Obituaries

Gary C. Snyder, 64

DALTON, Mass. — Beloved son, husband, father and grandfather Gary C. Snyder, 64, of Dalton passed away unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, September 20, 2016. Born in Pittsfield on...

Russell Carpenter Service

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Friends of Russell F. Carpenter, who died July 20, 2016, are invited to join family in honoring and remembering him at the Williams College Faculty Club on Saturday,...

James A. Murphy, 68

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — James Allen Murphy, 68, of Pittsfield died Thursday, September 22, 2016, at Hillcrest Commons. He was born in Miami, Fla., on February 7, 1948, son of Bruce and Ella...

Paul P. DiVirgilio, 96

LENOX, Mass. — Paul P. DiVirgilio, 96, of Devonshire Estates, 329 Pittsfield Road, passed away Monday, September 19, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Pittsfield on...

Carole A. Drosehn, 74

DALTON, Mass. — After a battle with cancer, Carole Drosehn died on Sunday, September 18, 2016 at her home in Dalton at the age of 74. Carole was born on October 16, 1941, in Pittsfield,...

George P. Mathes, 46

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — George Peter Mathes, 46, of 68 Maplewood Ave. died Sunday, September 18, 2016, at his home. Born in Pittsfield on November 28, 1969, the son of George P. Mathes and...

William H. Squires Jr., 86

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — William H. Squires Jr., 86, of 350 West St. passed away on Friday, September 16, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born on January 20, 1930 in Pittsfield, he was...

Allan D. Shapiro, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Allan Donald Shapiro, 93, born April 21, 1923, in North Adams to Annie Kronick and Samuel Shapiro, died on Tuesday, September 20, 2016. Mr. Shapiro graduated from...

Richard H. Koloc Sr., 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Richard Henry Koloc Sr., 72, of North Adams died Monday, September 19, 2016 at his home. He was born in North Adams on January 27, 1944 son of Henry I. and Helen...

Margaret T. Cady, 88

DALTON, Mass. — Margaret T. Cady, 88, of 12 Park Circle Drive in Dalton passed away on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, at Mt. Greylock Extended Care in Pittsfield after a brief...

Gena E. Dellaghelfa, 88

ADAMS, Mass. — Gena Eleanor (DiLorenzo) Dellaghelfa, 88, died peacefully on the evening of Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, in Adams. Gena was born on July 3, 1928, to Anna (DiNucci) DiLorenzo...

Miriam Fetcher Steel, 101

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Miriam Steel died peacefully at her home in Williamstown on Wednesday, September 14, 2016, at the age of 101. She was born on Dec. 18, 1914, in Winnetka, Illinois,...

Robert L. Duval, 83

ADAMS, Mass. — Robert L. Duval, 83, of Orleans, Mass., passed away at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston on September 15, 2016, surrounded by his family.  Bob was born...

Sharon A. Greene, 70

BENNINGTON, Vt. — Sharon Anne Becker Greene, a resident of Gore Road, passed away Monday September 12, 2016, at the Centers For Living and Rehabilitation. A lifelong resident, Sharon...

David R. Banford Sr., 75

DALTON, Mass. — David R. "Hacksaw" Banford Sr., 75, of Daly Avenue, Dalton, died unexpectedly on Monday, September 12, 2016, at his home. He was born in Palmer, Mass., on...

Arnold R. Scaramuzzi, 86

LEE, Mass. — Arnold Raymond Scaramuzzi, 86, of Lee died Wednesday, September 14, 2016, at Fairview Hospital with his family by his side. Arnold was born in Cheshire, Mass., on April 10,...

James 'Big Jim' O'Neill, 62

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — James Bernard 'Big Jim' O'Neill, 62, of Pittsfield and formerly of North Adams, died peacefully Wednesday September 7, 2016, at his home. He was born in...

Patricia R. Brassard, 66

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Patricia Rose (Krzanik) Brassard, 66, of Adams died early Sunday morning, September 11, 2016, at her home. She was born in Adams on September 6, 1950, a daughter of...

David P. Burke, 56

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. David P. Burke, 56, of Gansevoort, N.Y., lost his life in a tragic motorcycle accident on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016. David was born on January 6, 1960 in...

Christine Ann 'Chrissy' Craighead, 50

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Christine Ann (Chrissy) Craighead, 50, born on September 14, 1965, passed away on September 6, 2016, after a year-long battle with cancer. Chrissy was diagnosed...

Bryan J. Gaspardi, 30

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Bryan J. Gaspardi, 30, of Crane Avenue died Sunday, September 11, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born on June 18, 1986 in Pittsfield, the son of Sharon...

Mildred I. Murphy, 98

DALTON, Mass. — Mildred Irene Murphy, 98, of RiverRun Apartments, Dalton, died Tuesday, September 6, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Stephentown, N.Y., the daughter of Orson...

Mary Ann Northrup, 78

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mary Ann Northrup, 78, formerly of 37 Waubeek Road, Pittsfield, passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2016, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center, where she had resided...

Lisa A, MacDowell, 51

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Lisa A, MacDowell, 51, of Pittsfield died unexpectedly at her home on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016. Born September 20, 1964, the daughter of James Chague and Mary Rogers...

Daniel F. DeMarco, 64

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Daniel Francis DeMarco, 64, of North Adams died peacefully, surrounded by his children and family, on Monday, September 12, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. He...