Obituaries

Richard T. "Dick" Dean, 89

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Richard T. "Dick" Dean, 89, of Adams, died Wednesday evening, December 14, 2016, after a courageous battle with cancer.  He was born in North Adams on...

Charles M. Senter, 90

LEE, Mass. - Charles M. Senter, 90, of East Street, Lee, died Tuesday evening, December 13, 2016, at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Pittsfield July 24, 1926, he was the son of...

Eugene P. Pomerleau, 90

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Eugene P. Pomerleau, 90, recently of Gonic, N.H., and formerly of Pompano Beach, Fla., and Lanesborough, Mass., passed away on December 13, 2016, peacefully surrounded...

Juliann I. McCarthy, 75

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Juliann Irene (West) McCarthy, 75, of 45 Chestnut St., Williamstown, died on Saturday December 17, 2016, at her home with her husband at her side. She was born in...

Cecilia I. Bressette, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Cecilia Irene (Baker) Bressette, 87, of North Adams, formerly of Williamstown, Mass., died on Thursday, December 15, 2016, at her home.  She was born in North...

Marcia J. Payette, 72

ADAMS, Mass. — Ms. Marcia Jane (Pontier) Payette, 72, of Adams died on Sunday, December 11, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a brief illness. She was born in North...

Richard E. Fillio, 86

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Richard Evans Fillio, 86, formerly of 338 Onota Street, Pittsfield, died Sunday, December 11, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on April 2, 1930,...

Shirley A. Therrien, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Shirley Ann (Belair) Therrien, 76, of North Adams died Tuesday, December 13, 2016, at the Springside Nursing Home in Pittsfield, Mass. She was born in Pittsfield on...

Anthony M. ‘Tony Pots & Pans’ Maschino, 3

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Anthony Martin Maschino, 3, of Pittsfield passed away after a two-month battle with an aggressive brainstem glioma, a rare childhood cancer, on Friday, December 9, 2016,...

Pauline Pierce, 99

LENOX, Mass. — Pauline Day Pierce, known as Polly, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 6, 2016, at Kimball Farms in Lenox.  Born in Chicago on November 28, 1917, she spent her...

Paula Dixon, 59

BERLIN, N.Y. — Paula (Jones) Dixon, 59, of Berlin, N.Y., passed peacefully in the comfort of her home with family on Friday, December 9, 2016.  She was born in Fort Dix, N.J., on...

Richard F. Fancher, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Richard F. Fancher, 88, of Pittsfield, formerly of Stephentown, N.Y., died Wednesday, December 7, 2016, at Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility, surrounded by his loving...

Ilene M. Maluda, 85

DALTON, Mass. — Ilene M. Maluda, 85, of 45 Main Street, Sugar Hill, passed away on December 5, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center.  Born on July 5, 1931 in Adams, Mass., she was the...

Yolanda A. Romano, 89

MIDDLEFIELD, Mass. — Yolanda A. Romano, 89, a lifelong resident of Middlefield, passed away on November 29, 2016, at Hillcrest Commons of Pittsfield.  Born on October 21, 1927, in...

Franklin Daigle, 87

BECKET, Mass. — Franklin R. Daigle, 87, of Sherwood Forest in Becket, died Sunday, December 4, 2016, at his home.  He was born in Daigle, Maine, on January 27, 1929, the son of...

George L. McMullin, 85

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — George Lawrence McMullin, 85, of Williamstown, formerly of Hawley, Mass., passed peacefully in his sleep on November 28, 2016. George was born July 8, 1931, in...

Betty L. Poirot, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Betty Louise (Ogert) Poirot, 85, formerly of 455 Mohawk Trail, Drury, Mass., died on Monday, December 5, 2016, at Southport Nursing Center in Southport,...

Barbara Goldin, 75

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Barbara Goldin, 75, of Pittsfield died on Monday, December 5, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded and held by her loving family.  Born in Hagerstown,...

Gertrude L. Oles, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gertrude Lilymay (Lasher) Oles, 84, of Holy Family Terrace in North Adams, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother, died Monday,...

Patrick Kelly, 32

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The life of Patrick Henley Kelly was tragically cut short by an accident on Wednesday, November 30, 2016.  Patrick, 32 years old, was born in Pittsfield to Donna...

Joann R. Walton

WINDSOR, Mass. — Joann Regina Mawhinney Walton of Windsor, who died Tuesday, November 29, 2016, was born to John J. Mawhinney and W. Regina Foley in Pittsfield, Mass., on her father's...

Richard B. Petell, 58

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Richard Brion Petell, 58, beloved father, son, brother, grandfather, uncle and friend, passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2016, following an illness at Berkshire...

William M. Chittenden, 92

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. William Martin Chittenden of Adams died peacefully on Friday, December 2, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a brief illness.  He was born in...

A. Michael Rinaldi, 68

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. A. Michael Rinaldi, 68, of Adams died on Thursday, December 1, 2016, at his home.  He was born in Pittsfield on April 12, 1948, a son of Anthony J. Rinaldi Sr....

Frederick F. Pietras, 100

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Frederick F. Pietras, 100, of Adams died Tuesday afternoon, November 29, 2016, at Albany Medical Center.  He was born in Adams on April 21, 1916, a son of the...