Obituaries

Josephine L. Lamberti, 97

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Josephine “Jo” Louise Lamberti, 97, of North Adams, Mass., died Saturday, October 14, 2017, in her home of natural causes.  She was born in North...

Elise V. England, 86

LENOX, Mass. — Elise V. England, 86, of Lenox died Thursday morning, October 12, 2017. She was born on May 9, 1931 in New York City to the late Carl and Anne Van Dam. After High School,...

Robert R. Ziaja, 80

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Robert R. Ziaja, 80, of Adams died unexpectedly on Monday, October 9, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.  He was born in Adams on September 15,...

Harriet L. Presnal, 93

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Harriet Laura (Farnam) Presnal, 93, of Adams died peacefully Thursday afternoon, October 5, 2017, at her home. She was a direct descendant if the Farnam families of...

Emma M. Jobin, 103

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Emma Mary (Moffitt) Jobin, 103, of Clarksburg, Mass., died on Wednesday, October 11, 2017, at Sweet Brook Care Center in Williamstown, Mass. She was born in...

Leo W. LaValley, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Leo W. LaValley, aged 92 years, 3 months, and 4 days, passed away on Sunday October 8, 2017. His beloved daughter Kim, his primary caregiver and near-constant companion,...

Mark I. Cohen, 69

LENOX, Mass. — Mark I. Cohen, D.D.S., 69, of Lenox, Mass., was born on October 6, 1948, in Brooklyn, N.Y., the son of Hyman Cohen and Elsie Gomberg Cohen. Dr. Cohen died on Tuesday, October...

LaBetta Tilley, 80

BENNINGTON, Vt. — LaBetta (Jean) Tilley, 80, a resident of Eagle Bridge, N.Y., passed away October 5, 2017, at her home.  LaBetta was born in Bennington on September 13, 1937, the...

Margaret A. Cranton, 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Margaret (Peggy) A. Cranton, 82, of 15 Skyview Drive, Pittsfield, died Thursday, October 5, 2017, at Mount Carmel Care Center.  Born in Pittsfield on January 19,...

Janice LeBeau, 81

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Janice May LeBeau, 81, of 700 Valentine Road, Pittsfield, died Wednesday, October 4, 2017, at her home.  She was born in Adams on July 22, 1936, the daughter of...

Michele R. Novick, 60

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Michele Renee Novick, age 60, passed away peacefully on October 6, 2017, at Hillcrest Commons Nursing in Pittsfield.   Michele was born on July 29, 1957, in...

Marjorie E. Rynkowski, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Marjorie Emma (Harrington) Rynkowski, 85, formerly of St. Joseph's Court, 85 Eagle St., North Adams, died Friday, October 6, 2017, at the Williamstown...

Ruth Rosenberg, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ruth Sidransky Rosenberg, born July 1, 1929, to Mary and Ben Sidransky, died October 7, 2017, at 4 p.m. with her son Mark Hyman and her daughter-in-law Mia Lux Koning at...

Vivian J. Tierney, 83

LEE, Mass. — Vivian J. Tierney, 83, of Pease Terrace in Lee, died Tuesday, October 3, 2017, at Fox Hill Campground in Austerlitz, N.Y. Born in Waterbury, Conn., on August 24, 1934, she...

Hattie E. Clark

LEE, Mass. — Hattie E. Clark, 86, of Cone Avenue, Lee, passed away Saturday, September 30, 2017, at her home with family by her side. Hattie was born on October 3, 1930, the daughter of...

Lawrence J. Whalen, 52

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lawrence (Larry) James Whalen, 52, of North Adams died on Friday, September 22, 2017, at home. He was born on December 31, 1964 in Chicopee, Mass., the son of James...

Lillian A. Godbout, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lillian A. (Goyette) Godbout, 92, of North Adams, Mass., died on Wednesday, October 4, 2017, at the North Adams Commons.  She was born in North Adams, Mass., on...

Marian K. Falcon, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Marian Katherine (Scott) Falcon, 83, of North Adams passed away on Monday, October 2, 2017, at Wingate of Norton in Norton, Mass. After a long battle with health issues,...

Agnes C. Wasuk, 98

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Agnes C. Wasuk, 98, formerly of Lakewood Village on Lakewood Drive, passed away on September 30, 2017, at Sweetbrook Rehabilitation & Nursing of Williamstown, where...

Kenneth R. Dinofrio, 68

DALTON, Mass. — Kenneth R. Dinofrio, 68, of 28 Mill St., passed away on Saturday, September 30, 2017, at Craneville Place of Dalton, where he had resided for the past year.  Born on...

Kevin F. Broderick, 51

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Kevin F. Broderick, 51, of 87 Lyman St. passed away on Friday, September 29, 2017, at North Adams Regional Hospital after suffering from apparent heart failure while at...

Charles R. Moran, 70

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Charles R. Moran, 70, of Clarksburg, Mass., died on Thursday, September 28, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass. He was born in Clarksburg, Mass.,...

David T. Kaplan, 66

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — David T. Kaplan, of Kennsington, Md., died Wednesday, September 27, 2017, of cancer.   Born on April 28, 1951, the son of the late Lillian Westerman and...

Patrick O. Burns, 80

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Patrick Owen Burns of Sheffield, Mass., a native New Yorker and resident of Brooklyn Heights for over 50 years, died on Thursday, September 28, 2017, at the age of 80,...

Loretta A. Morey, 93

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Loretta Anita (Brazeau) Morey, 93, of Adams died Friday afternoon, September 29, 2017, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams on July 4, 1924, a...