A tribute to those we have lost, June - August 2024
Published in The Berkshire Eagle Saturday, September 21, 2024
Welcome to In Memoriam
Obituary & Remembrance Tribute Feature
During a family’s time of sorrow, we want to reflect on the lives of those who have recently passed.
As Berkshire County’s newspaper of record, we help families share obituaries in the local community as well as with family and friends who live outside the area.
The Berkshire Eagle offers this special quarterly feature to commemorate and honor the loved ones we have lost.
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Edwina Irene Addison 1938 - 2024 Buena Vista, VA
Frank Alfonso 1949 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Sandra Allen 1943 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Peter M. Amerio Wanaque, NJ
Jayden Emry Andre 2008 - 2024 Lee, MA
Renee Gullekson Arasimowicz 1959 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Robert Archey 1937 - 2024 Seattle, WA
Margaretha Arienti 1936 - 2024 Stockbridge, MA
Bernard Auge 1946 - 2024 Dalton, MA
Richard H. Aveyard 1936 - 2024 Adams, MA
Dorothy E. Barnes 1943 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Dorothy Barnum 1953 - 2024 Lee, MA
Antoinette Marie Beauchamp 1940 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Kenneth Gale Beauregard East Granby, CT
Karen A. Beckwith 1947 - 2024 Great Barrington, MA
John Bellinger 1934 - 2024 Lee, MA
Jamila Benkhoud 1992 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Samuel Bennett 1959 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Charles A. Bercury 1949 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Beverly Zahn Macivalano Black 1941 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Wayne E. Blair 1942 - 2024 Pownal, VT
George A. Blanco 1927 - 2024 North Egremont, MA
Bernard Boldyga 1931 - 2024 Great Barrington, MA
Mark W. Borghi 1962 - 2024 Willow, AK
Margaret Louise Bouchillon 1932 - 2024 Winsted, CT
Connell Boyle 1942 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Angela and Alex Brett-Lucaroni Pittsfield, MA
Ruth Mary Briggs 1923 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Thomas Philip Brighenti 1946 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Wilma Wallis Britigan 1938 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Kate Von Brook 1980 - 2024 Aberdeen, SD
Norman J. Brunet 1937 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Donald Henry Buchwald 1936 - 2024 Brooklyn, NY
Irma A. Bullock 1936 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Ann Stewart Burch 1924 - 2024 Stamford, VT
Leslie Bush 1944 - 2024 New Marlborough, MA
Richard R. Bush 1934 - 2024 North Adams, MA
Wilfred Cadman 1961 - 2024 Evington, VA
Robert M. Cancilla 1937 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Charles Carlough 1943 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Eligia Castagna 1934 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Louise F. Cella 1925 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Michele Moeller Chandler 1951 - 2024 Williamstown, MA
Joan B. Charland 1930 - 2024 Richmond, MA
Gail Ann Ciepiela 1943 - 2024 Dalton, MA
Peter W. Collins 1947 - 2024 South Lee, MA
Cameron Mark Connally 1996 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Christopher A. Connolly 1952 - 2024 Saco, ME
Edward Nicholas Conroy 1935 - 2024 Williamstown, MA
David R. Cooper 1943 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Theresa Corbitt 1932 - 2024 Lee, MA
Roderick L. Corey 1941 - 2024 Lanesborough, MA
Kathleen W. Costa 1951 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Thomas J. Costigan Cheshire, MA
Margaret Mary Coughlin 1954 - 2024 Peru, MA
Albert Coury 1935 - 2024 Adams, MA
Barbara Todt Coury 1935 - 2024 Adams, MA
Robert L. Crawford 1933 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Laura E. Cummings 1984 - 2024 Lee, MA
Gladys A. Czubryt 1925 - 2024 Adams, MA
William and Hazel Daignault 2017 - 2024 Adams, MA
Colonel Daniel Daly 1932 - 2024 Front Royal, VA
F. Joan Dargie 1932 - 2024 Stamford, VT
Craig Davidson 1951 - 2024 Kissimmee, FL
Donald E. DeBlieux 1936, - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Josephine DeLuce 1925 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Lawrence J. Denault 1935 - 2024 Santee, CA
Susan L. Denzel 1947 - 2024 Dalton, MA
Edward J. Derby 1957 - 2024 Williamstown, MA
