Obituaries

Ronald S. Goss, 85

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Ronald Salvatore Goss, 85, of Williamstown passed away on Monday, December 5, 2016, after a short illness.  Mr. Goss was the son of the late Raymond Goss and...

Lawrence E. "Larry" Brothers Jr.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Lawrence E. "Larry" Brothers Jr. passed away Saturday, December 3, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was the son of the late Lawrence E. Brothers Sr...

Joseph J. Cariddi, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joseph John Cariddi of North Adams died Friday, December 2, 2016, at Williamstown Commons. He was 95 years old. He was born in North Adams, the son of Frank and...

Arthur Stein, 91

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The family of Arthur Stein is heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved father, grandfather, brother-in-law, and uncle, on Tuesday, November 29, 2016. Born...

Mildred J. Grandchamp, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mildred J. (Dennis) Grandchamp, 94, of North Adams died Monday, November 28, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Hoosick Falls, N.Y., on December 25,...

Janet A. Roy, 82

DALTON, Mass. — Dalton lost an exceptional woman with an amazing spirit who was loved and admired by many. Janet Alberta Putney Roy, "Nanny,” was surrounded by her eight...

David A. Shears, 60

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. David A. Shears, 60, of Adams died on Sunday, November 27, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.  He was born in Pittsfield on February 10, 1956, a son...

Jaclyn A. Boudreau, 38

ADAMS, Mass. — Jaclyn Ann Biagini Boudreau, 38, of Adams died on Saturday, November 26, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.  She was born in Deland, Fla., on November...

Mary Baccoli, 84

LEE, Mass. — Mary Rose Contenta Baccoli, 84, of East Center Lee passed away peacefully at Mount Carmel Care Center in Lenox on Sunday, November 27, 2016, surrounded by her loving...

Concetta McCarthy, 93

LEE, Mass. — Concetta “Connie” McCarthy, 93, of Lee, died Saturday evening, November 26, 2016, at Springside Nursing Home in Pittsfield, attended by her family. Born in...

Alice M. MacMullen, 91

ANDISFIELD, Mass. — Alice May MacMullen, 91, of River Road in Sandisfield, died Wednesday, November 23, 2016, at the Hartford Hospital. Ms. MacMullen was born in Waterbury, Conn., on...

Gilda E.Monterosso, 92

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Gilda Elaine DiNicola Monterosso, 92, of Springside Avenue died peacefully with hospice at her daughter’s home on Sunday morning, 10:19 a.m., Nov. 27, 2016, surrounded in...

Ellen Polidoro Roux, 91

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ellen Polidoro Roux, 91, of Mount Carmel Care Center, died Wednesday, November 23, 2016. Born in Pittsfield on April 11, 1925, she was the daughter of Nicola and...

Lucille Barone, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Lucille "Lucy" (Falco) Barone, 84, of North Adams passed away at home on Sunday,  November 27, 2016, with family. Born in North Adams on January 31, 1932,...

Vernon B. Palen Sr., 78

LENOX, Mass. — Vernon B. Palen Sr., 78, of 71 King William Road passed away on Monday, November 21, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center.  Born on February 18, 1938, in Hudson, N.Y.,...

Joan Monterosso, 75

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Joan Monterosso, 75, of Wahconah Heights, Pittsfield, died Sunday, November 20, 2016, at Hillcrest Commons.  Born in Pittsfield on April 20, 1941, the daughter...

Edward F. Schilling, 94

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Edward Floyd Schilling, 94, of 432 Tyler Street, Pittsfield, died Thursday, November 17, 2016, at his home surrounded by his loving family.  Born in Pittsfield...

James C. Nicol, 101

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — James Connell Nicol, 101, of North Adams died Wednesday November 23, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center’s North Adams campus. He was born in Kinross, Scotland,...

George A. Roe, 93

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — George A. Roe, 93, of Williamstown died on Wednesday, November 23, 2016, surrounded by his family. He was born the son of George A. and Mabel (Lee) Roe, on...

Anthony W. Czarnecki Sr., 71

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Anthony Walter Czarnecki Sr., 71, of Bradenton, Fla., formerly of North Adams, Mass., died on November 23, 2016, at Tidewell Hospice in Bradenton, Fla. He was born on...

Robert E. O'Dell, 66

ADAMS, Mass. — Robert Eugene O'Dell, 66, of Commercial Street died on Thursday, November 17, 2016, at his home. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on September 26, 1950, a son of...

Domenica A. "Mecca" Boison, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mrs. Domenica A. "Mecca" Boison, 88, formerly of 72 Parkside Ave., died Saturday, November 19, 2016, at Melbourne Place.  She was born in North Canaan,...

Alice R. Heideman, 78

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Alice Rita (Lubowicz) Heideman, 78, of Clarksburg died Saturday, November 19, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center.   She was born in Adams, Mass., on October 22,...

Norma Tulgan

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Norma Propp Tulgan died on Friday, November 18, 2016, after a lengthy period of ill health at Berkshire Place, where she had been a resident since August 2015. She...

George S. Coody, 97

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — George Sterling Coody, 97, of North Adams died Friday, November 18, 2016, at North Adams Commons. He was born on June 24, 1919, in Inverness, Scotland, the son of...