A tribute to those we have lost, September - November, 2020
Published in The Berkshire Eagle, Thursday, December 24, 2020
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Obituary & Remembrance Tribute Feature
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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.
1962 - 2020 Lee, MA
1947 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
Paul Abell
Phillip Abraham
Menelaus Amandos
Bridget Anderson
Nancy Mace Anderson
Kathleen Elizabeth Arment
Edward R. Armstrong
Patricia A. Asci
Clifford F. Avery
Celia H. Barbeau
Betty Barosso
Adam Bernard Bassi
Judith Beeler
Charles J. Belch
William F. Bell
Edith M. Benjamin
Robert Bergendahl
Samia Choueiry Betros
Joan Ruth Blair
1947 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1927 - 2020 Lenox, MA
1949 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
Utica, NY
1936 - 2020 Adams, MA
2001 - 2020 Adams, MA
1944 - 2020 Lenox, MA
1927 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1943 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1941 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1934 - 2020 Great Barrington, MA
1981 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1932 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1957 - 2020 Adams, MA
1932 - 2020 North Adams, MA
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1930 - 2020 Adams, MA
1949 - 2020 Lee, MA
1941 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
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Paul F. Abderhalden
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Stephen Daniel Blanchette
Jaye Carole Blume
Michael P. Borden
Arthur J. Bourassa
Marie Boyer
B. Antoinette Bozek
Robert E. Brassard
Emily Anne Breen
Grace M. Briggs
Robert B. Bristol
Richard J. Brites
Daniel W. Brooks
Louis Steven Brown
Patricia Jo Brown
John T. Bryant
Josephine Burdon
Wayne Thomas Burke
Jean Alice Burnham
James R. Bush
Mary R. Butler
1954 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
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1924 - 2020 Adams, MA
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1956 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1928 - 2020 Adams, MA
1937 - 2020 Sheffield, MA
1947 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1965 - 2020 Adams, MA
1944 - 2020 MA
1962 - 2020 Bennington, VT
1943 - 2020 North Adams, MA
1954 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1935 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1940 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1925 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1938 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1953 - 2020 Adams, MA
1929 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
Pittsfield, MA
1948 - 2020 Canaan, MA
1937 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
Thomas James Cadorette
Joan C. Cain
William F. Callaghan
Corinne M. Callahan
Donald R. Campbell
Betsy M. Carchedi 1952 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
Sean T. Carr
1969 - 2020 Sandisfield, MA
Mary M. Caryofilles
Robert J. Cella
Robert Choquette
1949 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1937 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1945 - 2020 Lenox, MA
1946 - 2020 Adams, MA
1934 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1938 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1924 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1925 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
Lydia Cilli
1934 - 2020 North Adams, MA
Donald Loyde Clark
Donald Myron Cohen
Alexander Matthew Colvin
Danielle L. Condron
Philip John Connor
Carol A. Connors
Robert J. Connors
Eleanor Cookis
1973 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1948 - 2020 Muskegon, MI
1938 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
Edmond, MA
1943 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1994 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1940 - 2020 North Adams, MA
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1926 - 2020 North Adams, MA
1939 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
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Maria Caccaviello
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Rose Coons
Helen R. Cooper
Martha G. Corbett
Rita E. Cormier
Barbara Jean Cota
Richard Milton Coty
1925 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1926 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1921 - 2020 Lenox, PA
1937 - 2020 Longmeadow, MA
1940 - 2020 Bennington, VT
1959 - 2020 MA
Dianne Crane
1934 - 2020 Stephentown, MA
Erwin P. Currier
Donald F. Curtis
Kenneth G. Cyr
Eugene I. Daley
Robert D. Daly
Rosemary Daly
Maureen Elizabeth Daoust
Jerry R. Dearing
Steven Patrick Decker
Nadeem Deeb
Geoffrey J. Deeker, C.S.S.
