Obituaries

Paul McCarthy, 54

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Paul Robert McCarthy, 54, of Williamstown died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022, at his home. He was born in North Adams on Dec. 7, 1968, a son of Donald Paul McCarthy...

Timothy P. O'Hearn, age 55

ADAMS, Mass. —   Timothy P. O’Hearn, age 55, died unexpectedly on Friday, December 16, 2022. Born in Pittsfield on January 19, 1967, Tim was a son of the late Robert T. and...

John "Jack" Gould, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  John T. Gould (Jack), 78, passed away at his home in North Adams, MA on December 17 after a 3+ year battle with cancer. He was born on June 20, 1944, to John Gould...

Ronald J. Gamache Jr., 53

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mr. Ronald Joseph Gamache Jr., 53 of Adams, MA died on Wednesday December 7, 2022 at his home. He was born in North Adams, MA on April 15, 1969, a son of Anita Helen...

Janice M. Evans, 73

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Mrs. Janice M. Evans, 73, of Clarksburg, died on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, at her home. She was born in Adams on Aug. 31, 1949, daughter of the late Frank and Blanche...

Anthony "Tony" Williams, 61

Anthony “Tony” Duane Williams, 61 of North Adams died at home on Tuesday, December 13, 2022.  Tony was born in Elmira, NY on May 10, 1961, a son of Ernest and Catherine (Black)...

Ruth Goetsch, 97

    Ruth Lillian (Bachhelm) Goetsch, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, of Attleboro MA., formerly of Williamstown, MA died on Thursday, December 8, 2022 at Rhode...

Lauren M. Dowling, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Lauren M. Dowling 76, of North Adams, MA died Saturday November 5, 2022 at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams on March 2, 1946 a daughter of the late...

Vern Adams Emerson, 80

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Vern Adams Emerson, 80, of 44 Richardson Street, Cheshire, died Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, at North Adams Commons. Born in Springfield, Mass., on June 13, 1942, the son of Emery...

Arline L. Cooper, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —   Arline Lorraine (Trumble) Lindner Cooper, 78, of North Adams, died on Sunday, December 11, 2022, at her home. She was born in Adams on August 24, 1944, the...

John B. Tassone, 97

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  John Batista Tassone, 97 of North Adams, MA died on Sunday December 11, 2022 after a brief stay at North Adams Commons. He was born in North Adams, MA on October...

Deborah Lusignan, 51

WINDSOR, Mass. — Deborah Rose Lusignan, 51, of Windsor died Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. Debbie was born in Pittsfield on July 16, 1971, a daughter of Edmond and Elisabeth Lusignan...

Ralph J. Riel, 89

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mr. Ralph J. Riel, 89, of Adams, died Thursday evening, December 8, 2022 at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. He weas born in Adams on September 22, 1933, the son of the...

Elaine Senecal, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Elaine Therese (Ringie) Senecal, 84 of North Adams died on Friday, December 9, 2022, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Pittsfield on March 3, 1938, a...

Ernest F. Dix Sr., 75

CLARKSBURG, Mass. —  Ernest Francis Dix Sr., 75 of Clarksburg died on Thursday December 8, 2022 at home. Ernest was born in North Adams on August 13, 1947 a son of Theresa (Rondeau)...

Joy D. Bishop, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joy D. Bishop, 94, formerly of North Adams, passed away peacefully of natural causes at Westview Nursing Center in Bedford, Ind., on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. Joy was...

Charles H. Perenick Sr., 89

HINSDALE, Mass. —  Charles Henry Perenick, Sr., 89, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Monday, December 5, 2022 at Berkshire Place in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.  ...

Alfred "Tony" Pearce, 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Alfred R. “Tony” Pearce, 67, of North Adams, died on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at North Adams Commons. He was born in Montpelier, VT on...

Jenny Girardi, 46

READSBORO, Vt. —  Jenny May Girardi, 46 of Readsboro, VT died on Friday, December 2, 2022 at her home. She was born in North Adams, MA on May 17, 1976 a daughter of John Louis...

Kenneth Aubin Sr. 75

Kenneth Allen Aubin, Sr., 75 of North Adams, died at Berkshire Medical Center on Friday, December 2, 2022. Kenneth was born in North Adams on November 13, 1947, a son of the late Olive (Saunders)...

Melford C. Peck, 95

Melford Clarence Peck, 95 of Clarksburg, MA passed away on Saturday December 3, 2022 after a brief stay at Williamstown Commons with his family by his side. Melford was born in Clarksburg on June 23,...

Joshua James Messenger, 23

PLAINFIELD, Mass. —   Joshua was born in Queens, New York City, and was later adopted by the Messenger family. He grew up in Plainfield and attended Ashfield Preschool and Mohawk Middle...

William Vareski,84

William John Vareski, 84, died unexpectedly at his home on Monday November 28th, 2022. He was born in North Adams, MA on November 1st, 1938, a son of the late William Joseph Vareski and Gertrude...

Sam Henry Riechers, 69

Sam Henry Riechers was born July 23, 1953, in Southern, Wis. He passed away Nov. 23, 2022, in Tucson, Ariz. After growing up on his family farm, he left for college and graduated from University...

Nick Holly, 51

Nick Holly passed away in the presence of family and friends at his home in Santa Monica after a long illness on November 21st. Born in Rochester on December 22, 1970, he was the son of Grant and...