A tribute to those we have lost, June - August 2025
Published in The Berkshire Eagle Saturday, September 20, 2025
Virginia Pratt Agar 1931 - 2025 Palm City, FL
eresa H. Alibozek 1932 - 2025 Adams, MA
David Allen 1942 - 2025 Eliot, ME
Helen Anderson 1931 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Pasquale Mark Aquino 1936 - 2025 Hoschton, GA
Victor N. Artioli 1937 - 2025 Lenox, MA
Gilbert Asher 1940 - 2025 Peabody, MA
Bernard G. Augé 1923 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Mary Ann Backiel 1934 - 2025 Williamstown, MA
Mitchie Backiel 1934 - 2025 Williamstown, MA
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Veronica J. Balardini 1940 - 2025 Dalton, MA
Jeannette Baribeault 1943 - 2025 North Adams, MA
Katharyn Barnes 1939 - 2025 Richmond, MA
Marilyn K. Barnes 1930 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Yolanda Bartolotta 1926 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
MaryAnn Bassi 1961 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Gerald Baumann 1934 - 2025 Lee, MA
Barbara Karbaum Bayliss 1929 - 2025 Cambridge, MA
Patricia Louise Beaulieu 1942 - 2025 Windsor, MA
Roger R. Benvenuti 1938 - 2025 Corona, CA
Joe L. Birch eld 1937 - 2025 Windsor, MA
Joanna H. Biros 1934 - 2025 Adams, MA
Barbara V. Bishop 1929 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Marjorie A. Bissaillon 1934 - 2025 Adams, MA
James Blair 1938 - 2025 Richmond, MA
Jan S. Blaszak 1948 - 2025 Lenox, MA
Sandra Blessing 1949 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Lee omas Bongiolatti 1947 - 2024 Brewster, MA
Gerald D. Borgo 1948 - 2025 Lenox, MA
Lawrence Arthur Bossidy 1935 - 2025 Ridgefield, CT
Eugena M. Bourdon 1938 - 2025 Lee, MA
Claire Eva Boyer 1940 - 2025 Williamstown, MA
Alan Kinnear Boyle 1947 - 2025 Albany, NY
Francis Bozek 1947 - 2025 Adams, MA
Barbara E. Bradway 1946 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Edward and Maureen Brahney Ft. Myers Beach, FL
Lynne Denise Breen 1944 - 2025 Bowling Green, KY
Michael James Breen 1951 - 2025 Boothbay Harbor, ME
Mary T. Brites 1932 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Jane R. Brooks 1927 - 2025 Lee, MA
Harriet Brown 1927 - 2025 Williamstown, MA
Jeanne M. Brown 1942 - 2025 Lee, MA
Joyce R. Brown 1933 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
omas Brunell 1943 - 2025 Rochester Hills, MI
Stephen Henri Buchauer 1944 - 2025 Otis, MA
Margaret Bullett 1931 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Roy C. Burdick 1933 - 2025 Florida, MA
Lorraine Butcher 1928 - 2025 Bennington, VT
Patricia Buttenheim 1929 - 2025 Sarasota, FL
Paula Coughlin Byrdy 1935 - 2025 Lenox, MA
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Gerald J. Cahalan 1936 - 2025 Bradenton, FL
Keith W. Cahalan 1950 - 2025 Lenox, MA
Lois C. Card 1939 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Rocco Cardinale 1948 - 2025 Lakeland, FL
Carol A. Carey 1944 - 2025 Lee, MA
Nicholas Michael Carrigan 1996 - 2025 Pittsfield, Mass., MA
Brian A. Carroll 1963 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Philip Carroll 1944 - 2025 Lenox, MA
Robert H. Chalmers 1979 - 2025 Adams, MA
Luis K. Chin Pittsfield, MA
Donald C. Clark 1932 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Joel L. Colker 1935 - 2025 Lenox, MA
Nathan William Conner 1942 - 2025 Plantation, FL
Norma DiMassimo Connor 1932 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
James H. Connors 1952 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Joan M. Cooper 1934 - 2025 Lenox, MA
omas J. Cormier 1958 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Karam Jamil Coury 1930 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Bonnie Cousineau 1939 - 2025 Naples, FL
Joseph W. Coy 1926 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Anthony J. Creane 1929 - 2025 Naples, FL
Marie R. Cripps 1948 - 2025 Dalton, MA
Donald G. Crocker 1924 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Brian Scott Crowley 1947 - 2025 Wynantskill, NY
Lella Danese 1940 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Patricia A. Davis 1933 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Robert A. Davis 1954 - 2025 North Adams, MA
John Davison 1943 - 2025 Pensacola, FL
Alfred E. DeFreest 1962 - 2025 North Adams, MA
Nancy Dellert 1935 - 2025 Ashley Falls, MA
David Arthur Dery 1934 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Loraine Anita Anderson Devoe 1930 - 2025 Lee, MA
Susan V. Dexter 1946 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Dianne DiNicola 1943 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
James Renfrew Dodge 1947 - 2025 Worthington, MA
Kevin M. Doolan 1953 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Gabrielle E. Downey 1929 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
