Obituaries

Douglas V. Pleshaw, 74

ADAMS, Mass. — Douglas V. Pleshaw, 74, formerly of Adams, Mass., died on Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at North Adams Commons.  He was born on June 30, 1942, a son to the late Gervin and...

David A. Alexander, 71

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — David A. Alexander, 71, died on Saturday, June 24, 2017, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Mass., his loving family by his side.  David was born on July...

Daniel M. Perras, 60

ADAMS, Mass. — Daniel Milton Perras, 60, of Adams, Mass., died June 23, 2017, at his home.  He was born in North Adams, Mass., on February 26, 1957, a son of Madelyn (Moreau) Perras...

Leo W. Senecal, 70

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Leo William Senecal, 70, former director of Public Works for the City of North Adams, of Woodlawn Avenue, North Adams, Mass., died Monday, June 26, 2017, at Berkshire...

Katherine M. Desormeaux, 67

FLORIDA, Mass. — Katherine Marie (LaFrance) Desormeaux, 67, of Florida, Mass., died Saturday, June 24, 2017, at her home. She was born in Adams on October 9, 1949, a daughter of the...

William J. Coty, 80

BENNINGTON, Vt. — William J. Coty, 80, a resident of North Street in Bennington and formerly of Melbourne, Fla., died June 21, 2017, at the Vermont Veterans Home William was born in...

Christopher M. Burnham, 45

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Christopher M. Burnham, 45,  passed into the arms of mother earth and father sky in his home in Cheshire, Mass., as a result of a severe asthmatic attack in the early...

Theodore J. Gontczaruk, 97

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Theodore Joseph “Ted” Gontczaruk, 97, of BerkshireTown Apartments, Pittsfield, died Friday, June 23, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in New York...

Joan A. Carron, 83

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Joan A. Carron, 83, of 176 Columbus Avenue, Berkshiretown Apartments, passed away on June 22, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center.  Born on October 21, 1933 in...

Ellen L. Janssen, 81

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ellen L. (Drake) Janssen, 81, of Montvue Street, Pittsfield, died Wednesday, June 21, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on December 22, 1935, the...

William A. Burdick, 63

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — William A. Burdick, 63, of Adams died June 21, 2017, at his home.  He was born in North Adams on July 15, 1953, a son of the late Calvin and Margaret (Gardner)...

Kristina G. Biros, 27

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Kristina Gabrielle Biros, 27, of North Adams died peacefully on Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield due to complications from a heart...

Rita Beebe, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rita Zanett Morehouse Beebe, 91, died peacefully on Thursday, June 22, 2017. She was born on March 3, 1926, in North Adams, a daughter of Clementina Lutterotti...

Elizabeth A. Hawley, 68

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Elizabeth Ann Hawley, 68, died June 15, 2017, in Northampton, Mass.  Elizabeth was born in Frankfort, Germany, on May 12, 1949, the youngest daughter of John and...

Daniel Toomey, 91

LEE, Mass. — Daniel J. Toomey, 91, of Lee, died Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at his home with family by his side. Dan was born in Ballyneety, County Limerick, Ireland, on April 12, 1926, the...

Joseph A. Simonetta, 50

LENOX, Mass. — Joseph Anthony Simonetta, 50, of Housatonic Street, died Monday, June 19, 2017, of natural causes at his home. Born in Pittsfield on January 5, 1967, the son of Christine...

Marjorie T. Cummings, 88

LEE, Mass. — Marjorie T. Cummings, 88, of Water Street died Tuesday evening, June 20, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. A resident of Lenox for much of her life, she was born July 31,...

Kenneth D. Davis, 71

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Kenneth Darcy Davis, 71, of North Adams, Mass., died Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center.  He was born in San Diego, Calif., on September 26,...

Raymond J. Laurenzo, 70

BENNINGTON, Vt. — Raymond Joseph Laurenzo, 70, a former resident and fire chief of Mechanicville, N.Y., passed away peacefully on Father's Day, Sunday June 18, 2017, at the Albany...

Margaret B. Brennan, 63

DALTON, Mass. — Margaret 'Peg' B. Brennan, 63, of 73 Daly Avenue, Dalton, died Sunday, June 18, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on July 28, 1953, the...

Richard A. Nicholas Sr., 84

DALTON, Mass. — Richard A. Nicholas Sr., 84, of Dalton passed away peacefully at home on June 16, 2017, after a lengthy and valiant fight. Born in Lee, Mass., on April 22, 1933, the son...

Helen E. Biondo, 84

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Helen Elizabeth (LeBarron) Biondo, 84, of Williamstown, Mass., died Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Hancock, Mass., on April 19,...

Richard D. Vallieres, 60

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Richard David Vallieres, 60, of North Adams, Mass., died on Monday, June 19, 2017, at his home. He was born in North Adams on December 31, 1956, a son of the late...

Thomas C. Ferris, 63

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Thomas Charles Ferris, 63, died on May 3, 2017, after a long illness. He was born on April 27, 1954, a son of the late Michael M. & Vina (Greenlaw)...

Ellen G. Tietgens, 93

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Mrs. Ellen G. (Shields) Tietgens, 93, of Clarksburg, Mass., died Thursday morning, June 15, 2017, at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams on November 23,...