Patricia Ann Dewey 1960 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Maureen Ellen Dimise 1955 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Nathan Doctrow 1929 - 2024 Arlington, MA
Hascal O. Dodge 1942 - 2024 Lenox, MA
Donald C. Doucette 1931 - 2024 Williamstown, LA
Robert A. Dow 1953 - 2024 Adams, MA
Gerald J. Drew 1932 - 2024 Lenox, MA
Phyllis Dunn 1929 - 2024 North Adams, MA
Sally Jane Dunn Lee, MA
Zachary J. Dupee 1990 - 2024 Adams, MA
Mary J. Dupuis 1947 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
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Mark Eastland 1953 - 2024 North Adams, MA
Martha Ekstrom 1940 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Walter J. Elwood 1947 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
EarlGiver Essien 2011 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Norma Ethier Marlboro, MA
Ruth Mary Crawford Evans 1928 - 2024 Chicago, IL
Barbara Faille Ssj 1938 - 2024 Framingham, MA
JoAnne Marie Fairfield 1943 - 2024 Freeport, NY
Margot Falkner 1935 - 2024 Stamford, VT
Cyrilla Irene Fantauzzi 1926 - 2024 North Adams, MA
Brian E. Farmer 1987 - 2024 Lanesborough, MA
Helen Joy Farrelly 1926 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Raymond H. Farrin 1954 - 2024 Otis, MA
Lorena May Fellows 1942 - 2024 Gt. Barrington, MA
Nancy Meyers Ferdinand 1940 - 2024 Williamstown, MA
David W. Fields 1948 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Edward W. Filiault 1951 - 2024 Hinsdale, MA
Michael R. Filmus 1943 - 2024 Great Barrington, MA
David Forrest 1954 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Keath J. Fortier 1959 - 2024 Adams, MA
Mark W. Fortier 1955 - 2024 Cheshire, MA
David L. Frye 1951 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Lavon D. Frye 1928 - 2024 Lenox, MA
Charles M. Fuller 1930 - 2024 Lenox, MA
Virginia Garceau 1934 - 2024 Adams, MA
Ralph L. Gates 1926 - 2024 Vero Beach, FL
Kim Walter Gawron 1962 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Thomas Joseph Gaylord 1932 - 2024 Grand Junction, CO
Eleanor George 1927 - 2024 North Adams, MA
Joyce M. Ghidotti 1933 - 2024 North Adams, MA
Casey J. Goewey 1972 - 2024 Clarksburg, MA
Roger O. Goldman 1945 - 2024 New York, NY
Patricia Goodfellow 1942 - 2024 Lee, MA
Rita E. Gordon 1929 - 2024 Cheshire, MA
Judith Grant 1944 - 2024 Clarksburg, MA
Karen Lee Guerin 1943 - 2024 Great Barrington, MA
Mary Guglielmo 1944 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Doris T. Guillou 1927 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Rosemary Dwyer Guiltinan 1931 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Beverly Thistle Hallock 1929 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Paul Hankey 1968 - 2024 New Marlborough, MA
Mary E. Harte 1936 - 2024 Cohoes, NY
JoAnn Hauge 1941 - 2024 Lanesborough, MA
John Healey 1935 - 2024 Lenox, MA
John D. Hebert 1947 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Nicholas Richard Henderson 1978 - 2024 Sheffield, MA
Basilio Henriques 1932 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Sydney F. Hermon 1944 - 2024 North Adams, MA
Yvonne Hershman 1938 - 2024 Coral Gables, FL
Steveland L. Hill 1983 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
James E. Holland 1953 - 2024 Hinsdale, MA
Jay Hopkins Blackstone, MA
Timothy F. Horrigan 1943 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Jeremy Samuel Howe 1970 - 2024 Hinsdale, MA
Laureen Huckle 1961 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Mario J. Intelisano 1931 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Betty Jackson 1953 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Philip F. Jacoby 1946 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Russell N. Jaehnig 1970 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Joyce M. Jagiello 1940 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Tips for coping with the loss of a loved one
The loss of a loved one can be difficult to confront. That difficulty might have been heightened in recent years, when a global pandemic has caused the death of millions, including many people who were otherwise healthy prior to contracting the COVID-19 virus. Each individual may experience the grieving process in their own unique way, but the
Each individual may experience the grieving process in their own unique way.
