All Tributes

Raymond James Costello, age 80, a beloved figure of Pittsfield, MA, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family on February 20, 2025, after a life richly lived in service and kindness. Raymond was born in Pittsfield the only son of the late Patrick and Lucy Costello. He graduated from St. Joseph's High School in 1962 and went on to earn his Bachelor of Finance degree from Siena College in 1966. Ray started his career with General Electric Company right out of college. His...

Ann Marie Kibbe, age 65, a lifelong resident of Pittsfield, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, April 3, 2025, after a long battle with cancer. Born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, on February 17, 1960, Ann Marie was the daughter of the late Samuel J. and Louise Farrugo. She was educated in the local schools and was a 1978 graduate of Taconic High School. She went on to earn her associate's degree in nursing from Berkshire Community College and helped countless people through...

On January 8, 2025, Fay Kalinowsky died at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA. She was born in October, under sunny skies on the 20th, 1933. Her granddaughter Sarena now skates at the Boys and Girls Club and one of her fondest memories was also skating at the park. Many nights she would walk to the common with her friends in those years, never fearful of the dark. At the park there was a small warming house where toes were thawed, and stomachs were warmed by hot cocoa. Fay enjoyed...

Austin Davis-Shaw, age 28, passed away at MassGeneral Hospital in Boston on Saturday, March 22, 2025 following an unexpected accident.  Austin was born on a Blue Moon in San Francisco, California on June 30, 1996 to his loving mothers Gina Davis and Jacqueline Shaw. He grew up in Palm Springs, California and moved to a Camphill Community in Pennsylvania, where he learned to farm, woodwork, garden and cook, just to name a few of his many skills. Austin later moved to another Camphill...

Dante Arturo D'Aniello, 84, was born in Naples, Italy and embarked on a new journey to America with his beloved wife, Tina, and their two oldest children, building a life filled with love, creativity and determination. He was preceded in death by his mother, Virginia and brother, Mimmo. He is survived by his devoted wife of 58 years Tina, sisters, Rosanna and Pupetta, his brother Nino, his daughter, Virginia, his sons Fabio and Jimmy and his cherished daughters-in-law, Tarrin...

Tribute for Thomas Joseph Strnad Thomas Joseph Strnad, 70, of Pittsfield, MA, passed peacefully on February 24, 2025. His devoted wife Carolyn Sue Strnad passed on March 13, 2025. Tom married Carolyn on August 16, 1992, in Woodstock, Connecticut. They enjoyed years of traveling with friends in the Dolomites, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Austria, and Switzerland among other places. They also traveled all across the United States from the Grand Canyon to Cape Cod. Tom was born on May 3, 1954, to...

Mrs. Roberta Amy (Brown) Cohen, age 81, formerly of Pittsfield and Agawam, MA passed away peacefully on September 25, 2024 at the Elaine Center, Hadley. Born on July 6, 1943 Staten Island, NY, Roberta, or Bert as many will remember her, was a daughter of the late Robert E. Brown and Eloise Mae Bertoli. She was the beloved stepdaughter to the late George Bertoli. Her family moved to North Adams when she was a young girl and she was educated in the public schools there. She was a 1961...

Scott Richard Hunter age 52 of Pittsfield passed away unexpectedly on November 21, 2024. Born in Pittsfield on December 6, 1971, Scott was the son of the late Richard E. Hunter and Patricia Haskins Hunter. He attended Taconic High School and worked much of his life as a welder for different plastics companies in our community.  In his younger years, he loved driving motorcycles and going to the beach.  Scott was proud to be his own person. He was a quiet man and a good friend to...

Millie C. Southard, 78, of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2025, at Craneville Place of Dalton after a period of declining health. Millie was born on October 4, 1946, in Pittsfield, the daughter of the late Walter and Grayce Rodgers. A lifelong resident of Pittsfield, she attended Notre Dame School and graduated from Saint Joseph High School in 1964. After high school, Millie worked as a telephone operator before beginning her career at the Berkshire Eagle,...

Robert Ernest MacDowell, 63, of Paul Smiths, NY, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on March 4, 2025. Born March 27, 1961. Bob was raised by loving parents Robert A. and Margaret T. MacDowell of Pittsfield, MA. A teacher for 35 years, he touched countless lives through his work at Hoosac Valley High School, Cheshire, MA and later at Nessacus Middle School, Dalton, MA. Earlier in his life, he was an avid paddler in the marathon canoe racing community, well known for his grit...