Obituaries

Norman LaValley Sr.

Norman L. La Valley Sr., age 94, passed away peacefully at home with his wife at his side on Wednesday, December 17th, 2025. He was born, raised, and resided in North Adams for all of his...

John P. McCormick, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — John Patrick McCormick, 76, of North Adams, died on Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025. He was born in Providence, R.I., on Oct. 21, 1949, the son of Bertha Florence (LaFlamme)...

Deryl Bentley III, 47

Deryl Grant Bentley, III, 47, of North Adams, died on Saturday, December 20, 2025. He was born in Bennington, VT, on July 19, 1978, a son of Patrica (Guertin) Bentley and the late Deryl Grant...

Patricia "Patti" Troumpe, 82

Patricia Ann “Patti” Troumpe, 82, of Williamstown, and formerly North Adams, died on Saturday, December 27, 2025. She was born in North Adams, on July 23, 1943, a daughter of Madeline...

Brent D. Mille, 51

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Brent D. Mille, 51, of North Adams, died on Friday, December 26, 2025, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. He was born in North Adams on April 4,...

Ronald T. St. Germain, 61

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Ronald T. St. Germain, 61, of Adams, died on Sunday, December 28, 2025, at Albany Medical Center in Albany, NY. He was born in Adams on May 30, 1964, a son of...

Sally J. Knights, 65

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —   Mrs. Sally Jo (Libby) Knights, 65, of North Adams, died on Thursday, December 25, 2025, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in Sebago,...

Richard James Fell, 79

ADAMS, Mass. — Richard James Fell, 79, of Bath, NY passed on December 26, 2025 at home.  He was the son of Louis Fell and Johanna Rose (Maciora) Fell. Richard was born in Montour...

Eunice LaPier, 72

Eunice Clara LaPier 72, of Hancock, MA. died Thursday December 25, 2025 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA. She was born in North Adams on May 1, 1953 a daughter of the late Harvey and...

Jane Sigrid Stuebner, 78

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —   Jane Sigrid Christensen Stuebner passed away at age 78 in the early hours of December 22, 2025, at Berkshire Place in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, following a long...

Christopher W. Kirby, 41

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Christopher William Kirby, 41, of Williamstown, passed away on Monday, December 22, 2025 at home. He was born in North Adams on July 23, 1984, to William M. and...

Natalie Martelle, 93

Natalie Janet (Murchie) Martelle, 93 of Clarksburg died on Sunday, December 21, 2025 at Berkshire Medical Center. Natalie was born in Castleton, Vermont on October 23, 1932 a daughter of the late...

Charles J. "Skip" Gamba, 79

Charles J. "Skip" Gamba, 79, of Pittsfield, passed away peacefully on December 18, 2025. Born in Pittsfield on June 16, 1946, to John and Elea Ottino Gamba. He was a graduate of Pittsfield...

William Greilich, Sr. , 96

ADAMS, Mass. —   William J. Greilich Sr. passed away peacefully on December 8, 2025, at Langdon Place in Exeter, New Hampshire, after a brief illness. Known to many as Bill, he was...

Walter Kochanski, Jr., 73

ADAMS, Mass. —   The family of Mr. Walter Kochanski, Jr. 73, are saddened to announce his passing on Monday, December 15, 2025, peacefully at his home. He was born in Adams on March...

Lorraine Robinson, 80

ADAMS, Mass. —   Lorraine C. (Pyra) Robinson, 80, of Adams, died on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in Pittsfield on January...

Melissa J. Grande, 74

ADAMS, Mass. —   Miss Melissa J. Grande, 74, of Adams, died on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at Melbourne Place in Pittsfield. She was born in North Adams on December 23, 1950,...

Thomas Champagny, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —   Thomas William Champagny, 85 of State Street, North Adams, MA. died Friday December 12, 2025 at his home with his daughter by his side. He was born in...

Raymond Briggs, 79

Raymond Ronald Briggs, 79 of Florida Mountain died Friday December 12, 2025 at his home. He was born in Adams, MA. on January 6, 1946 a son of Richard and Florence (LaFountain) Briggs and attended...

David Chenail, 66

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —   David (Dave) Chenail, 66, of Williamstown, Massachusetts, passed peacefully on December 11, 2025, after a valiant battle with cancer. Dave was born on...

Marlene A. Olds, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —Marlene Anne (DuBois) Olds, 87, of North Adams, died Tuesday evening, December 9, 2025 at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams on November 7, 1938, daughter...

Beverly D. Troop, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Beverly (Dietrich) Troop, 89, of North Adams, MA died Thursday, December 11, 2025 at North Adams Commons. She was born in Springfield MA on April 6, 1936, a...

Kimball Cook, 63

FLORIDA, Mass. —  Kimball Merrill Cook, 63, of Florida, MA, died November 17, 2025 at home. He was born in North Adams on January 21, 1962, to Ruth Agnes (Klein) and Merrill Linwood...

Robert A. LeClair, 73

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Robert Alan LeClair, 73, of North Adams, died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, at North Adams Regional Hospital. He was born in North Adams on May 9, 1952, a son of John...

Rita Langlois, 101

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Rita Corine (Champagne) Langlois, 101, of Williamstown, MA, died peacefully at home surrounded by family on Monday, December 8, 2025. She was born in North Adams,...