Obituaries

Carol E. Mariani, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Carol Elizabeth Mariani, 76, of The Villages, Fla., passed away on Saturday, June 29, 2019. She was born in New London, Conn., on March 11, 1943. From a young age her older...

Roberta Betourney, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Roberta Yule (Hockridge) Betourney, 77, of North Adams, Mass., died on Thursday, July 18, 2019, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams on June 2, 1942, a...

Blanche McLain, 91

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Blanche Theresa (King) McLain, 91, of Clarksburg, Mass., died on Sunday, July 14, 2019, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Williamstown, Mass., on August 20, 1927,...

Barbara Alarie, 76

ADAMS, Mass. — Barbara May O'Neil Alarie of Adams died Wednesday, July 17, 2019, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams on Sept. 1, 1942, daughter of Thomas J....

Arlene M. Hassenmayer, 68

W. STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Arlene Marion Hassenmayer, 68, passed away on July 10, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass. Born on May 4, 1951, in Pittsfield, Mass., she was...

Theresa Robert, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Theresa Marie (Charron) Law Robert, 93, of North Adams, Mass., died Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Boston, Mass., on September 14, 1925,...

Ruth E. Bosley, 83

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. —  Ruth Eleanor Bosley, 83, of Pleasant Street, Rowley, Mass., died Sunday, July 14, 2019, at Country Center for Health and Rehab, Newburyport, Mass. She was...

Cecelia K. Rainka, 96

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Cecelia Katherine Rainka, 96, of Pittsfield died Friday, July 12, 2019, at Berkshire Place, where she had resided for the past four years. She was born in Pittsfield on...

Dolores Emery, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dolores Jane (Frangipane) Emery, 87, of North Adams died Monday, July 15, 2019, at the North Adams Commons. She was born in Pittsfield on April 16, 1932, a daughter of...

Christopher B. Bishop, 38

NORTH ADAMSA, Mass. - On Saturday, July 13, 2019, Christopher Brian Bishop of North Adams died at Berkshire Medical Center due to a sudden illness. Chris was born in North Adams, Mass., on July...

Sharon A. Koneazny, 51

SOUTHFIED, Mass. — Sharon Ann (Smithwick) Koneazny, 51, of Southfield, Mass., died unexpectedly, and too soon, on July 10, 2019. Sharon was born August 1, 1967, in Waterbury, Conn., to...

Carmen 'Gus' Bua, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Carmen Joseph "Gus" Bua, 94, of North Adams, Mass., died Monday July 15, 2019, at his home in which he built. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, on November 4,...

Helen C. Hamlin, 103

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Helen Claire (Gorman) Hamlin,103, of North Adams, Mass., died Saturday July 13, 2019 at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Amasa, Michigan, on September 8, 1915...

John Campbell Holden, 71

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - John Campbell Holden, 71, of Williamstown died suddenly at his home on Saturday, July 13, 2019. He was born in Meadville, Pa., on September 12, 1947, a son of the late...

Donald A. Rochelo, 83

LENOX, Mass. — Donald A. Rochelo, 83, of Suwanee, Georgia, for many years a resident of Adams and North Adams, died Saturday, July 13, 2019, at his home surrounded by his family. Born in...

Jeffrey Ferrin, 51

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mr. Jeffrey (Fej) W. Ferrin, 51, of Pittsfield, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, July 4, 2019. Born in Stockbridge on January 5, 1968, he grew up in Sheffield and...

Charles J. Allessio, 84

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Charles John "Charlie" Allessio, 84, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away July 8, 2019, at his home. Born in Pittsfield on July 17, 1934, to the late John and...

Rosemary A. Danaher, 57

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Rosemary Alice Danaher, 57, of Williamstown, Mass., died at Berkshire Medical Center Hospital Pittsfield on October 30, 2018, after a long battle with cancer. She was born...

Statia M. Biegay, 98

AUBURN, Mass. — Statia M. BIegay, 98, died on January 18, 2019, in Auburn, Mass. She was born in Worcester, Mass., in 1920, daughter of Joseph and Mary A. (Drezek) Biegay. She was the cousin...

Ann Underwood, 94

LENOX, Mass. — Ann Beecher Underwood, 94, of Kimball Farms Nursing Care, Lenox, died July 8, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center after a brief illness. Born on January 26, 1925, in Hartford,...

Kathleen A. Malinowski, 59

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Kathleen Ann (Lincoln) Malinowski, 59, of North Adams, Mass., died peacefully at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass., on Sunday, July 7, 2019, surrounded by her...

Mary Walden

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Mary Claire (Sullivan) Walden, 93, of Clarksburg, Mass.,A died peacefully at her home on Friday, July 5, 2019, in the loving care of her three daughters after a courageous...

Rev. Joseph E. Romano, 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Rev. Joseph E. Romano, 82, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2019, at Bayfront Health in Brooksville, Fla. He was born in Rutland, Vt., on October 18, 1936, to Joseph...

David J. Clarkson, 67

ADAMS, Mass. — David J. Clarkson, 67, of Danvers, passed away at home on Wednesday, June 19, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Ellen Kolis Clarkson, with whom...

Barbara Jane Hayden, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Barbara Jane (Timoney) Hayden, 90, of North Adams, Mass., passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Wednesday, June 26, 2019. She was born on March 23, 1929, a daughter...