Obituaries

Ronald A. Moon, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Ronald Allen Moon, 88 of North Adams, MA died on Thursday February 19, 2026 at his home. He was born in Williamstown, MA on May 10, 1937, a son of Floyd Ernest...

Mary Jane (Phelps) Zimmerman, 92

NEW ASHFORD, Mass. —  Mary Jane Phelps Zimmerman, 92, of Norwalk, CT, died on Thursday, February 12, 2026. Born in Pittsfield, MA on May 19, 1933, she was the daughter of Beatrice...

Evelyn Hernandez, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Evelyn Bernadette (Jones) Hernandez, 79 of North Adams, MA died on Thursday February 19, 2026 at her home. She was born in North Adams, MA on January 13, 1947, a...

Daniel W. Riello, 73

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Daniel William Riello, 73 of Pittsfield, MA died Wednesday February 18, 2026 at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Pittsfield, MA on March 17, 1952, a son of...

Robert E. Thomas, 69

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Robert Edward Thomas, 69 of North Adams, MA died on Wednesday February 18, 2026 at North Adams Regional Hospital. He was born in Los Angeles, CA on September 3,...

Francis E. Gaule, 78

POWNAL, Vt. —  Francis Eugene Gaule, 78 of Pownal, VT died Wednesday February 18, 2026 at Southwest VT Medical Center in Bennington. He was born in North Adams, MA on December 22, 1947,...

Maureen A. O'Brien, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Maureen Ann O’Brien, 82, of North Adams, MA, passed away peacefully on Thursday February 19, 2026. She was born in Boston, MA, on June 13, 1943, the daughter of...

Kathryn Dandurand, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Kathryn Florence (Bartlett) Dandurand, 78 of North Adams, MA died on Tuesday February 17, 2026 at North Adams Regional Hospital. She was born in North Adams, MA on...

Cheryl Ann Lanoue, 67

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Cheryl Ann (Wallis) Lanoue, 67, passed away peacefully on Feb. 15, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Whitinsville, Mass., Cheryl was the beloved...

Joanne M. Roulier, 70

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —   Miss Joanne Marie Roulier, 70, of North Adams, died on Thursday, January 29, 2026, at the North Adams Regional Hospital. She was born in North Adams on August...

Robert Andrew Paris, 55

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —   Robert Andrew Paris, 55, of Pittsfield, passed away on February 12, 2026. Born on September 26, 1970, in Pittsfield, Rob — affectionately known as...

Robert P. Cook, 73

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Robert Paul (Bobby) Cook, 73, of North Adams, MA passed away on October 28, 2025 at his home of natural causes. He was born on March 26, 1952, the only child of Paul...

Donna Diodati Mozdzierz, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Donna Diodati Mozdzierz, 72, of Manchester, CT, died on February 12, 2026 at Hartford Hospital after a brief but courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Donna is...

Rose Marie Maynard, 73

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —   Rose Marie (Guertin) Maynard, 73, of Williamstown, passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in North Adams on April 14, 1952,...

Richard J. Towsley, 72

CHESHIRE, Mass. —   Mr. Richard J. Towsley, 72, of Cheshire, died on Friday, February 6, 2026, at Williamstown Commons. He was born in Adams on September 29, 1953, son of the late...

Geraldine Ritter, 88

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Geraldine Edna (Manthorne) Ritter, 88, of Williamstown, MA, died on Saturday, February 7, 2026. She was born in Newport, NH on August 22, 1937, a daughter of the...

Gregory Mitchell, 46

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Professor Gregory Mitchell, 46, of Williamstown, MA and Providence, RI, formerly of Ottawa, IL, passed away unexpectedly Jan. 21, 2026, at UMass Memorial Medical Center in...

Stephen Edward Jones, Sr., 75

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Stephen Edward Jones, Sr., 75, of North Adams, MA, died Friday, February 6, 2026. He was born in North Adams on July 14, 1950, a son of the late Raymond Locke Jones...

Viola M. Tassone, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Miss Viola Margaret Tassone, 91, of North Adams, died Friday afternoon, February 6, 2026 at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams on April 12, 1934, a daughter...

Vivian J. Menard, 76

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Vivian (Jzyk) Menard, 76, of Adams, died Saturday morning, February 7, 2026 at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Adams on May 16, 1949, daughter of the late...

Keith Henry Brooks, 63

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Keith Henry “Brooksy” Brooks  63, of North Adams died Thursday February 5, 2026 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in North Adams...

John T. Baran, 84

ADAMS, Mass. —   Hobo folklore characterized the Hobo cohort as a journey culture (as opposed to the more common destination orientation). When a Hobo died it was customary to announce...

LaVerne Patryn, 100

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  LaVerne Josephine (Raddatz) Patryn, 100 of North Adams, MA died Thursday February 5, 2026 at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Oshkosh, Winnebago County, WI on...

Timothy Ciuk, 65

ADAMS, Mass. — Timothy Ciuk, 65 of Adams passed away at home Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025 with his family by his side.  Born July 1, 1960 he was the son of the late Michael Ciuk and Helen...

Wayne Michael Kittler, age 75

Wayne Michael Kittler, age 75, of Rensselaer, NY and formerly of Cheshire, MA passed away suddenly at home on February 1, 2026. Born in Adams, MA on April 8, 1950, Wayne was a son of Eleanor...