Obituaries

Henry J. Colpoys, 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Henry Joseph "Joe" Colpoys died peacefully at his home in Williamstown, Mass., on December 15, 2017. Joe was born on December 9, 1930, in Glens Falls,...

Jean M. Kergaravat, 64

LENOX, Mass. — Jean Marie Kergaravat, 64, of Lenox died Wednesday, December 13, 2017, at her home. She was born in Pittsfield on March 28, 1953, to the late Yves and Sophie Smith...

Lorraine Strickland, 77

BENNINGTON, Vt. — Lorraine Clairmont Strickland, 77, of Bennington, Vt., died on Saturday, December 16, 2017, at the Albany Medical Center from complications caused by a stroke. She died...

Paul S. Sprague, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Paul Stuart Sprague, 72, of Lake Worth, Fla., and a former longtime resident of North Adams, Mass., died Tuesday, December 12, 2017, at JFK Hospital in Lake Worth. He was...

Lawrence E. Bishop Jr., 77

ADAMS, Mass. — Lawrence Emerson Bishop Jr., 77, of Adams, Mass., died on Sunday, December 10, 2017, at Baystate Medical Center.   He was born in North Adams, Mass., on September 25,...

Margaret Collins, 86

LEE, Mass. — Margaret "Ann" O'Connell Collins, 86, passed away at her home on the evening of Monday, December 11, 2017. Ann was born on June 18, 1931, the fourth of four...

Christine R. Holian, 91

LEE, Mass. — Christine Dunbar Holian, 91, died Monday, December 11, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. Christine Rose was the daughter of Ray Dunbar and Amelia Naomi Costantino. She...

Pamela Koza, 82

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Pamela Koza (nee Brooks), 82, of Cheshire, Mass., passed away on Sunday December 10, 2017. Pamela was born in West Hartlepool, County Durham, England, on May 19, 1935....

Juanita Johnson-Boudreau, 36

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Juanita "Nina" Celeste Johnson-Boudreau, 36, formerly of Pittsfield and Worcester, died unexpectedly on December 7, 2017. She was born in Pittsfield on...

Lawrence E. Bishop Jr., 77

ADAMS, Mass. — Lawrence Emerson Bishop Jr., 77, of Adams, Mass., died on Sunday, December 10, 2017, at Baystate Medical Center. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on September 25, 1940,...

John J. Kucich Sr., 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — John J. Kucich Sr., of Williamstown, Mass., and Rancho Mirage, Calif., died peacefully on December 2, 2017, in the company of his wife and children after a long...

Donald E. Tatro, 84

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Donald Edward Tatro, 84 of Clarksburg, Mass., died on Friday, December 8, 2017, after a brief battle with cancer.  He was born on September 11, 1933, in...

William Kitterman, 69

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — William Roy Kitterman, 69, of 83 Bachman Avenue, Pittsfield, died Monday, December 4, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on April 20, 1948, the son...

Monica Dziadzio, 95

ADAMS, Mass. — The family of Monica “Minnie” Dziadzio regretfully announces that she passed away on December 9, 2017, at the age of 95. Monica was born on February 16, 1922,...

Betty LaRoche, 93

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Mrs. Betty C. (Kenney) LaRoche, 93, of Cheshire, formerly of Adams, died Friday morning, December 8, 2017, at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. She was born in Adams on...

Desmond R. Tivy, 89

LENOX, Mass. — Sleeping peacefully, Desmond Ryder Tivy, 89, left us on December 5, 2017, in Lenox, Mass.  Desmond was born on February 3, 1928, in Lusaka, N. Rhodesia, to Ryder and...

Barbara Albuquerque, 92

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Barbara Albuquerque, 92, of 53 Edward Avenue, Pittsfield, died Monday, December 4, 2017, at her home surrounded by family. Born in Pittsfield on June 30, 1925, the...

Elvino Dellaghelfa, 90

ADAMS, Mass. — Elvino  “Al,” “Alvin” Dellaghelfa died peacefully at home on the evening of December 6, 2017, at the age of 90 years old. Al was born in...

Fred A. Windover, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Fred Alvah Windover of Beacon Street, Boston, died Monday, December 4, 2017. He was born April 29, 1938 in North Adams, Mass., the first child of Fred B. and...

Anne R. Hyatt, 83

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Anne Rae Thomson Hyatt passed away on December 7, 2017, at her home.   Born on November 27, 1934, in White Plains, N.Y., she was the daughter of George and...

Evelyn H. Shepard, 50

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Evelyn H. (Wilson) Shepard, 50, of North Adams, died on Tuesday, December 5, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in Lowell on September 10,...

Arthur D. Langlois, 94

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Arthur Desire Langlois, 94, of Williamstown, Mass., died on Tuesday, December 5, 2017, at his home.  He was born in Thetford Mines, Quebec, Canada, on January...

Helen Maislen, 100

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Helen Shapiro Maislen, 100, of Salisbury Estates in Pittsfield, passed away quietly on December 6, 2017, surrounded by her loving family.   She was born in North...

Ronald F. Bleezarde, 78

BEAUFORT, S.C. — Ronald Frederick Bleezarde, 78, of Beaufort, S.C., formerly of Williamstown, Mass., and Pownal, Vt., died Dec. 3, 2017, in Beaufort Memorial Hospital after battling...

Patricia E. Brown, 90

LEE, Mass. — Patricia E. Brown, 90, of Lee died Sunday, December 3, 2017, at Kindred Laurel Lake. Patricia was born in Springfield, Mass., on September 2, 1927, the daughter of Warren A....