Antonio "Tony" Febbroriello, 83, of Goose Pond, Tyringham, passed away on Monday, February 22, 2021, at his home with his family at his side. Tony was born on February 8, 1938, the son of Carmine and Catherine Spadaccini Febbroriello. He was raised and educated in Canaan, CT. Tony received a Bachelor of Science degree from UCONN. He married the former Sandra Kane and they moved to the house he built on Goose Pond in 1964. Mr. Febbroriello worked as a purchasing agent for Kimberly Clark, from where he retired in 1995. Tony loved the outdoors. In his younger years he enjoyed hunting, fishing and snowmobiling with his wife. He was a handyman of all sorts, always at the ready to repair...

Najat Nejaime, 83, formerly of Tyringham Road in Lee, passed away in the early morning hours of Saturday, February 20, 2021 at Fairview Commons where she has resided for the last several years. Najat was born in Beirut, Lebanon on June 1, 1938. She immigrated to the United States in 1984. She married George Nejaime February, 21, 1960; he died January 12, 2017. Mrs. Nejaime was a loving grandmother who enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren. Anyone who had the pleasure of entering Najat's home always left with a full belly. Mrs. Nejaime was a communicant of St. Mary's Church in Lee. Mrs. Nejaime leaves behind her two sons: Naji Nejaime and Fadi Nejaime and his wife...

Sheila M. Hughes passed away unexpectedly and suddenly at BMC on February 16, 2021. She was born in Pittsfield, MA on June 16, 1960, the daughter of John T. Hughes and the late Rosemary B. Hughes, Lee, MA. She will be sadly missed. Sheila loved The Boston Red Sox, politics, and animals, but above all she loved spending time with family and taking Zeva for daily walks. She enjoyed going on vacation and Saturday lunches with special people in her life (Nancy, Carol, Shaunie and Katie). Sheila attended Lee Public Schools and Johnson and Wales University. She was a Bakery Manager at Big Y and Price Chopper making many lifelong friends along the way. Most recently she was a 911 dispatcher...

Donald B. Hale died Sunday January 31, 2021 at Berkshire Medical center after a short illness. He was born Feb. 9, 1929 at the family home in Tyringham, the son of Arnold B. Hale and Elizabeth B. Loring. He was educated in the Tyringham School and Lee High School graduating in 1947. After working on the family farm he got a job with Walter Stedman learning the building trade. Eventually he started his own building company until an accident at work rendered him disabled in 1975. He was also the Tax Collector in Tyringham for many years. In 1995 he attended Berkshire Community College receiving a chef certificate. Upon graduating, he opened up his own restaurant at Sunset Farm in...

Marita Dick Stratton, beloved family matriarch and lifelong volunteer, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 21, 2021, at 102. She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Charles William Stratton III, MD, and her second son, James William Stratton. Her memory will live on in her four sons, Charles, Robert, Richard, and David, and in her 13 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Marita was born on June 11, 1918 in Lawrence, MA to Walter and Kathryn Dick. Growing up, music was central to her family life. She played drums in the Worcester Girl Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps, and played in a band?The Dix Sisters?with her three sisters. She graduated from Bates College in...

It is with profound sadness that the family of Beverly Joyce Nickerson announces her peaceful passing on January 12, 2021. Born in Keene, NH on December 16, 1933, she was the daughter of William J. O'Loughlin of Keene, NH and Viola Dunn of Pittsfield, MA. Beverly was a 1953 Graduate of Lee High School. She married her high school sweetheart and started a family. After raising her children she received a Certified Nursing Certificate and began working for the Lee Visiting Nurse Association as well as the original Berkshire Place in Pittsfield. She later moved on to Private Duty Care, where she took great pleasure in her work, making many life long friendships along the way. She was a devote...

Raymond Matthew "Skip" Whalen, 80 of Stockbridge, MA passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2021. Born in Pittsfield on February 24, 1940, he is the son of Joseph and Louise Whalen. Skip worked for a short time as a Stockbridge Policeman, Quality Manager at Nuclear Components and most notably as an OSHA/MSHA Safety Inspector for the Massachusetts Department of Labor for nearly 30 years. While there he resolved many wage and labor disputes and helped make workplace safety a priority for area businesses. Affectionately known as "Safety Skip", he had an uncanny ability to help others recognize and adhere to safe practices whilst violating nearly all of them himself. Raymond served in the US...

