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Mr. Thomas F. Galloway, age 89, a lifelong resident of Pittsfield passed away Monday, July 27, 2020 at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on April 15, 1931, he was a son of the late Harold Galloway and Frances (Grace) Daniels. Mr. Galloway was a 1951 graduate of Pittsfield High School and then joined the US Army in March of 1952. He served in the Korean War and earned the rank of Corporal. He was honorably discharged on March 5, 1954 and at which point returned home to...

Joseph J. Curley, a life-long Pittsfield resident, passed away peacefully on July 25th at Mount Carmel Care Center in Lenox. Joe was born to Thomas Curley and Mary Andreotta Curley, and was the youngest of six children. He attended Pittsfield High School. His first job was at Elmvale Dye Works where he met Ruth Finizola, the love of his life and to whom he was married for over 65 years.  Shortly after their marriage he began working for the City of Pittsfield first in the Water...

Marcel “Marcie” Westbrook, 46, of Pittsfield, MA and formerly of Deltona, FL and Long Branch, NJ died Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston while awaiting a lung transplant. Marcie was born in Long Branch, NJ on September 13, 1973 a daughter of the late Cheryl Ann Kraft and Douglas Allen Westbrook. She lived for many years in Florida where she raised her older daughter and son. During this time, she ran her own house cleaning business. Marcie,...

Jennie D. Jansen of Pittsfield, Massachusetts passed away peacefully on July 17, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Pittsfield on August 2, 1928 the daughter of Italian immigrants, Lucian and Luisa Liaci (Carnevale) Del Signore, who were from Pico, Italy. Jennie was the middle child of nine siblings. She was a 1948 graduate of Pittsfield High School. During her early adult years, Jennie was a homemaker raising her five children. When her children were older, she went...

Mr. Edward J. Cook, age 84, of 447 High St. Dalton, a long time resident of Housatonic, died Sunday morning at his home. Born in Wallingford, VT, June 17, 1936, he was one of ten children of the late Frederick E. and Margaret Mary Hooker Cook. Ed attended schools in both Wallingford and later in Rutland. He was employed in Maintenance at Crane & Co. for a total of 42 years, prior to his retirement. An accomplished golfer, Ed initially enjoyed his membership at the Egremont Country Club...

Sharon Rawlings Kramer, MD, died on July 7, 2020 after a battle with cancer that began this spring. Dr. Rawlings was born in Dallas, Texas, and moved with her family to the Boston area as a child. She graduated from Stoughton High School in 1989 and from Brandeis University in 1993. She attended the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, and completed her medical residency at Brown University. Dr. Rawlings moved to Berkshire County in 1999, initially working for Berkshire...

Jessica Marie Maroney, age 99, passed away at Berkshire Medical Center due to natural causes. She was born in Savoy, MA a daughter of the late Cazimer and Anna Waryjasz. Educated in the Adams schools, Jessica spent her adult life in Dalton and Pittsfield. She worked for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for many years and retired as a social worker. Mrs. Maroney enjoyed volunteering following her retirement. Her favorite was the time she spent volunteering at Tanglewood, where she...

John A. Laurent, age 92, of Lenox and formerly of Pittsfield, died Thursday, July 2, 2020 at Kimball Farms Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. John was born in New Orleans, LA, on November 26, 1927 a son of the late Marie Rosema and John A. Laurent. An intelligent man, he earned his Bachelors of Science and Engineering from Tulane University at the age of 18. He moved north in 1945 to begin his career with General Electric Company, completed GE's four year postgraduate Advanced...

Stephen H. Dus, age 55, of 51 Norman Ave. Pittsfield, died as a result of a drowning accident in Silver Lake on Monday, June 22nd.   Born in Pittsfield, April 26,1965, he was the son of Ricco H. Dus, Jr., and Dora Jean Dus, both of Pittsfield. He attended the local schools and was a graduate of Taconic High School. Stephen took care and tended to horses in several different stables throughout the county, including the Cheshire Stables. He retired in 1993 as a result of a neck...

James Henry Archey passed away in the presence of his beloved wife, Mary Ann McNeice Archey fittingly on Father's Day, June 21, 2020. Above all, Jimmy was the husband of Mary Ann whom he loved and adored. Lovingly, he was the father of Natalie and Jeffrey LaFlamme (NH), Pamela and Ted Hamilton (MI), Michael and Elaine Archey (IL) and Kathleen and Joseph Marino (MA). Proudly, he was the Papa of Becca, Conner, PJ, Janelle, Tyler, Ben, Maddy, Megan, Riley, Anna, Faith, and Jack. A lifelong...