Jeanne Marie DeGiacomo
Sean M. Depson
1937 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1966 - 2020 Great Barrington, MA
1951 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1933 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1920 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1943 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1933 - 2020 North Adams, MA
1932 - 2020 State College, PA
1938 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1927 - 2020 Boston, MA
1932 - 2020 Windsor, MA
1950 - 2020 Westfield, MA
1980 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
made it difficult if not impossible for more than 10 people to grieve together in person. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that grief is a normal response to losing a loved one. In addition, the American Psychological Association says that research has shown that social support can help people recover from such losses. Though traditional funerals and family gatherings may not be possible as the world responds to the COVID-19 outbreak, those who have lost loved ones can embrace various strategies to cope with their loss even while stay-athome orders remain in place. • Host calls with family members and friends. The
videotelephone and chat service Zoom has helped millions of people stay connected with loved ones while social distancing. Schools and universities even employed the service when in-person classroom sessions were canceled to stop the spread of the virus. The CDC recommends grieving families employ such technology to connect with each other in the wake of a loved one’s death. • Share stories.
Grieving family members are urged to share stories and pictures much like they would during wakes and funerals. Share them during group conference calls and/or via social media, emails or other modern modes of communications. Connecting in such ways can ensure no one is forced to grieve alone. • Seek support from your community. The CDC recommends seeking support from faithbased organizations or other trusted community
leaders and friends. While in-person church services may not be available, many local religious leaders have made themselves available to congregants and even non-congregants who may need help grieving. Local community organizations may have grief counselors available to help people cope with loss. • Take part in an activity that meant something to you and your deceased loved one. The CDC notes that doing something in memory of a loved one can help people cope. For example, plant flowers in honor of a deceased parent with whom you shared a love of gardening. Confronting the loss of a loved one during the COVID-19 outbreak can be challenging. But families can still overcome this challenge even if they cannot gather together in person.
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Coping with the loss of a loved one can be challenging in the best of times, but many people have had to confront such challenges at a time that is unlike any other in modern history. By the start of the second full week of May 2020, the World Health Organization reported that roughly 279,000 people across the globe had died from the novel coronavirus COVID-19. Many of the 215 countries, areas or territories that reported cases of COVID-19 implemented social distancing measures in an effort to reduce the spread of the virus. While such efforts no doubt saved lives, they also left many people without traditional means of grieving their deceased loved ones. For example, in March the Church of England limited the number of people who could attend funerals to immediate family members only, while restrictions on gatherings in the United States
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Coping with the loss of a loved one in a time of social distancing
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Thomas A. Desormeaux
J. Roland Devoe
Christine Anne DiCicco
Lawrence George DiCicco
George W. Dickhout
Richard Dietlin
Vincent C. DiLego
Marie Cecile Dimise
Matthew G. Donald
George Dana Douglas
Dorothy E. Downey
Francis Xavier Downing
Helen I. Drake
James Lawrence Drawec
Marilyn Dudas
Robert J. Dufur
Etta Dugan
Florence Alice Dunn
Donald Durfee
1926 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1935 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1946 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1985 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1919 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1962 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1928 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1933 - 2020 North Adams, MA
1939 - 2020 Milton, MA
1926 - 2020 Great Barrington, MA
1947 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1930 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1938 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1922 - 2020 Boston, MA
1944 - 2020 St. Petersburg, FL
1953 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1944 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
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1945 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1951 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
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Shirley DeSantis
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Jacob Durfee
Norman E. Durfee
William Herbert Dyer
Katherine Irene Dzbenski
Eugene Eksuzian
Elizabeth J. Ellsworth
Shaun Joseph Ellsworth
Harry Francis Embry
Eric John Engel
Louis Albert Etman
Russell E. Fadding
James Francis Farrell
George Louis Ferris 1938 - 2020 North Adams, MA
Audrey Field
1934 - 2020 North Adams, MA
Richard P. Filiault
Patricia Ann Finnegan
Leo J. Fiorini
Katherine M. Fish
Jorja I. Flaherty
Katherine L. Flanders
