Obituaries

Kiersten Joy Hoag, 34

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Kiersten Joy Hoag, 34, of Brattleboro Vermont passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. Kiersten was born in North Adams on Aug. 10, 1991 a daughter of Kerry...

John A. Little, 58

CLARKSBURG, Mass. —  John Andrew Little, 58 of Clarksburg, MA died Monday April 20, 2027 at Williamstown Commons surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer for the past...

Yuri Breykin, 98

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Yuri Breykin, 98, of North Adams, died Saturday morning, April 18, 2026 at North Adams Commons. He was born in Russia on March 7, 1928, a son of Yuri and Anna...

Suzanna Bibens, 52

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  When you read this, I will have peacefully passed away in my cozy bed, surrounded by my beloved family. We are all interconnected in this life, bound by the...

Ernest Bolognani, 92

READSBORO, Vt. —  Ernest Gerardo Bolognani died April 17 at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center surrounded by family. He was 92. Ernie was born on March 27th, 1934 at the Readsboro...

Barbara Jirkovsky, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Barbara Mary (Cudworth) Jirkovsky, 92 of North Adams, MA died peacefully at home on Thursday April 16, 2026. She was born in North Adams, MA on December 31, 1933,...

Harold J. Weyers Jr, 94

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Harold Joseph Weyers Jr, 94 of Bennington, VT and a lifelong resident of Williamstown, MA died Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at Southwestern VT Medical Center. He was...

Lillian R. Seckler, 83

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Mrs. Lillian Rose (Serre) Seckler, 83, of Cheshire, died Monday evening, April 13, 2026 at Kimball Farms in Lenox. She was born in Cheshire on September 6, 1942, a...

Lorraine S. Shapiro, 97

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lorraine Sisselman Shapiro was born April 27, 1928 in Cedarhurst NY. Father Nathan Sisselman from Russia (parents were Eva and Samuel Sisselman), and Nettie Lipman...

James J. Pyra, 77

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. James J. Pyra, 77, of Adams, died on Sunday, April 12, 2026, at Albany Medical Center. He was born in Pittsfield on July 23, 1948, son of the late Edward and Jane...

Richard "Dick" Gershom Cutter III, 79

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Richard "Dick" Gershom Cutter III passed away on Good Friday, April 3, 2026, at the age of 79.  He left this world with no pain shortly after doing what he...

Roger A. Pedercini, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Roger Anthony Pedercini, 95 of North Adams, MA died Thursday April 9, 2026 at Williamstown Commons. Roger was born in North Adams, MA on April 8, 1931, a son of...

Samuel Humes IV, 95

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Samuel Humes, beloved husband of Lynne DeLay, dad of Hans and Hamilton, and Daddy Daddy for Willem, Henk, Samuel Kees, Etta, Elias, Mina, and Amielyn, passed away...

Bruce Edmond Pierce, 73

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Bruce Edmond Pierce, 73, of North Adams, died on Dec, 27, 2025, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Bruce was proud to be a tissue and organ donor, helping the...

Wayne Morrison, 76

Wayne Capron Morrison, 76, a lifelong resident of Williamstown, MA, died Friday, April 10, 2026, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in North Adams, MA, on June 9, 1949, a...

Jeffrey David Phelps, 47

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Jeffrey David Phelps (born Jeffrey Steven Burdick), 47, of San Francisco, CA, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday March 31, 2026. He was born in Pittsfield, MA on...

Helen C. Koperniak, 95

ADAMS, Mass. —Mrs. Helen Carolyn (Michalski) Koperniak, 95, of Adams died peacefully Thursday morning, April 9, 2026, at her home with family by her side. She was born in Adams on May 29, 1930,...

Ali Khaled Maher, 56

ADAMS, Mass. — Ali Khaled Maher, of Belleville, Mich., passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He faced his illness with the same...

Carl Joseph Gageant, 53

  SERVICE NOTICE Graveside services for Carl Gageant will take place on Friday April 24, 2026 at 11:00 AM at the family plot in Clarksburg Cemetery. Following the service a reception will...

Elizabeth Patricia Siskind, 86

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our beloved Elizabeth Patricia Diem (Monahan) Siskind, 86, of Williamstown, Massachusetts, on December 28, 2025....

Joseph Lazarczyk, 79

Joseph Francis Lazarczyk, 79, of North Adams died on Tuesday  April 7, 2026 at his home surrounded by his loving family after a 24-year battle with prostate cancer. Joseph was born on...

Sally Josephine (Les) Nolan, 90

Sally Josephine (Les) Nolan, 90, of North Adams, died on Saturday, April 4, 2026, at the Williamstown Commons. She was born in Adams on February 19, 1936, the daughter of Joseph Edward and Wanda...

John A. Ellsworth, Jr.

DALTON, Mass. —   John A. Ellsworth Jr., age 60, passed away March 23, 2026 after a series of recent health problems. Born in Pittsfield on May 14, 1965, Johnny was a son of Janet...

Peter F. Harrison

The family of Peter F. Harrison is saddened to announce his passing on March 13, 2026.  Peter lived a life filled with family, friends, and love of travel and the outdoors. Gone too soon,...

Jeannette Holmes, 100

Jeannette C. (Lanoue) Holmes, 100 years old of North Adams, died at the Williamstown Commons on Saturday, April 4, 2026. She was born on June 6, 1925, a daughter of the late Prudent and Mary...