John Francis ("Truck") Cannon, formerly of Lee, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at Mt. Greylock Extended Care in Pittsfield after a long stay due to diabetic complications. Born in Pittsfield on August 25, 1943 to the late Joseph and Margaret Shea Cannon, John attended St. Mary's the Morning Star School and was a 1961 graduate of St. Joseph's High School, after which he enlisted in the Marine Reserves. For over 30 years, he was an employee of Beloit Corporation in Dalton until its closing in 2000, which deeply affected him as well as many of his close coworkers. Over the years, John enjoyed gathering regularly with these fellow coworkers who would bring him great joy even as the...

Willliam P. "Bud" Tacy of Lee, MA, died of Covid-19 on January 7, 2021. Bud was born on March 16, 1920 in Westfield, MA to William P. Tacy and Ruth A. Fox. He attended a one-room schoolhouse in Otis and graduated from Lee High School in 1939. Bud married Helena "Pat" Kennedy on October 26, 1943 in St. Mary's of Lee. They were married for 72 years before Pat died in 2015. Bud served in World War II from 1943-1946. He was in the 67th Signal Battalion and served across Europe before being shipped to the Philippines. During his service with the U.S. Army during WWII, Bud received the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the European-African Middle Eastern Campaign...

Thomas J. Bush, 75, of Summer Street in Lee, died Thursday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Pittsfield, MA on September 19, 1945, the son of James and Nancy Davenport Bush. He attended Lee schools and was a 1965 graduate of Lee High School. Shortly after his high school graduation, he joined the U.S. Army serving until 1968 during the Vietnam War. After his service he worked as a carpenter and then a pipe fitter for Southern Berkshire Welding. He was a communicant of St. Mary's Church. He was an avid outdoors man and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was also a member of the Lee Sportsman's Club. Mr. Bush is survived by his two sons: Todd Bush, and his wife Jana,...

It is with great sadness that the family of Patrick K. Toomey announces his passing on January 4, 2021 at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. Patrick was born in Pittsfield on May 19, 1960, to the late Daniel and Jane McKeon Toomey. After Patrick graduated from Lee High School in 1978, he made the bold decision to move himself and his skills out west to Las Vegas. He spent the majority of his career as a juvenile probation officer for Clark County, Las Vegas. Patrick was very proud of his Irish heritage, was an avid runner and thoroughly enjoyed his many ski trips with his great friends and family. Patrick also was a passionate Boston sports fan and always did his best to find a way to get to...

Theresa A. (Longerato) Gop, 97 passed away peacefully at Fairview Hospital in Gt. Barrington on Jan. 4, 2021. Born in Lee in 1923, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Osanna Longerato, both of Italy. Theresa grew up in Lee, attended the Lee schools and lived all of her life in the same house on Union St. A skilled homemaker, she also worked for many years at McClelland Drug Store. She was a devoted member of St. Mary's Church in Lee. She was predeceased by her husband, Stanley A. Gop, the love of her life, whom she married on Sept. 16, 1944. Together, they met life's journeys. They would often take long day trips by car or travel to Maine for Lobster and to see the ocean. A knitter...

Dayton DeLorme, 84, passed away at his home in Lee, MA, on January 1, 2021, after a long battle with congestive heart failure. Born in Rutland, VT, on August 21, 1936, the son of Rhea and Joseph DeLorme, Dayton was raised in Ticonderoga, NY. After graduating from Ticonderoga High School in 1954, he joined the General Electric Apprentice training program in Pittsfield, MA. Following graduation from the training program he joined the Information Management Organization at GE Ordnance Department. He attended RPI School of Management in Rensselaer, NY, completing the Management Development Program. During his 38-year career at GE, he worked at the Transformer and Arrester/Bushings businesses...

On December 31, Doris (Landry) Pelletier passed away at Lee Healthcare after a short illness. She was 96 years old. Doris was born in Pawtucket, RI, daughter of Romelus and Rose Landry. She attended Pawtucket Elementary and graduated from St. John the Baptist Academy in 1941. She worked as a controller at McKenzie Welton Mfg., prior to her marriage to Edmund A. Pelletier in May 1950. Doris and Ed moved to Lee in 1955 and developed many wonderful and lifelong friendships here. Doris was a secretary at Lee High School for nineteen years. She was a Girl Scout leader for five years, served on the Board of Greenock Country Club for three years, and was an active member there for thirty eight...

