Obituaries

Patricia A. Rabideau

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —   Patricia Ann Rabideau, 87 of Pittsfield, passed away July 30, 2025 at Mount Carmel Care Center in Lenox. She was born in Pittsfield on January 9, 1938 to...

Ensley Jean LaCosse, 4

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Ensley Jean LaCosse, 4, of North Adams died on March 12, 2025 as a result of a tragic house fire. She was born in Pittsfield, MA on September, 24, 2020 a daughter of...

William L. Dudley, 95

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. William L. Dudley died Saturday, July 26, at Northwestern Medical Center at the age of 95. Bill was born Feb. 6, 1930, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri to Colonel Harry E. and Mary...

Barbara A. Barcomb

Barbara Ann (Lambert) Barcomb, 76 of Pownal, VT died on July 22, 2025 at Albany Medical Center. She was born on December 8, 1948 in Cambridge, MA a daughter of the late Kermit Norman U.S.N. WWII...

Claire Wilson, 77

CHESHIRE, Mass. —   Claire T. Wilson, 77 of Cheshire, passed away July 26, 2025 at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Pittsfield, MA on September 7, 1947 to Joseph W. Parker and...

Patricia Anne (Kateley)Flaherty, 70

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Patricia " Patti"  Anne (Kateley) Flaherty, 70 of North Adams, MA. died Friday July 25, 2025 at her home. Patti was born in North Adams on May...

Richard Joseph LaCosse Jr, 59

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Richard Joseph LaCosse Jr, 59, of North Adams, MA, died Friday July 25, 2025 at North Adams Regional Hospital. He was born in Pittsfield, MA on August 28, 1965, a son...

Roger R Benvenuti, 86

ADAMS, Mass. — After a short illness, Roger R Benvenuti, 86, died on July 11, 2025 in Corona, California. He was born in Adams, Massachusetts on September 10, 1938 to the late Raymond and...

Dennis Bogaevski, 36

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Dennis Bogaevski passed away unexpectedly, way too young, on May 15, 2025, at the age of 36.  The Son of Tanya and Konstantin Bogaevski of Pittsfield, he was born in...

Christopher Michael Huban, 70

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Christopher Michael Huban, 70, of Orlando, Fla, died tragically on April 14, 2025. Born in Pittsfield on November 8, 1954, to Martin Lawton and Rose Plummer Huban, Chris...

Bernadine Hinge Williams, 58

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Bernadine Hinge Williams of Williamstown died of glioblastoma on July 22, 2025. Bernadine was born on Sept. 29, 1966, in Utica, N.Y. She was raised in nearby...

Faith Walker-Heard, 67

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Faith C. Walker-Heard, 67, of Pittsfield, passed away unexpectedly at home on July 17, 2025, leaving an indelible mark on the lives of all who knew her.  Born in...

Timothy James Shea, 78

CLARKSBURG, Mass. —  Timothy James Shea, 78, of Clarksburg, MA, died at his home surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, July 20, 2025. He was born in North Adams on December 25,...

Mary Ann Backiel, 90

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Mary Ann Backiel, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, teacher, and friend, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 11, 2025, at the age of 90. She was born on Nov....

James S. Zieba, 85

ADAMS, Mass. —James Stanley Zieba, our beloved father, grandfather (Dziadziu) and great-grandfather left us and this world unexpectedly on July 11, 2025. Jim was born on October 10, 1939 in...

Robert H. Chalmers III, 46

ADAMS, Mass. —Robert H. Chalmers III, 46, of Adams, died Thursday morning, July 17, 2025 at his home, following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born in North Adams on May 22,...

Raymond Paree Graveside Service

ADAMS, Mass. —  A graveside committal service for Raymond J. Paree, 79, of Adams, who died February 5, 2025, will be conducted on Saturday, July 26th at 9:00 AM in Bellevue Cemetery,...

Frank Dubis, Jr., 89

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Frank Dubis Jr., 89, of Charlotte N.C., died on Saturday, November 16, 2024, at the Pavilion Health Center at Brightmore. He was born in Adams, MA on September...

Dana L. Bromley, 66

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Dana L. Bromley, 66, of South Hero, VT, formerly of Pittsfield and Adams, MA died unexpectedly on Sunday, July 6, 2025, at his home. He was born in Pittsfield on...

Marjorie A. Bissaillon, 91

ADAMS, Mass. —  With great sadness, we announce the loss of our beloved mother, Marjorie Ann McKenna Bissaillon, who passed away on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at the impressive age of 91. She...

Eleanor McLain Hunt, 97

  Eleanor Dawn “Chubby” (Beverly) McLain Hunt, 97 of Williamstown, MA. died Friday July 11, 2025 at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Williamstown on March 16, 1928 a...

Alfred 'Butch' Gallese Jr., 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Alfred "Butch" Francis Gallese Jr., 84, of North Adams, died peacefully at his home on Sunday, July 13, 2025. He was born in North Adams on Jan....

Andrew J. Shewczyk, 43

ADAMS, Mass. —  Andy passed away after a brief illness on July 10, 2025. He was the beloved son of Jack Shewczyk and Laurie (Norman) Haas. He was also survived by his brother, Joseph...

Saverio "Sully" Garofano, 94

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Saverio "Sully" W. Garofano passed away on Friday, July11, 2025. He was surrounded by family who loved him dearly and they loved him into his next...

Irene C. Belch, 92

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mrs. Irene C. (Gutowski) Belch, 92, of Adams, died Friday evening, July 11, 2025 at North Adams Regional Hospital, with her two loving sons by her side. She was born...