American Psychological Association notes that researchers have found that social support and healthy habits can help most people recover from loss. The APA also urges individuals to speak with a licensed mental health
professional if they are dealing with severe or complicated grief, a condition marked by broad changes to all personal relationships, a sense of meaninglessness, a prolonged yearning or searching for the deceased, and a sense of
rupture in personal beliefs.
The APA reports that some additional strategies may help grieving individuals process and come to terms with the loss of a loved one.
DISCUSS THE DEATH OF YOUR LOVED ONE
TAKE CARE OF YOUR HEALTH
Mental Health America, a community-based nonprofit committed to promoting mental
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The APA notes that avoiding talking about a deceased loved one can lead to isolation and a disruption in the healing process. Speaking about the death of a loved one can help individuals understand what happened, and that understanding can facilitate the healing process.
overwhelming.
The death of a loved one can inspire a range of emotions. Various strategies can help individuals cope with such losses. More information about grieving is available at www.apa. org. CONTINUED FROM
health, urges individuals dealing with the loss of a loved one to take care of their own health. After losing a loved one, some people may be in danger of developing a dependence on medication or alcohol that they’re using to deal with their grief. It’s important that grieving individuals recognize that threat and the role that maintaining one’s personal health can play in the healing process. Regular contact with your physician, routine exercise and a healthy diet can promote per-
sonal health and may help individuals avoid the pitfalls of addiction after the death of a loved one.
ACCEPT YOUR FEELINGS
The APA notes that it’s normal for grieving individuals to experience a range of emotions, including sadness, anger and exhaustion. Individuals who feel overwhelmed by their emotions are urged to speak with a licensed mental health professional. Such professionals can recommend various strategies to cope with emotions that can sometimes feel
CELEBRATE YOUR LOVED ONE
The APA recognizes that many people find the anniversaries of a loved one’s death to be especially difficult. The APA recommends individuals use such anniversaries as opportunities to celebrate their loved one’s life. Plant a garden in a loved one’s memory or honor them with a donation to a charity they supported. Such gestures can add some positivity to the anniversary and help in the healing process.
Did you know?
According to Mental Health America, individuals’ reactions to the death of a loved one can elicit unique emotions linked to their relationship to the deceased. For example, MHA, a community-based nonprofit focused on promoting mental health, notes that a child’s death could inspire different feelings than the loss of an elderly spouse. When parents lose a child, that death may arouse a sense of injustice that can overwhelm the child’s parents as they contemplate lost potential, unfulfilled dreams and, in certain instances, the child’s suffering. Elderly individuals who lose a spouse may be overcome by feelings of loneliness. Recognition of these different reactions is important because it can help individuals and their support networks more effectively cope with their grief.