1996 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
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1936 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
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1938 - 2020 Great Barrington, MA
1941 - 2020 MA
1932 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1982 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1943 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
Pittsfield, MA
1937 - 2020 Lee, MA
1926 - 2020 North Adams, MA
1925 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1987 - 2020 Lee, MA
1985 - 2020 North Adams, MA
1986 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1931 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1933 - 2020 North Adams, MA
1938 - 2020 North Adams, MA
1935 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
Frank W. Ford
Beverly A. Fourier
Ruth Jean Fresia
Mary Helen Frieri
Helene Frydel
Wendy M. Gailes
Judith A. Gallant
Remo Del Gallo
Kenneth P. Gamache
Bernard K. Garceau
Katherine W. Garcia
Thomas R. Garrity
Hunter W. Gauthier
Sophie Gaylord
Wayne A. Giles
Beverly R. Gillette
Neil Charles Giroux
Mary E. Gloria
William A. Godfrey
1920 - 2020 North Adams, MA
1919 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1954 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1941 - 2020 Canaan, MA
1940 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1927 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1945 - 2020 Adams, MA
1946 - 2020 Lanesborough, MA
1935 - 2020 Lee, MA
1943 - 2020 DeLand, FL
1936 - 2020 North Adams, MA
1925 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
2000 - 2020 Hoosick Falls, VT
1931 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1927 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1930 - 2020 North Adams, MA
1931 - 2020 Adams, MA
1927 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
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1959 - 2020 Houston, TX
1928 - 2020 Westfield, MA
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Anthony E. Folino
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Brian Goines
Barbara Ann Gonzales
Patricia Ann Goss
Nancy S. Grady
Ann Cronin Del Grande
Henry D. Granger
Catherine M. Gray
Fred Greene
Daniel Alan Greengold
Bernice Christine Gregory
1961 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
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1936 - 2020 Great Barrington, MA
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1939 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1925 - 2020 Great Barrington, MA
1932 - 2020 North Adams, MA
1923 - 2020 North Adams, MA
1934 - 2020 Fogelsville, PA
1946 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1931 - 2020 Great Barrington, MA
1916 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
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Blanche C. Gritz
Antoinette Gulotta
Marie Gwozdz
Alice M. Hale
Harold T. Hall
Rosemary D. Hall
Jane Frances Hanlon
Mary T. Hardiman
Jeffrey P. Harford
John A. Hartwig
Larry Edward Harvey
Kenneth R. Harwood
Wayne M. Hassan
Evelyn Hayden
Keith D. Heard
Gail Duryea Hennessey
Richard L. Herforth
William R. Hermanski
Fabian Thomas Hernandez
1933 - 2020 Adams, MA
1924 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1963 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
Pittsfield, MA
1949 - 2020 Bennington, MA
1947 - 2020 Great Barrington, MA
1952 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1929 - 2020 North Adams, MA
1933 - 2020 Adams, MA
1935 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1956 - 2019 Adams, MA
1927 - 2020 Lenox, MA
1964 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1949 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1926 - 2020 Lee, MA
1974 - 2020 Lee, MA
Greenfield, MA
1983 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
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1952 - 2020 Adams, MA
1917 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
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Ann M. Griswold
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Duane F. Hillis
Phyllis L. Ramsey Hostetter
David C. Howe
William J. Hoxie
Howard Hudson
William Josselyn Hunt
James A. Hurley
Richard L. Hutchinson
Evelyn L. Hyndman
Robert Johnston
Vera Kalm
Ann Elizabeth Kane
Elaine F. Kaufman
Marion Elaine Kearns
Russell C. Kemp
Skip Kent
Eugene Kickery
Wanda A. Kieltyka
William E. King
1946 - 2020 Lenox, MA
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1933 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1929 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
Carol I. Kennedy 14
1944 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1944 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1940 - 2020 Lenox, MA
1925 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1945 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
North Adams, MA
1953 - 2020 Lenox, MA
Boston, MA
1930 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1927 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1925 - 2020 North Adams, MA
1919 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1924 - 2020 Adams, MA
1933 - 2020 Plainfield, MA
1934 - 2020 Hampstead, NC
1928 - 2020 North Adams, MA
1936 - 2020 Chicopee, MA
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Philippe G. Kirsimagi 1966 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
Carol Kleiner
1943 - 2020 North Adams, MA
Reginald C. Kleiner
Edward P. Koczela
Patricia Ann Koldys
Dorothy E. Konopka
Nancy Marie Kramer
Joseph Nickolas Kroboth
Margaret B. Kryston
Laura H. Krzyzosiak
1931 - 2020 Adams, MA
1950 - 2020 MA
1927 - 2020 Springfield, MA
1944 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1927 - 2020 Adams, MA
1929 - 2020 North Adams, MA
