Obituaries

Louis Alfonso, 95

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Louis Alfonso, age 95, passed away on the morning of Feb. 12, 2021, at his home in Pittsfield.  He was born to Frank and Domenica Lapi Alfonso in 1925 and graduated...

Albert Norman,75

  Albert Ernest " Bert" Norman 75, a longtime resident of Clarksburg passed away following a brief illness on December 6, 2021. Albert, known as Bert or Al to many, was born in...

Ivan J. Carli, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Ivan Joseph Carli, 90 of North Adams, MA died Tuesday December 7, 2021 at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. He was born in Brooklyn, NY on August 8, 1931, a son...

Thomas King, 93

CHESHIRE, Mass. —  Thomas Raymond "Tom" King, age 93, passed away Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, in Longwood, Fla. He was born in North Adams and, throughout his life, had resided in...

Leona Ramsdell, 95

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mrs. Leona Mary (Charbonneau) Ramsdell, 95, of Adams, died on Monday, December 6, 2021, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Adams on March 1, 1926, a daughter...

Sherry Wein, 73

Sherry Wein, 73, of North Adams, the loving mother of Aaron Wray, passed away on December 3, 2021, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Eugene and Jacqueline (Winer) Wein of...

Denise M. Braman, 59

WINDSOR, Mass. —   Denise M. (Bigelow) Braman,59, of Windsor, died on Friday, December 3, 2021, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in Adams on April 16, 1962,...

Patrice Bolgen, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Patrice Bolgen, 94, died peacefully in her home on November 20th, 2021. Patrice was residing in North Adams, and was predeceased by her much-loved husband of 44...

Mary H. Leja, 98

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mrs. Mary Helen (Banas) Leja, a lifelong resident of Adams, died on Sunday, November 28, 2021, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Adams on November 21, 1923, a...

Mark Brown, 61

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Mark W. Brown, 61 years old of North Adams, passed away surrounded by his loving & devoted wife, Marcia E. Brown and his son Andrew J. Brown. Mark was a man with...

Donald J. Kozik, 90

ADAMS, Mass. —   Donald J. Kozik, 90, of Adams, died Saturday, November 27, 2021 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Adams on December 14, 1930, son of the late...

Janet T. Straczek, 86

ADAMS, Mass. —   Janet Theresa Straczek, 86, of Adams, died Monday morning, November 29, 2021, at Albany Medical Center. Born in Adams on June 29, 1935 she was the eldest of six...

Ronald W. Chartrand, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ronald Walter Chartrand, 89, of Kingsbury, N.Y., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, after a courageous two-year battle with renal cancer.   Ronald was...

Albert J. Lamb, 68 

 BECKET, Mass. —  Albert J. Lamb, 68 of Gould Road, loving husband, father, brother and grandfather, passed peacefully in his sleep on Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, at Berkshire Medical...

Edith C. Ames, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Mrs. Edith Catherine (Deane) Ames, 96, of North Adams, died Monday, November 22, 2021, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in North Adams on...

Marvin Gangemi,92

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —   James “Marvin” Gangemi, 92, of Williamstown, MA died peacefully on Tuesday, November 23rd 2021 surrounded by family at the Bennington Veterans Home...

Geraldine Barbuto, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Geraldine Belle Barbuto, 89, of North Adams, died Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021, at North Adams Commons. She was born in Dalton on Dec. 27, 1931, a daughter of...

Linda Konopka-Ethier, 62

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Linda M. Konopka-Ethier, 62, of Clarksburg died Friday morning, Nov. 26, 2021, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born Sept. 1, 1959, she was the daughter of...

Kathryn L. McKeon, 65

ADAMS, Mass. — Kathryn Lynn (Baliakos) McKeon, 65, of Adams, died Friday, November 19, 2021 at her home. She was born in North Adams on March 23, 1956, a daughter of the late Peter N. and...

Mario A. Bolognani, 82

READSBORO, Vt. —  Mario Augustino Bolognani, 82 of Readsboro, VT died on Wednesday November 24, 2021 at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, following a brief...

Charlotte L. Haas, 96

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mrs. Charlotte Louise (O’Brien) Haas, 96, of Adams, died Sunday evening, November 21, 2021 at Williamstown Commons, with her family at her side. She was born in Adams...

Jeannie Smith Lemieux, 93

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Jeannie Smith (Morrison) Lemieux, 93, of Williamstown and Pownal, Vt died Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, at Clover Health Care in Auburn, Maine. Jeannie was born in North...

Edward Duquette Sr.,77

  Edward Joseph Duquette Sr. 77, of Cheshire, MA. died Thursday November 18, 2021 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in North Adams on March 20, 1944 a son of the late...

Lewis Sweener, 85

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —   Lewis R. Sweener, born in Pittsfield on May 26,1936 to Lewis C. and Frances Pinney Sweener, died on November 17th at Berkshire Medical Center, surrounded by loving...

Richard J. Farnham, Jr., 65

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. Richard James Farnham, Jr., 65, of North Adams, died Monday morning, November 15, 2021 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born in Adams on February 5, 1956, a son of...