John Downing 1943 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Frank Dubis 1935 - 2024 Adams, MA
Sara Dupras 1962 - 2025 Tujunga, CA
Donald E. Dupuis 1934 - 2025 Dalton, MA
Gary R. Dus 1951 - 2025 Stephentown, NY
Joanne Reiman Eusden 1925 - 2025 Auburn, ME
Patricia A. Farrell 1949 - 2025 Dalton, MA
Lorraine Feldman 1927 - 2025 Lenox, MA
Karen L. Fitzpatrick 1952 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Diana Fontana 1935 - 2024 Lenox, MA
Ernest F. Fortini 1949 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Belle Fox-Martin 1951 - 2025 Glendale, MA
Arya Fraenkel 1995 - 2025 Lenox, MA
Keith-Michael Frank 1948 - 2025 Sheffield, MA
Paul A. Fredette 1939 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Gloria Friedman 1946 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Adelaide Dorfman Fu 1939 - 2025 Catonsville, MD
Alfred Gallese 1941 - 2025 North Adams, MA
Fiona Gangell 1944 - 2025 Lee, MA
Raymond R. Ganglo 1942 - 2025 Otis, MA
Saverio Garofano 1930 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Joan M. Gates 1937 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
James Joseph Gaunt 1942 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Diana Geller 1930 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Peter C. Giftos 1927 - 2025 Dalton, MA
Joel P. Giguere 1934 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Kathleen L. Godfrey 1954 - 2025 Lenox, MA
Ann Goodson 1959 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Rosemarie D. Goulet 1936 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Beverly Fay Green eld 1932 - 2025 Great Barrington, MA
Paul Robert Greenleaf 1952 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Edwin R. Gri n 1952 - 2025 Lee, MA
Joan Marilyn Gri n 1937 - 2025 North Adams, MA
Catherine Ann Haddad 1935 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Sandra Haight 1935 - 2025 Egremont, MA
J. Marjorie Haines 1930 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Marybeth Connor Hamlin 1952 - 2025 Naples, FL
Mary Havreluk 1929 - 2025 Readsboro, VT
Grace L. Hazard 1931 - 2025 Bridgeport, CT
Margaret Heck 1944 - 2025 Salisbury, CT
Lynn B. Herzig 1949 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Patrick G. Hickey 1961 - 2025 Lee, MA
Kevin M. Honiker 1960 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
How to choose a grief support group
Grief is a universal human experience that can be incredibly challenging and painful to navigate. Regardless of its cause, grief often brings forth complex emotions and disrupts one’s ability to adapt to life’s changes. While keeping these emotions bottled up can be detrimental, sharing them with others who have undergone similar losses can provide a sense of relief and the opportunity for healing. Grief support groups offer a safe space for individuals to connect, share and work through their grief. These groups can be instrumental in helping the bereaved cope with profound pain and regain a sense of self after enduring a significant loss.
Here’s more information about grief support
groups, their advantages and how to select the right one for you.
What is a grief support group?
Grief support groups are gatherings of individuals who meet regularly to discuss and learn how to cope with the grieving process. People from diverse backgrounds come together, united by various types of losses, to express their feelings and thoughts to one another. These groups are often moderated by trained mental health professionals, such as counselors, psychologists and social workers, who possess the necessary skills and expertise gained from years of training and experience. The grieving process is often marked by pain and uncertainty, and these profession-
als guide participants through the stages of grief.
Benefits of grief support groups
These groups foster mental, emotional and spiritual connections among participants. Sharing the grief experience creates a unique bond among individuals who are helping each other through the process.
Members of the group listen to each other without judgment. Everyone gets an opportunity to share their feelings or memories, providing a safe and confidential space for expression.
Support groups offer a safe place to feel and express strong emotions.
Participants understand the grief journey, reinforcing the idea that their thoughts and feelings are
normal.
Members help each other move forward in their grief journey. Some groups organize events and activities to combat loneliness. Through attending these groups, participants receive assurance that their thoughts and emotions are respected, promoting a sense of dignity and understanding.