David Bruce Jenks 1941 - 2024 Windsor, MA
Larry W. Jones 1952 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Susan Mary Jones 1960 - 2024 Adams, MA
George C. Jordan 1940 - 2024 Lenox, MA
Audrey Ringer Eldred Joslyn 1939 - 2024 Lenox, MA
Anne E. Jost 1948 - 2024 Great Barrington, MA
Joyce Poules Kastrinakis 1936 - 2024 Lenox, MA
F. Thomas Kelly 1939 - 2024 Lee, MA
Mark C. Kennedy 1957 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
John Anthony Kerwood 1939 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Gerald L. Ketcham 1951 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Joanne K. Kickery 1947 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Sally Rogers Killackey 1941 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Shawn H. King 1971 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Mary C. Kirchner 1930 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Bradley Jay Klose 1947 - 2024 Dalton, MA
Marguerite Knysh 1926 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
John S. Kokoszka 1945 - 2024 East Oits, MA
Eloise Koneazny 1930 - 2024 New Marlborough, MA
Stanislaw Kordana 1932 - 2024 Cheshire, MA
Richard E. Koscher 1928 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Edward A. Kuni 1956 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Shanda Lafave-Modena 1972 - 2024 Adams, MA
Kirt C. LaForest 1972 - 2024 Cheshire, MA
Arlene Langendorfer 1943 - 2024 Dunkirk, NY
Virginia Colton Larkin 1931 - 2024 Richmond, MA
Rita M. Laviolette 1948 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Mark Lawson 1961 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Helene K. Leavitt Pittsfield, MA
Ann Marie Leeman 1950 - 2024 Dalton, MA
Wayne A. LePage 1947 - 2024 New Lebanon, NY
George R. Litourneau 1948 - 2023 Becket, MA
Ronald A. Louis 1957 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
John Francis Love 1953 - 2024 Clarksburg, MA
Jeannie Theresa Lowe 1946 - 2024 New Marlborough, MA
Dorothy A. Lucia 1935 - 2024 Adams, MA
Diane E. Luczynski 1953 - 2024 Brentwood, NH
Edward R. Lynch 1934 - 2024 Lee, MA
Judith MacCartney 1942 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Henry Maces 1947 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
John MacRoberts Stephentown, NY
Beverly Book Mahoney 1947 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Matthew Mark Mahoney 1982 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Martin D. Malnati 1929 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Patricia Manion 1947 - 2024 Lanesborough, MA
Grace G. Marchetto 1926 - 2024 Dalton, MA
Lorraine Maslanka 1940 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Kimberly Ann Mathews 1971 - 2024 Dalton, MA
John G. McCann 1927 - 2024 Dalton, MA
James J. McKenna 1933 - 2024 Adams, MA
Robert G. Meyer 1936 - 2024 Huntington, Long Island, NY
Sandra Hudesman Michel 1934 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Mark J. Middlebrook 1952 - 2024 Dalton, MA
Elaine Middleton Great Barrington, MA
Dorothyann Miller 1947 - 2024 Dalton, MA
Bruce Milne 1933 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Victoria J. Moncecchi 1934 - 2024 North Adams, MA
Claire V. Mooney 1929 - 2024 Lenox, MA
Mark P. Moriarty 1958 - 2024 Lanesborough, MA
Carol Morin 1944 - 2024 North Adams, MA
Carol Jean Moynihan 1942 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Pat and Jack Munger Pittsfield, MA
Carol MacIver Murphy 1933 - 2024 Lenox, MA
Floyd E. Murphy 1945 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Althea Smith Napolitano 1936 - 2024 Methuen, MA
Michael Nawazelski 1986 - 2024 Adams, MA
Herbert Nelson 1931 - 2024 Becket, MA
Dalgiza M. Nicholson 1927 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
John C. Nicol 1946 - 2024 North Adams, MA
Edward F. Nimmons 1942 - 2024 North Adams, MA
Sharon Connor Nolan 1955 - 2024 Methuen, MA
John A. Noonan 1946 - 2024 Lanesborough, MA
Will Nuessle Pittsfield, MA
Theodore O’Keefe 1949 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Charles Victor O’Neil 1947 - 2024 Lee, MA
John Kevin O’Shaughnessy 1938 - 2023 Windham, VT
Wesley E. Olds 1942 - 2024 Hinsdale, MA
Susanna Opper 1940 - 2024 Alford, MA
Rita N. Oslizlo 1930 - 2024 North Adams, MA
David Wilson Page 1941 - 2024 Lenox, MA
Elisabeth Perenick 1935 - 2024 Readsboro, VT
Pasquale L. Perry 1933 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Julie Peterson 1935 - 2024 Renton, WA
Louis J. Peyron 1935 - 2024 Stockbridge, MA
Gloria Theresa Phelps 1929 - 2024 North Adams, MA
