Obituaries

John Holt Drummond Sr., 63

ADAMS, Mass. —  John Holt Drummond, 63, passed away suddenly at his home in Adams, Massachusetts on January 12, 2021. John was the son of James Steele Drummond and Eilleen Toner Drummond....

Eileen O'Grady,77

Eileen Corinne O’Grady, 77, of North Adams, MA died on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at the Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA. She was born in Tampa, FL on November 30, 1943, a daughter...

Jamie Gross, 47

Jamie Lawrence Gross, 47, of Williamstown, MA died on Sunday, January 10, 2021 at his home on Oak Hollow Farm. He was born in North Adams, MA on February 20, 1973, a son of Lawrence and Marcia...

Stephen L. Root, 93

HOUSATONIC, Mass. — Stephen L. Root, 93, formerly of Root Orchards, Great Barrington, passed away peacefully with family by his side on Dec. 22, 2020. He was born to Dr. Maurice T....

Sarah McFarland, 82

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Sarah Campbell McFarland, 82, of Williamstown, MA died on Tuesday January 12, 2021 at the Center for Living and Rehabilitation in Bennington, VT. She was born in...

Ruth Callahan, 99

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Ruth Grace (West) Callahan, 99 of Bennington, VT and a former longtime resident of North Adams, MA Died Tuesday January 12, 2021 in Bennington. She was born in...

Yvette Marie Walsh, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Yvette Marie (Dupuis) Walsh, 78, of Sebastian, Fla died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, at Sebastian Medical Center.   She was born in North Adams on May 12, 1942,...

Lewis Thistle, Jr., 85

ADAMS, Mass. — Lewis J. Thistle, Jr., 85, of Adams, died in his home Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, after a long, brave struggle with Parkinson's disease.  Born on Nov. 4, 1935, he was the...

Shirley Whitney, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — It is with great respect and love we let everyone know our mother Shirley Frances Dubreuil Whitney has left with "baby Jesus" on Saturday Jan. 9,...

Marian Louise Greenberg, 82

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Marian Louise (Zlotkin) Greenberg, 82, passed away on Jan. 11 from COVID-19, at the Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. A free spirit and a life-long beauty,...

Norma Jean, 74

Norma Jean (Chasse Donovan) Horak, age 74, died Nov. 16, 2020, at Ojai Valley Community Hospital following a stroke complicating chronic ARVD cardiomyopathy. Norma was born March 13, 1946, in...

Pamela Putnam, 71

SHREWSBURY, Mass. — Pamela J. Putnam (also known as Pam Lockhart), 71, longtime Shrewsbury resident passed away peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, in the comfort of her home. Born in...

Ethel Sakowski, 87

SAVOY, Mass. — Ethel G. Sakowski, 87, of Savoy, passed away Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, at her home. Born in Somerville on April 4, 1933, daughter of the late Edwin and Laura Armstrong Sherman...

Mary Lou Dunham, 78

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. —  Mary Lou Dunham, 78, of Cottage Street in Great Barrington passed away on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born...

Robert Nason, 74

LEE, Mass. — Bob, born in Everett, on St. Patrick's Day March 17, 1946, died unexpectedly at home in Lee, Massachusetts on Jan. 5, 2021. Born to Lawrence (Larry) and Bernice (Bunny Fale)...

Eunice M. Langer, 94

ADAMS, Mass. —   Eunice M Langer. 94, of Adams, died Sunday, January 10,2021 at Van Rensselaer Manor, Troy, NY. Eunice was born in Adams in 1926, daughter of Gustave and Mary...

Janice Richards, 85

Janice Marie (O’Neil) Richards, 85, of North Adams, died on Thursday, January 7, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in North Adams on February 16, 1935 a daughter of...

Rose Righi, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Rose Madeline (Moresi) Righi, 96, of North Adams, MA passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams, MA on July...

Betty Lou Pyra, 82

ADAMS, Mass. —   Betty Lou Pyra, 82, of North Adams, died on Saturday, January 2, 2021 at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. She was born in Adams on March 9, 1938, daughter of the...

Judith A. Martin, 69

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Judith A. Martin, 69, of North Adams, died Monday, January 4, 2021, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in North Adams on April 30, 1951, one of...

Mildred Mazzu, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Mildred (Millie) Anne Burger Mazzu formerly of North Adams, MA died peacefully at the age of 93 on January 1, 2021 in Venice, FL, where she had made her home since...

Russell Choquette, 65

    Russell Arthur Choquette, 65, of Williamstown died on Sunday, January 3, 2021 at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in North Adams on March 4, 1955 a son of the late Robert...

Donna M. Oxley, 72

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Donna Marie (Miles) Oxley, 72, of Williamstown, MA died on Friday, December 25, 2020 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA. She was born in Grafton, NH on...

Laurily Epstein, 79

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Laurily Epstein, an Iowa native, died peacefully of natural causes at her home in Great Barrington on the evening of Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. "Laury" was...

Patricia A. Drawec, 71

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Patricia Mahoney Drawec, 71 of Pittsfield, MA died Tuesday December 29, 2020 at Hillcrest Commons. was born in Miami, FL on June 1, 1949, a daughter of Daniel...