Obituaries

Donna Cooper-Goodell, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Donna Lee Cooper-Goodell, 76, of North Adams died Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at her home. Born in North Adams on Jan. 5, 1939, daughter of Nelson and Edith Estes Shaw, she...

Edna Mae Williams, 96

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Edna Mae Williams, 96, of 81 Brooks Heights died at home on Mercy Sunday, April 12, 2015, after a long illness. Born in North Adams on Aug. 13, 1918, daughter of John T....

Linda P. Roberts, 62

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Linda Priscilla Roberts, 62, of 323 West Main St. died Sunday, April 12, 2015, at home. Born in Plattsburgh, N.Y., on June 30, 1952, daughter of Homer Bertrand and of Helen...

Charlotte D. Chalfonte, 98

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Charlotte Dillon Chalfonte, 98, formerly of North Adams, died on Sunday, April 12, 2015, at Williamstown Commons, where she had resided for more than two years. Born in...

Katherine E. Woodcock, 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Katherine Elizabeth Woodcock, 67, of North Adams died Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. Born in North Adams on Feb. 12, 1948, daughter of John...

Jeanette M. Dillon, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jeanette Marie Dillon, 86, of 259 Mohawk Forest Blvd. died on Thursday, April 9, 2015, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Chicopee on Aug. 14, 1928, a...

Barbara McKeon, 65

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Barbara McKeon, 65, died on Tuesday, April 7, 2015, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in North Adams on Dec. 20, 1949, a daughter of Harry and Rose Gardner...

Robert W. Borowski, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Robert W. "Bob" Borowski, 84, of Port Charlotte, Fla., formerly of North Adams, died Friday, April 3, 2015. Born in North Adams on July 23, 1930, he was the son of...

Russell F. Bradley Jr., 50

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Russell Fredrick Bradley Jr., 50, of Feeding Hills, died away peacefully on Sunday, April 5, 2015, at Heritage Hall in Agawam. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 26, 1964, son...

Shirley H. Briggs, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Shirley Hope Briggs, 84, of 26 Foucher Ave. died on Saturday, April 4, 2015, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Clarksburg on March 4, 1931, a...

Franklin R. Chittenden, 92

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Franklin R. Chittenden, 92, of Pines Lodge Park died Friday, April 3, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 7, 1923, a son of...

Wayne D. Bennett, 57

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Wayne D. Bennett, 57, of Franklin Street died Thursday, April 2, 2015, at the Northern Berkshire campus of Berkshire Medical Center North. Born in North Adams on May 5,...

David E. Ledger, 78

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - David E. Ledger, 78, of McCallum Drive, Old Orchard Beach, Maine, formerly of Williamstown, died Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at the Maine Medical Center. Born in Williamstown...

Kristina Marie Fisk, 20

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Kristina Marie Fisk, 20, of Luce Road died Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Born in North Adams on Dec. 25, 1994, a daughter of Stephen Fisk and Tracie Bailey-Fisk of...

William B. Roberts, 96

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — William Bemis Roberts, 96, of 54 Musterfield Heights died Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Feb. 25, 1919, son of William G. and...

Marion R. Duncan, 91

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Marion Rita Duncan, 91, of 118 Church St. died on Sunday, March 29, 2015, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on June 22, 1923, a daughter of Arthur and...

Doris L. Benson, 79

STAMFORD, Vt. - Doris L. Benson, 79, of Main Road died Thursday, March 26, 2015, at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. Born in in the town of Florida, Mass., on July 14, 1935, a daughter of Lyman and...

Marion E. Segalla, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Marion E. Segalla, 83, of Hawthorne Avenue died on March 26, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on Nov. 22, 1931, a daughter of Edward...

Joseph A. Columbus, 62

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Joseph Alfred Columbus, 62, of 12 Willow St. died Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Troy, N.Y., on March 21, 1953, son of Joseph James and Elaine...

Lula M. Park, 88

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Lula M. Park, 88, of Williamstown died peacefully on Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at Sweet Brook Care Centers following a brief illness. Born in Hoosick Falls, N.Y., on...

Elisabeth A. Harvey, 94

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Elisabeth "Betty" Anne Harvey, 94, of Buxton Hill Road, died peacefully on Saturday, March 21, 2015, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Baltimore on April 24, 1920, the...

Claire A. Trombley, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Claire Antonia Trombley, 91, of 546 Union St. died Saturday, March 21, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on Nov. 25, 1923, daughter of...

Josephine Snyder, 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Josephine Snyder, 87, of 27 Thornliebank Road died peacefully on Saturday, March 21, 2015. Born in Rahway, N.J., she was the loving daughter of Nicholas Dunphy, chief of...

Agnes A. Yorke, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Agnes A. Yorke, 76, of 29 Canedy Lane died Saturday, March 21, 2015, at home, surrounded by her family. Born in North Adams on Feb. 5 1939, daughter of Achille and...

Steven B. Gagne, 51

ADAMS, Mass. — Steven Bernard "Vinny" Gagne, 51, of 24 Liberty St. died Thursday, March 19, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on May 17, 1963, son of Nancy...