Types of grief support groups
Support groups cater to individuals dealing with specific circumstances related to their grief. Some groups focus on particular aspects of loss, such as military families, spouses or children coping with family losses. Certain groups may be gender-specific, while others cater to teens, children or adults. There are
also elderly grief support groups designed to assist those who have lost their spouses or entire families. To find a grief support group, you can contact local hospitals, hospices, religious institutions (churches, synagogues) or funeral homes, which often maintain lists of available groups. Selecting the appropriate grief support group is essential for your healing journey. It should be a space where you feel comfortable and respected. There is no shame in discussing your feelings during this challenging time. Take the time to explore various groups, meet with facilitators and attend a few sessions to determine which one aligns best with your needs and offers the support you require to navigate the grieving process.
omas J. Horrigan 1978 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Charles Houghtlin 1955 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Ruth E. Hover 1943 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Christopher Michael Huban 1954 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Norman Joseph Hu stater 1956 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Neil Rochford Ivey 1972 - 2025 West Stockbridge, MA
Phyllis F. Ja e 1930 - 2025 Lenox, MA
George Henry Jarck 1930 - 2025 Annadale, NJ
William Paul Johnson 1950 - 2025 Chatham, NY
Matthew K. Joyce 1940 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Dominic A. Juliano 1998 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Leo Edward Kane 1926 - 2025 Dallas, TX
Beverly S. Kaplan 1929 - 2025 Great Barringotn, MA
Arlean J. Kent 1944 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Louise Kirchner 1923 - 2025 Lenox, MA
Dennis R. Koch Pittsfield, MA
Je rey Kramer 1951 - 2025 Albany, NY
Jeannette H. Krzeminski 1931 - 2025 Adams, MA
Mark Harrison Kurber 1958 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
James D. Kushi 1954 - 2025 Lee, MA
Jordan Elizabeth LaBarre 1993 - 2025 Breckenridge, CO
Ruth M. Landry 1927 - 2025 Pittsfield, Ma And Wor, IL
Joan Lane 1939 - 2025 Stockbridge, MA
Paul Norman LaRochelle 1946 - 2025 Myrtle Beach, SC
Leo A. Lazits 1942 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Brian Edward Leach Schodack Landing, NY
Suzanne Leary 1958 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Athena Ryan LeClair 2021 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Marjorie Harriet Letourneau 1928 - 2025 The Villages, FL
Bonny Jean Louison 1958 - 2025 Stoneham, MA
Darryl Hunter Lyman 1965 - 2025 Stockbridge, MA
Nancy B. Lynch 1941 - 2025 Lee, MA
eresa Ann Macchi 1927 - 2025 Great Barrington, MA
Estella Mary Macek 1940 - 2025 Adams, MA
Jaclyn Beth MacHa e 1950 - 2025 Chicopee, MA
Ronald B. MacWhinnie 1942 - 2025 Columbia Cross Roads, PA
Alan C. Macy 1925 - 2025 Great Barrington, MA
Frances Maillet 1960 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Kathleen Ann Mansen 1946 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Betty Jo Marek 1954 - 2025 Great Barrington, MA
Richard Philip Maselli 1942 - 2025 Lawrenceville, GA
Anita Massery 1947 - 2025 Winchester, MA
Glenn J. Mawhinney 1948 - 2025 Dalton, MA
Shawn McDonough Pittsfield, MA
Ursula McGowen 1933 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Anne Parker McKinstry 1937 - 2025 Great Barrington, MA
Cecelia Meade 1937 - 2025 West Stockbridge, MA
George Milne 1944 - 2025 Charlotte, VT
Mary B. Moesley 1925 - 2025 Lanesborough, MA
Raymond Joseph Mo ett 1931 - 2025 Cheshire, MA
Samuel Vincent Monitto 1955 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Vivian M. Montini 1931 - 2025 Lanesborough, MA
Ann Moore 1943 - 2025 Greenfield, MA
Suzanne Heidemann Moraes 1960 - 2025 Palm Bay, FL
Mary Hayes Morrissey 1938 - 2025 Lee, MA
Ann T. Mottley 1956 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Brian Louis Mullen 1965 - 2025 North Adams, MA
Joanne M. Munger 1958 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
omas Murphy 1934 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Suzanne Nagelschmidt 1943 - 2024 Pittsfield, MA
erese F. Nesbit 1930 - 2025 Lenox, MA
Patricia Marie Nunes 1955 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
William W. Nunes 1942 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Samuel Nykorchuck 1944 - 2025 Sarasota, FL