1935 - 2020 Great Barrington, MA
1921 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
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Arnold L. Kuhner
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Ralph W. Lake
Ernest R. Lampron
Earl F. LaPierre
Salinda Ann Larabee
Harry R. Lawton
Frank S. Lazarczyk
Dawn E. LeClair
Jean M. Lemoine
Joseph LeRose
1974 - 2020 Lenox, MA
1941 - 2020 St. Petersburg, MA
1950 - 2020 Adams, MA
Sumter, SC
1951 - 2020 North Adams, MA
1928 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1939 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1926 - 2020 Adams, MA
1932 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1949 - 2020 Malta, NY
Linda Lentine
1948 - 2020 North Adams, MA
Jean E. Ryan Leonardi
Nancy M. LePrevost 1966 - 2020 Adams, MA
1948 - 2020 North Adams, MA
Peter Lindley
Caro Lyn Little
Betty Lou Loehr
Kay Ellen Lord
Lorraine Anne Lucchesi
1961 - 2020 Bennington, VT
1941 - 2020 St. Petersburg, FL
1924 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1949 - 2020 Great Barrington, MA
1954 - 2020 Tewksbuury, MA
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1929 - 2020 Adams, MA
1925 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
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Scott D. Kuhlman
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Doris J. Lussier
Donald A. MacGillis
Joyce A. Magner
Rose T. Maher
Anne Elizabeth Mahoney
Peter J. Main
William R. Malloy
Francis Bruno Mangiardi
Walter L. Manning
Tondra Manuel
Thomas F. Marshall
Edward D. Martin
Frances R. Martin
Marilyn Christine Martin
Norma Maselli
Mary Ann Matthews
John E. May
James J. McNeice
Philip McTigue
Ruth H. Meier
1931 - 2020 Adams, MA
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1953 - 2020 Adams, MA
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1944 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
Trumbull, Connecticut, CT
1946 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1950 - 2020 Adams, MA
1957 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1939 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1937 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1923 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1922 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1933 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1950 - 2020 Colonie, NY
1947 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1952 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1961 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
Cambridge, MA
1939 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1932 - 2020 North Adams, MA
1932 - 2020 Great Barrington, MA
Francis Clement Merrigan
William F. Milligan
Peter Alfred Missaggia
Irwin Moiseff
Charles J. Mole
Thomas Joseph Moore
Ernest L. Moynihan
Claire E. Munger
Edward Munsinger
1941 - 2020 MA
1927 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1925 - 2020 North Adams, MA
1945 - 2020 North Adams, MA
1934 - 2020 Great Barrington, MA
1937 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1933 - 2020 Great Barrington, MA
1925 - 2020 Lenox, MA
1942 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
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1950 - 2020 Lenox, MA
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Elizabeth R. Murdock
Robert W. Murdock
James C. Murphy
Tanner A. Murray
E. Melvin Nash
Winslow E. Newton
Rosemary F. Nichols
Julia Irene Novak
Dennis M. O’Brien
Joseph R. O’Brien
Virginia E. Oliveira
Oscar Marshall Olson
William Pacocha
Ryan Paduano
Joseph S. Paglier
Anne Alsop Gilder Palmer
Barbara A. Palmer
George Parsons
Raynold Passardi
Colonel George William Pate
1931 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
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1949 - 2020 Lee, MA
1918 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1930 - 2020 Adams, MA
1927 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1920 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1935 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1924 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1959 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1943 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1948 - 2020 North Adams, MA
1997 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1947 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1999 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1940 - 2020 North Adams, MA
1934 - 2020 Brookline, MA
1928 - 2020 East Greenbush, NY
1959 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1929 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
•Include some biographical information. Obituaries are typically more than simple announcements of death. Some simple biological information can shed light on who the deceased was and his or her personal and professional accomplishments. Avoid getting too detailed, as newspapers may not accept obituaries that are very lengthy. But biographical information like full name, place of birth, family (i.e., spouse, children, grandchildren, etc.), military service, place of employ-
ment, charity work, and hobbies can give readers an accurate idea of the life your loved one lived. • Include donation information. Well-wishers who read the obituary may want to send flowers or make donations to express their condolences. Include the family preference regarding flowers or donations in the obituary. When requesting donations be made to the deceased’s favorite charity, include the charity’s full name and contact information or
a website in the obituary. • Include visitation and funeral information. Be sure to include the day, location and visitation hours for viewings. If the funeral will be public, include the day and time of the funeral as well.
