 13, 2020 at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in New York, New York on November 10,...

Maria Stracuzzi, 91

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Maria A. (Scimone) Stracuzzi, 91 of Pittsfield, MA died Tuesday December 8, 2020 at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington. She was born in Taormina, Italy on June 3,...

Luca Lagarce

LENOX, Mass. — We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our sweet boy, Luca James Lagarce.  Luca brought so much joy and happiness during his 9.5 months with us. He passed in...

Agnes Thompson, 91

LENOX, Mass. — Agnes Moore Thompson, 91, died on Dec. 5, 2020, in Lenox, while in isolation and under care for COVID-19.  Family held her in their thoughts with the heart-wrenching hope...

Genevieve Mathes, 75

LENOX, Mass. — Genevieve Jane Shaw Mathes, 75, of Lenox, died Saturday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 1, 1945, the daughter of Leonard and Viola...

Paula Pomerantz,83

Paula Pomerantz (Pua Rifka) died peacefully at home due to complications of cancer on 12/1/2020 with her husband at her side. She was 83 years old. She was born 9/18/1937 in Yonkers, NY, daughter of...