Rosemarie Buffoni, 87, of Lois Street in Lee, died Thursday evening at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Raphine, Virginia, the daughter of Howard and Vera Hyde Brown. She moved to New Jersey as a child and graduated from Woodridge High School. She then went to Hackensack School of Nursing where she received her RN Certificate. Rosemarie moved to the Berkshires in 1973 and worked as a nurse at Berkshire Medical Center and a Social Worker at Mt. Greylock Nursing Home until retiring in 1998. She was communicant of St. Mary's Church in Lee and was an artist. Rosemarie is survived by her husband, Lawrence Buffoni of Lee, whom she married in 1979; four sons: George Schaefer of...

William R. "Bobby" Gangell, died December 29th at his home in Lee. To view the full obituary or to leave a message of condolence or share pictures with the family, please visit our web site at www.kellyfuneralhome.net

Barbara M. Powers, of Lee, 93, died December 29th, at Mt Carmel Care Center in Lenox, MA. She was born in Dalton, MA to the late Christopher J. and Ida (Schnopp) Hall on September 11, 1927. She was the loving wife of the late James B. Powers, whom she married on May 3, 1952. Barbara was a graduate of Dalton High School, Pittsfield Secretarial School, and also took classes at Elm's College in Chicopee. Before starting her family, Barbara worked as a secretary at G.E. in Pittsfield. After raising her three children, she worked as a secretary at the Mead Corporation in South Lee, and then as a secretary to the president of Lee Bank before retiring in 1981. Barbara was a communicant of St....

Albert J. Sinico - 81- of Lee died Wednesday December 24th at Berkshire medical Center in Pittsfield from Covid-19. He was born in Pittsfield on September 13, 1939, the son of Albert and Angela Pellizzari Sinico. He attended school in West Stockbridge. Albert worked for Woodger Landscaping in Lenox, and the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority in Lee, retiring in 2000. He was a communicant of St. Mary's Church in Lee and a collection usher. He was a former member of the Stockbridge and Lee Volunteer Fire Departments. Albert was instrumental in helping all family members and friends with building and landscaping projects. It brought him great joy to see the finished product. He was also an...

Noel E. Stanard, 77, died Friday, December 18th at his home in Lee. He was born on December 22, 1942, the son of Howell and Jennie Mange Stanard. He attended Lee Schools and graduated from Lee High School in 1960. Noel worked at various odd jobs starting at the age of nine. He then worked at Mead Paper from 1966 until retiring in 2007. He continued to work as a caretaker until the time of his passing. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and handy work. He is survived by his wife, the former Ellen M. Gage whom he married on May 28, 1966; one son: Brian N. Stanard of Lee; two daughters: Kelly M. Stanard of Yuma, AZ and Traci L. Speers of Pittsfield; two brothers: Robert L Stanard of Lee and...

On December 17, Anna (Telladira) Sabin of Lee passed away following a brief bout with COVID-19. She was 95 years old. Anna was predeceased by her beloved husband, Casper F. Sabin (Cap). Of five brothers and sisters, Anna is survived by her brother, Anthony Telladira, Jr. and his wife, Elva, of Pittsfield and many nieces and nephews. Anna was a loving mother to her daughters, Barbara (Sabin) Abbott and her husband, Kirk Abbott, Jr and Jeanne Sabin, and her partner, Alan Glidden. She was also a devoted grandmother to her grandson, Zachary Abbott. Anna will be remembered as a generous, compassionate person, always willing to give to or help those in need. We will all miss her dearly. But even...

Enes Sacchiero Gaherty passed away on December 15, 2020 at Berkshire Medical Center at the age of 95. Enes was a lifelong resident of Lee, born on June 22, 1925. She was the daughter of Italian immigrants - Eugenio and Maria (Frigo) Sacchiero. The family lived on Prospect St. in Lee. Enes was introduced to the English language at St. Mary's (Elementary) School. She graduated from Lee High School in 1943 and then attended the medical laboratory technical program at Pittsfield General Hospital (PGH). She acquired skills in blood draw and analysis and then worked in the laboratory at PGH for several years. She worked as the primary medical laboratory technician at Austen Riggs Center in...