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Coping with the death of newspapers may have a loved one is never easy. obituary guidelines that Even those comforted by govern things like writing the acknowledgment that style and obituary length. a recently deceased friend Before writing an obituor family member lived a ary, contact your local full life may still struggle newspaper to determine with the sense of loss that if they have any such comes with the passing of rules in place. Some a loved one. newspapers may only Upon the passing of a publish obituaries written loved one, an individual by their own staff memis often tasked with writing bers. an obituary. Some people • Do not feel obliged to may find writing an obituinclude cause of death. ary is cathartic, providing While acquaintances an opportunity to tell a who first learn of a loved one’s life story and person’s death via an indicate how unique the obituary may be curious deceased was. Because about cause of death, writing an obituary is not loved ones of the desomething people are ceased do not have to asked to do every day, it’s include such information understandable if many if they are uncomfortable men and women don’t doing so. Many obituarknow where to begin. ies never include such Obituaries do not necesinformation, so readers sarily have to follow a likely won’t expect it. formula, but the following Those who are comforttips can help people comable including such inpose an obituary that conformation in the obituary veys who their deceased may find it helps them loved one was and how avoid having to answer much this person meant to numerous inquiries about friends and family. the loved one’s demise at • Contact your local the ensuing visitation and newspaper. Some funeral services.
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Tips for writing an obituary
• Have the obituary ready one to two days before the services are scheduled. Publishing the obituary a couple of days in advance of visitation hours gives loved ones of the deceased time to arrange to visit and pay their respects. 21
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Michael G. Patella
Rita Theresa Paysan
Margaret A. Perenick
Anthony Pericolosi 1970 - 2020 Great Barrington, MA
1925 - 2020 Great Barrington, MA
Theresa Phaneuf
Dorothy Phelps
Linda F. Philippe
Ruth Naomi Phillips
Thomas W. Phillips
Anthony Pires
Lydia P. Ptak
Jerlean V. Purry
Rosamond Dana Putsch
Russell A. Quetti
Sean K. Raftery
Susan J. Raimer
Teresa E. Reeves
Alson S. Reynolds
David A. Reynolds
1958 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
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1934 - 2020 North Adams, MA
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1938 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1957 - 2020 Lenox, MA
1926 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1930 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1923 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1945 - 2020 North Adams, MA
Winchester, MA
1948 - 2020 Claremont, MA
1931 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1945 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1927 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1938 - 2020 Montana,, MA
1951 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
Germaine Peron
1946 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1930 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1924 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
Linda Richards
Michael Alan Richards
James M. Richmany
Tate R. Riva
David F. Robb
Irene M. Robitaille
Louis Rodrigues
Carol M. Roff
Jackson E. Rollins
Ronald R. Rollins
Jean Rondeau 1928 - 2020 Adams, MA
Daryl Lee Roy
1947 - 2020 North Adams, MA
James E. Roy
Rolland Francis Roy
Gilda Rudd
Harry Russell
Anne Marie Russo
John Alan Ryder
Nancy Elizabeth Samuelson
Florence, MA
1947 - 2020 Cummington, MA
1927 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1928 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1917 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1950 - 2020 Virginia Beach, VA
1924 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1940 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1933 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1933 - 2020 , MA
1929 - 2020 Adams, MA
1931 - 2020 Great Barrington, MA
1992 - 2020 Canaan, MA
1942 - 2020 Lenox, MA
1922 - 2020 North Adams, MA
North Adams, MA
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1954 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1944 - 2020 Lee, MA