Ralph M. O’Connell 1952 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Daniel D. O’Connor 1931 - 2025 Williamstown, MA
Louis J. Oggiani 1951 - 2025 West Stockbridge, MA
Michael Peter Olesiuk 1945 - 2025 Denver, CO
omas W. Orlando 1931 - 2025 Sheffield, MA
Victor Ostellino 1942 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Milton Joseph Overlock 1947 - 2025 North Adams, MA
Cheryl Ann Palmer 1983 - 2025 Becket, MA
David Grant Parsons 1937 - 2025 Cheshire, MA
Jo-Ellen Rose Paterno Warwick, RI
Elizabeth Pellerin 1941 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Elijah Reece Perault 2003 - 2025 Dalton, MA
Cheryl A. Petell 1954 - 2025 Dalton, MA
Barbara Pierce 1948 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Andrew L. Pincus 1930 - 2025 Lenox, MA
Valerie Pinsky 1953 - 2024 New York City, NY
John H. Pirzl 1957 - 2025 Dalton, MA
Elisabeth Pizzichemi 1936 - 2025 Great Barrington, MA
Ronald E. Plankey 1934 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Mary Pompi 1938 - 2025 Lee, MA
John Battista Pretto 1955 - 2025 Greenfield, MA
Phyllis Margaret Pryzby 1939 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
John Pultorak 1962 - 2025 Lee, MA
Roland B. Racine 1947 - 2025 Adams, MA
Robert Raymond Rauch 1957 - 2025 San Antonio, TX
Raine Rawlins 1954 - 2025 Homer, AK
Charles James Reddington 1949 - 2025 Cheshire, MA
Donald J. Reisser 1974 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Dr. F. Peter Rentz 1942 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Warren Burton Reynolds 1940 - 2025 Cheshire, MA
Robert E. Rheaume 1936 - 2025 Dalton, MA
Frances A. Ricci 1922 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Rose Marie Richard 1933 - 2025 North Adams, MA
Susan R. Rock 1954 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Mary Kathleen Rose 1960 - 2025 Williamstown, MA
Elizabeth Rosenberg 1949 - 2025 New Marlborough, MA
Eugene Sadlowski 1938 - 2025 Yuba City, CA
Christine K. Salavantis 1951 - 2025 Cheshire, MA
Kerry J. Sawtelle 1961 - 2025 Dalton, MA
Shawn William Schol eld 1977 - 2025 Natural Bridge, VA
Virginia Schwartz 1942 - 2025 Stockbridge, MA
Leo Joseph Scolforo 1934 - 2025 Lee, MA
Dennis Raymond Seymour 1946 - 2025 Farmington, CT
Kevin Shanahan 1965 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Doris H. Shaw 1946 - 2025 Great Barrington, MA
Gertrude Helena Shaw 1941 - 2025 North Adams, MA
Charles E. Shea 1931 - 2025 North Adams, MA
Peter J. Shook 1956 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
omas C. Simmons 1951 - 2025 Otis, MA
George F. Smith 1941 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Jan L. Smith 1959 - 2025 Elmira, NY
Lori Soldati 1962 - 2025 Great Barrington, MA
Peter L. Soldato 1950 - 2025 Chicopee, MA
John A. Sorensen 1935 - 2025 Hinsdale, MA
Dorathea W. Speth 1930 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Eric J. Sprague 1971 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
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Richard W. Stanard 1949 - 2025 Lee, MA
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Steven Stockmal 1972 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Myron Francis Stone 1941 - 2025 Wilbraham, MA
Louis M. Strout 1956 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Erwin Stuebner 1944 -
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Rebecca A. Tatro 1968 - 2025 Stamford, VT
Annette oubboron 1931 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Janet Mary Tivy 1935 - 2025 Lenox, MA
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Howard Trombley 1947 - 2025 Great Barrington, MA
David L. Tullock 1946 - 2025 Lee, MA
eresa Venturini 1937 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Naomi Walsh 1936 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Dolores Warren 1932 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Paul Warren 1946 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Marie Weatherhead 1935 - 2025 Lenox, MA
Rita E. Welch 1938 - 2025 Pittsfield, MA
Margaret Winston Wheeler 1956 - 2025 North East, PA
William Peter Whi en 1958 - 2025 Naples, FL
Peter J. White 1924 - 2025 Williamstown, MA
Ronald P. Whitmarsh Dalton, MA
Claire T. Wilson 1947 - 2025 Cheshire, MA
Ann Marie Wilton 1953 - 2025 North Adams, MA
John Wojcik 1950 - 2025 Pittsfi eld, MA
Susan Whittlesey Wolf 1938 - 2025 Washington, DC
Ardith McMillin Wood 1943 - 2025 Tuscon, AZ
Louis R. Yarter 1948 - 2025 N.adams, MA
Sophie Zaccari 1933 - 2025 Pittsfi eld, MA
Leonora Ann Zatorski 1937 - 2025 Pittsfi eld, MA
James S. Zieba 1939 - 2025 Adams, MA
Edward J. Zoladz 1928 - 2025 Pittsfi eld, MA
