Obituaries

Ashley M. Benlien, 24

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ashley Marie Benlien, 24, of Pittsfield passed away July 9, 2018, after a battle with addiction. She was born on December 14, 1993, a daughter of James Benlien and...

Sandra M. Lubold, 73

BECKET, Mass. — Sandra Marie Pemble Lubold, 73, of 638 County Road, Becket, died Saturday, July 7, 2018, at her home. Born in Pittsfield on September 16, 1944, a daughter of Marcel and...

Valerie O. Hamilton, 61

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Valerie Orean Elizabeth Hamilton, 61, of 19 South John St., Pittsfield, Mass., passed away early Saturday morning, July 7, 2018, after a short illness.  Valerie was...

Michael W. Terry, 30

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Michael Winthrop Terry, 30, passed away on Tuesday, July 3, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in North Adams.  He was born March 26, 1988 in Pittsfield,...

Dr. Paul J. Maher, 77

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Paul Joseph Maher, MD, 77, of Williamstown passed away on July 1, 2018, at his home.  He was born in Concord, Mass., on October 13, 1940, a son of the late...

John D. Sondrini, 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — John Daniel Sondrini, 82, resident of Melbourne Place, died peacefully on July 3, 2018, at Hillcrest Commons surrounded by his children after a long...

Ruth M. LePage, 91

ADAMS, Mass. — Ruth M. LePage, 91, of Tampa, Fla., died Sunday, July 8, 2018, at Elmcroft Assisted Living in Tampa, Fla. Before moving to Elmcroft, Mrs. LePage resided in Brandon,...

Sally A. Lesure, 80

STAMFORD, Vt. — Sally Ann (Spencer) Lesure, 80, of Stamford, Vt., died Tuesday, July 10, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on January 10, 1938,...

Nettie A. Sarro, 93

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Miss Nettie A. Sarro, 93, of 198 Blythewood Drive and most recently residing at Wingate Assisted Living, 140 Melbourne Road, both of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away...

Theresa L. Swindell, 21

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Theresa Laurel “Tess” Swindell, 21, of Temple, N.H., lost her battle with depression on Tuesday, July 3, 2018, in Logan, Utah. Tess was born in Temple,...

Elsie I. Mailhot, 90

ADAMS, Mass. — Elsie Isabel (Leonesio) Mailhot, 90, of Adams, Mass., died Sunday, July 8, 2018, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on July 24, 1927 daughter of...

Mark A. Bunt, 38

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mark Anthony Bunt, 38, of North Adams, Mass., died on Wednesday, July 4, 2018, at his home.  He was born in Cold Spring, N.Y., on June 30, 1980 a son of Estella...

Frank J. Segala, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Frank Joseph Segala, 90, of North Adams, Mass., died peacefully at his home on Sunday, July 8, 2018. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on October 15, 1927, a son...

Lois Quinn, 93

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Lois Boland Quinn (Mrs. John H. Quinn) of Williamstown died surrounded by all her children at Berkshire Medical Center on Friday, July 6, 2018, after a brief...

Mildred G. Manson, 97

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Former North Adams City Clerk Mildred Grace (Roberts) Manson, 97, of North Adams, Mass., died on Thursday, July 5, 2018, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in...

Janet A. Patterson, 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Longtime Williamstown educator Janet A. Patterson, 87, of Lindley Terrace, Williamstown, Mass., died on July 2, 2018, at Sweet Brook Nursing Home.  She was...

Patricia A. Senter, 89

LEE, Mass. — Patricia A. Senter, 89, of East Street, Lee, died Thursday, July 5, 2018, at her home with her loving family in her company. Patricia was born in Worcester on July 10,...

Charmaine Bradley, 77

ADAMS, Mass. — Charmaine "Sherry" (Duda) Bradley, 77, of Adams died on Tuesday, July 3, 2018, at North Adams Commons. She was born in Adams on April 13, 1941, daughter of the...

Laura Eva Drummond, 95

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Laura Eva Drummond, 95, of Pittsfield passed away June 28, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Pittsfield on August 8, 1922, the daughter of the late...

Martha Ann Dowling, 83

HINSDALE, Mass. — Martha Ann Dowling of Hinsdale died Saturday, June 30, 2018, after a long illness. She was surrounded by her family when she took her last breath. She was born July...

Margaret M. McBurney

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Margaret M. McBurney died Saturday, June 30, 2018. Born in Tillicoultry, Scotland, the daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Cook) Fisher, she was educated here and was...

Norma Giroux, 86

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Norma Eva Elliman Breault Giroux, 86, of 195 Elberon Ave., formerly of West Housatonic Street, Pittsfield, passed away June 28, 2018, at Mt. Carmel Care Center in...

Alice C. Burda, 66

WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Alice C. (Ross) Burda, 66, of West Stockbridge, Mass., and formerly of Pittsfield, Mass., died Saturday June 30, 2018, at her home. She was born in Washington,...

Robert Volz, 80

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Robert "Bob" Volz, longtime custodian of the Chapin Library at Williams College, who served from 1977 until his retirement in June 2015, died on May 30, 2018,...

Rachel E. Crowley, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rachel Elizabeth (LeClair) Crowley, 84, of North Adams, Mass., died Thursday June 28, 2018, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Adams, Mass., on January 2,...