All Obituaries

On Saturday, September 19, 2020, Linda Elizabeth Richards, passed away at the age of 75. Linda was born on September 27, 1944, in Lee, Massachusetts, to Charles and Doris Clark.  She received her teaching degree from Westfield State College in 1966 and taught elementary school in Prince William County before retiring in 2001.  She raised a son, Jack, and daughter, Stacy. Linda was a devoted mother and grandmother and enjoyed socializing with members of her community.  Her...

          Mr. William R. Lalli, 67, passed away suddenly at his home in Lee on September 12, 2020. He leaves behind his devoted wife Geraldine and many lifelong friends.           He was born in Hinsdale, Illinois to Vincent and Ruth Lally and grew up in New Jersey. He was a proud alum of the University of Dayton, and shortly after graduation, he began a distinguished career with the U.S. Postal Service, beginning as a...

          Katherine Irene Dzbenski, 32, of Cheshire, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, September 9, 2020.           She was born in Pittsfield, October 25, 1987, the daughter of Marguerite Senter Keefner and the late Christopher Laudon.  Mrs. Dzbenski was employed as a medical assistant.           Katherine enjoyed practicing Yoga, travelling to the Caribbean with her...

 Andrea Jean Rock (nee Belanger) passed away peacefully in her home in Monrovia, Maryland on Sunday August 23, 2020. Andrea was born on January 27, 1942 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts and was the youngest daughter of Helen Margaret Dumouchel Belanger and Albert Andrew Belanger. She was predeceased by her brother David Belanger and her sister Madeline Seward (Bob). She is survived by her sisters Janet Rock (Henry) of Middlefield, MA and Mary Coty (Jack) of Lee, MA. She is also...

Mrs. Dorothy F. Fortune, 98, of East Lee, died August 21, 2020 at The Landing at Laurel Lake. She was born December 17, 1921, the daughter of Henry and Frances Sterling Brucher. She married James M. Fortune on September 6, 1948. He died December 1, 2008. Mrs. Fortune was primarily a homemaker, who enjoyed knitting and crocheting in her spare time. She was a member of the Pilgrim Holiness Church in Pittsfield.       Mrs. Fortune leaves behind two sons, Ronald...

John (Jack) T Feeley Jr., 89, of 28 Sturgis Avenue in Lee passed away on August 19, 2020 at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Jack was born in Pittsfield, MA on January 19, 1931 to the late John T and Jane Millner (Volin) Feeley Sr. Jack was a 1948 graduate of Saint Joseph Central High School in Pittsfield, MA. Jack was a US Navy (1950 – 1954) veteran during the Korean War and served aboard the USS Midway during three tours of the Mediterranean Sea. After the...

Tim Chichester, from Austerlitz, New York, died suddenly on Saturday, August 15th, The Assumption of Mary, at Berkshire Medical Center after the sudden onset of an illness. Tim held a Master's in Nuclear Physics and Marine Engineering and served in the Merchant Marines. He worked for years for New York Telephone Company until becoming an entrepreneur and opening his own home businesses. He was founder and president of Catholic Family Association of America and also ran for U.S....

          Carl H. Soules Jr, 69, died Saturday at his home in Lee.            Carl was born in Pittsfield, MA on August 20, 1950, the son of Carl and Betty Lou Armstrong Soules.  He attended Lee Schools and was a 1968 Graduate of Lee High School.            Carl worked for Mead Paper then as a Supervisor at Inter Print in Pittsfield and retired from...

Thomas H. Finnegan Sr. the son of Henry “Ted” Finnegan and Dorothy Donovan Finnegan died on Tuesday after a brief illness. Mr. Finnegan was born on January 3, 1949 attended St. Mary’s school and graduated from Lee High School in 1967.  Upon graduating high school Mr. Finnegan joined the United States Marine Corps.  Tom married his wife of 51 years, Jeanne Mitchell on July 26, 1969. Tom was an employee of Mead Specialty Papers for over 20 years.  Tom and...

Randy Cernik, 54, of Seabrook, TX, formerly of Tyringham, died Saturday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Pittsfield on December 19, 1965, the son of Larry and Betty Lounsbury Cernik.  He was educated in Lee Schools, graduated from Lee High School in 1983 and then from U-Mass, Amherst, in 1988 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering. After college he worked for General Electric, then with Aspen Technology in Houston, TX and for the last...