Alan Bruno Piccin 1935 - 2024 Sheffield, MA
Kathy Pisani 1950 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Chester F. Potash 1934 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Joanne Potash 1961 - 2024 Lanesborough, MA
Xavier M. Powell 1994 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Betty A. Prashker 1925 - 2024 Alford, MA
Albert Henry Prince 1937 - 2024 Dalton, MA
Francene Marie Provost 1964 - 2024 Great Barrington, MA
Perry M. Puppolo 1958 - 2024 Adams, MA
Donna Faith Putnam 1936 - 2024 North Adams, MA
Dorothy Ransford 1942 - 2024 North Adams, MA
Gerald Rattigan 1937 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Colleen Mary Reardon 1958 - 2024 Canaan, CT
Howard K. Reardon 1941 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Jason A. Reder 1932 - 2024 Bonita Springs, FL
Joan M. Rehm 1932 - 2024 West Stockbridge, MA
Thomas Renzi Pittsfield, MA
Richard L. Rheaume 1930 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Adi Rischner 1948 - 2024 Sheffield, MA
Cecelia A. Roberts 1930 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Brenda E. Robinson 1945 - 2024 Adams, MA
Richard R. Roosa 1954 - 2024 Lee, MA
Wilfred Rose 1931 - 2024 North Adams, MA
Jeannette Yvonne Rotondo 1938 - 2024 Lee, MA
Kelly A. Roulier 1969 - 2024 Adams, MA
Shelley Russ-Salem 1953 - 2024 New Lenbanon, NY
Michael G. Sabia 1944 - 2024 Pawleys Island, SC
Ronald Price Sanford 2008 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Idamae Scaramuzzi 1928 - 2024 Lee, MA
Helen E. Sciarra 1932 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Barbara R. Scott 1932 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Jeffrey T. Scrimo Lenox, MA
Bernice J. Sherman 1928 - 2024 Adams, MA
Mabel Elizabeth Sherman 1935 - 2024 Adams, MA
Helen Ruth Shields 1923 - 2024 Rowe, MA
Richard Shogry 945 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Francis Skowronski 1925 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Richard D. Smith 1952 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Stephen Smith 1961 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Barbara L. Sniezek 1925 - 2024 Dalton, MA
Ruth & Pliny Sohl 1945 - 2024 Bunnell, FL
Jean Sperling 1935 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Donald Joseph Spiewak 1940 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Brian J. Stack 1954 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Carter Dillon Stone 1951 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Stacey Maureen Thomas 1985 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
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Kathleen Marie Stottle 1931 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Robert Stracuzzi 1952 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Robert J. Sullivan 1962 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Ruth Swart 1924 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Jean M. Tabor 1938 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Susanna
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Elizabeth Thorn 1962 - 2024 Monterey, MA
William Raymond Touhey 1946 - 2024 Lee, MA
John R. Townsend 1950 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
James John Treat 1942 - 2024 Houston, TX
George Henry Tremblay 1934 - 2024 Englewood, FL
Peter Francis Troiano 1935 - 2024 Housatonic, MA
Ann and James Turnbull Litchfield, ME
Stephen Twining 1948 - 2024 Fitchburg, MA
Susan Uliasz 1952 - 2024 The Villages, FL
Frances Shirley Unsworth 1935 - 2024 North Adams, MA
Francis J. Vahle 1934 - 2024 Lenox, MA
Anthony Verchot 1942 - 2023 Pittsfield, MA
David R. Volin Pittsfield, MA
Francis Walz 1929 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Helen A. Ward 1939 - 2024 Lee, MA
John Wells 1942 - 2024 Lenox, MA
Samuel R. Westcott 1928 - 2024 Williamstown, MA
Robert T. Wheeler 1931 - 2024 Lenox, MA
Barbara L. Whitaker 1947 - 2024 Dalton, MA
Sharon White 1946 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Karen Whitney 1963 - 2024 Williamstown, MA
Patrick John Willis 1963 - 2024 Washington, MA
Jeffrey A. Wismer 1970 - 2024 Dalton, MA
Michael A. Wojtkowski 1959 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Gregory Allen Wolf 1959 - 2024 Phoenix, AZ
Stewart Wolf 1956 - 2024 Manchester, MD
Joann Woo 1943 - 2024 Lenox, MA
Todd Wood 1966 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
Elizabeth M. Yansak 1931 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
David E. Zink 1947 - 2024 Windsor, MA
