Obituaries

Donna Y. Bernardi, 74

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Donna Y. Bernardi, 74, passed away on March 19, 2026, at Garden Ranch Assisted Living in Colorado Springs, Colo. The oldest child of the late Donald and Doris Primmer,...

John A. P. Bernardo, 78

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Feb. 19, 1948, John A. P. Bernardo, 78, the smallest baby in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, was born.  Bernardo entered the world determined to overcome. He...

George Scott Crawford, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — George Scott Crawford Jr passed away comfortably on March 16, 2026, at the Jack Byrne Palliative Unit of Dartmouth Hitchcock Hospital, Lebanon, New Hampshire.  He...

SandraLee M. Hamel, 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — SandraLee M. Hamel, 83, of Saint Augustine, Fla, formerly of Williamstown, passed away on March 11, surrounded by her family.  Sandi was born on Sept. 30, 1942, to...

Marshall Rosenthal, 85

SAVOY, Mass. —  Marshall Rosenthal, 85, of Savoy, MA passed away at Berkshire Medical Center on March 7, 2026 after several years of declining health. He met every medical challenge with...

Kenyon Brooks, 54

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Kenyon John Brooks, 54, of North Adams, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a long battle with cancer. He was...

Edward J. LaDouceur, 90,

Edward J. LaDouceur, Jr. 90 of West St. Pittsfield, passed away March 15, 2026, at Berkshire Medical Center, with his family at his side. Ed was born in Holyoke, MA on March 5, 1936, to the late...

Richard R. Rathbun, 80

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Richard R. Rathbun, 80, of Adams, died on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at his home. He was born in Pittsfield on May 11, 1945, a son of the late Robert and Elsie...

Carole S. Carlow, 83

ADAMS, Mass. — Carole S. (Carpenter) Carlow, 83, of Adams, passed away on March 14, 2026. She was born in Adams on December 22, 1942, a daughter of the late Ronald L. and Mildred F. (Laliberte)...

John Joseph King, 67

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — John Joseph King, 67 of Camden Wyoming, Delaware, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 7, at the Bay Health Hospital in Dover, Delaware, with his wife by his...

Margaret Morandi, 82

CHESHIRE, Mass. —  Margaret Anne (Spafford) Morandi, 82 of Cheshire, MA died on Thursday March 12, 2026 at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Holyoke, MA on October 28, 1943, a...

Vincent A. Zoito Jr., 78

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Sergeant Vincent Arthur Zoito Jr., 78 of Henderson, Nevada formerly of Williamstown, MA died on March 3, 2026 at his home surrounded by his loving family....

Jeremy A. Bartlett, 49

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —   Mr. Jeremy Allen Bartlett, 49, of Pittsfield, died on Sunday, March 8, 2026, at his home. He was born in North Adams on April 29, 1976, son of the late Gerald...

William A. Cote, 85

ADAMS, Mass. —  William Alfred Cote, 85 of Adams, MA died Tuesday March 10, 2026 at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in North Adams, MA on March 11, 1940, a son of Albanie Benjamin...

Joseph "LJ" Robert, 42

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Joseph Michael “LJ” Robert, 42, of Adams, transitioned over the rainbow on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Williamstown Commons after a short battle with a...

Alan P. Dellaghelfa, 66

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Alan P. Dellaghelfa, 66, of Adams, died Saturday evening, March 7, 2026 at his home surrounded by his family and friends, after a long battle with cancer. He was born...

Susan Rebideau, 77

POWNAL, Vt. — Susan Rebideau, 77, died Saturday, March 7, 2026, at her home.  Born Sept. 6, 1948, to the late Marion (Jones) and Russell Haley. Attended Williamstown schools and...

Dennis LaBonte, 74

Dennis A. LaBonte passed away Thursday March 5th at the North Adams Commons. He was born November 26, 1951 in North Adams to Alfred “Elmer” & Mable (Pratt) LaBonte. Dennis grew up...

Paul Gaudreau, 64

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Paul Norman Gaudreau, 64, of North Adams, died on Sunday, March 8, 2026, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born on Feb.12, 1962, in North Adams, he was the son of...

Carl A. Donega, 90

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Carl Anthony Donega, 90, of Adams, died Saturday evening, March 7, 2026 at Berkshire Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in North Adams on...

Irene LaDue, 86

Irene V. LaDue, 86 Irene V. LaDue of 177 Bracewell Ave. in North Adams, Mass., passed away at home on March 3, 2026, in the supportive care of her loved ones. Irene was born in North Adams on...

Rita Watson, 86

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —   Rita B. Watson, born Rita Ann Bottomley on October 5, 1939 (daughter of Oscar and Loretta Bottomley) grew up in the southern Indiana town of Mt. Vernon. She...

Joanne (Pelletier) Aldam, 69

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Joanne H. (Pelletier) Aldam, 69 of Pittsfield, MA died Sunday March 1, 2026 at Springside Nursing Home. She was born in Fall River, MA on November 4, 1956, a...

Anne Bertha Martell, 72

Anne Bertha Martell, 72, of Williamstown, MA, died on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at the Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams, MA on July 25, 1953 to Clifford and Bertha (Richards) Martell....

Kurt A. Van Steemburg

Kurt Arthur Van Steemburg of Loudonville, NY, died on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. He was 72. Our beloved husband, dad, and friend crossed over in the wake of a lunar eclipse. Quite the send off for quite...