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Robert T. Rice
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Sylvia Nancy Sanders
Angela June Horalek Savery
Lorraine J. Sawtelle
Cheryl D. Sawyer
Walter Saylor
Amyna Lylac Scace
Lucia Coulter Scala
Alicia M. Scales
Mary Bennett Scamman
Ramon Scheer
1933 - 2020 MA
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1939 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1936 - 2020 Lenox, MA
1941 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1976 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1950 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1928 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1929 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1928 - 2020 Durham, NC
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1940 - 2020 Lenox, MA
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Gabriella E. Shook
Margaret M. Signer
Florence R. Simonsen
Joseph Sinico
Carol Forsley Smerling
Angel Grace Smith-Weatherby
Dorothy J. Snyder
Elverado Sondrini
Joseph F. Sorrentino
Margaret A. Soucy
Lawrence St. Cyr
Patricia A. Stanard
Vanessa Stevens
1932 - 2020 Lee, MA
1943 - 2020 Lenox, MA
1942 - 2020 Londonderry, NH
Pittsfield, MA
1928 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1927 - 2020 Albany, NY
1921 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1950 - 2020 Lee, MA
1934 - 2020 Panama City Beach, FL
St. Petersburg, FL
1943 - 2020 North Adams, MA
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1942 - 2020 Great Barrington, MA
1995 - 2020 Canaan, MA
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Sally A. Schmidt
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Peter W. Stickles
David Warner Stocking
Laura Stoskin
Thomas P. Sullivan
Eric Samuel Svenson
Ellen Tabs
Mary Gloria Temple
Theresa D. Tooley
Carol P. Tristany
Carol Trzcinka
Joan Trzcinka
Richard Turner
Bruce A. Twombly
John P. Urban
David Harris Valden
Marilyn Sherman Valeri
Gary P. VanBramer
Joseph G. Virgilio
Carlton Vreeland
Charles E. Vreeland
1946 - 2020 Pittsfield, DC
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1943 - 2020 Great Barrington, MA
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1932 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1927 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
Pittsfield, MA
1924 - 2020 Great Barrington, MA
1926 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1947 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1931 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1951 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1939 - 2020 North Adams, MA
Pittsfield, MA
1949 - 2020 Great Barrington, MA
1943 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1937 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1935 - 2020 Lee, MA
1963 - 2020 Maitland, MA
1929 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1960 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1929 - 2020 Lee, MA
James Waldron 1942 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
Nancy Wall
1958 - 2020 Marstons Mills, MA
Barbara J. Warner
Richard C. Weiskel
Jodimarie R. Welch
1935 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1929 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1951 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1961 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
Barbara G. West
1945 - 2020 Great Barrington, MA
Jane F. Westenberg
F. Isabelle Whalen
Paul V. Whitney
Roberta Whitney-Smith
George A. Wilkinson
Walter J. Wilusz
Patricia L. Winn
Thomas J. Wojcik
Michele M. Womble
Bruce E. Wood
Betty Leavitt Wyman
Vladimir Yefremov
JoAnn Zarnoch
1959 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1929 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1948 - 2020 Adams, MA
1932 - 2020 Adams, MA
1924 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1919 - 2020 Adams, MA
1946 - 2020 North Adams, MA
1944 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1937 - 2020 Pittsfield, MA
1939 - 2020 Adams, MA
1949 - 2020 Lee, MA
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1927 - 2020 North Adams, MA
1923 - 2020 Washington, DC
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Kenneth Vreeland
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As we prepare for the one year anniversary of our own loss, we understand how the holidays can be tough. We would like to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season.
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