Obituaries

Carole Ann DeGrenier, 77

STAMFORD, Vt. - Carole Ann (Giroux) DeGrenier, 77, of Stamford, Vt., died Friday October 18, 2019, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on August 25, 1942,...

Claire Bernard, 93

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Claire J. Bernard, 93, residing at Sweetwood in Williamstown, died October 15, 2019, after a sudden illness. Long a resident of Williamstown - her husband, Walter Bernard,...

Daniel Pero, 70

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Daniel John Pero, 70, of North Adams died on Sunday, October 13, 2019, at his home. He was born on January 1, 1949, in Pittsfield, Mass., a son of the late Arthur &...

Joan M. Marks, 61

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Joan Marie Hankey Marks, 61, a native and lifelong resident, passed away on September 5, 2019, at Fairview Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Great...

Judith A. Ladoceour, 73

WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Judith Ann Ladoceour, 73, of West Stockbridge passed away Thursday, October 10, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center after a long illness. She took great joy in giving...

Rachel Rhodes, 87

HANCOCK, Mass. - Rachel A. (Canto) Rhodes, 87 of North Adams, Mass., died Tuesday, October 15, 2019, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Hoboken, N.J., on June 19, 1932, daughter of Richard...

John H. Arigoni Jr., 39

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  John H. "Bean" Arigoni Jr., 39, of North Adams died on Monday, October 7, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in North Adams on...

Richard A. Cormier, 71

BECKET, Mass. — Richard Anthony Cormier, 71, of 389 Benton Hill Road, Becket, died Wednesday, October 9, 2019, at his home. He was born in Pittsfield on May 31, 1948, the son of the late...

Shirley A. Kennedy, 86

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Shirley Ann Kennedy, 86, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away October 10, 2019, at the home of her daughter. Born in Pittsfield on July 22, 1933, she was the daughter of...

Beverly A. Shogry, 86

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Beverly Ann Shogry, 86, a life-long resident of Pittsfield, passed away October 10, 2019, at Mount Saint Vincent Care Center in Holyoke, Mass. She was born in Pittsfield...

Sharon Liptzin, 73

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Sharon Liptzin, 73, of Stockbridge, Mass., passed away on October 13, 2019. Sharon grew up in Rochester, N.Y., and graduated from Brighton High School with the Chemistry...

Edward V. Hanna, 74

FLORIDA, Mass. - Edward Victor Hanna, 74, of Florida, Mass., died Tuesday, October 8, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center, North Adams. He was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on April 19, 1945, son of...

Daniel P. LaPlante, 67

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Daniel P. LaPlante, 67, of Adams died Thursday afternoon, October 10, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Adams on July 14, 1952, a son of Bernard and...

Ronald P. Rysz, 66

CHESHIRE, Mass. —  Mr. Ronald Paul Rysz, 66, of Cheshire, died on Tuesday, October 8, 2019, at the Berkshire Medical Center in North Adams. He was born in Adams on December 13, 1952, a...

Victoria B. Hoellerich, 91

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Mrs. Victoria Blanche (Pelczynski) Hoellerich, 91, of Cheshire, died on Wednesday, October 9, 2019, at her home. She was born in Adams on December 12, 1927, a daughter of...

John H. Munro, 60

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - John Henry Munro died on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019. John was born at Putnam Memorial Hospital in Bennington, Vt., on August 10, 1959, to Archibald and Barbara (Meidenbauer) Munro....

Bryce P. Robare, 34

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  It is with a sad and heavy heart that we inform the community that our beloved Bryce was overcome by his long term struggle with substance abuse Monday, October 7,...

Ruth M. Billetter, 88

LENOX, Mass. — Ruth M. Billetter, an amazingly loving mother and grandmother, dedicated wife and dear friend to many, died on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019.   Born on Nov. 19, 1931, Ruth grew...

Jean L. Gurney, 86

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Jean L. Gurney, 86, of Lanesborough died Tuesday, October 8, 2019, with her family by her side. Born in Stuyvesant, N.Y.., to the late Charles and Edna Siter Logan, she...

Marie 'DoDo' Delisle, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Marie Viola (Cicchetti) "DoDo" Delisle, 89, of North Adams died on Monday, October 8, 2019, at Williamstown Commons surrounded by family. She was born in North...

Lila White, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Lila (Coury) White, 88, of North Adams, Mass., died on Tuesday, October 8, 2019, at Williamstown Commons. She was born on January 24, 1931, in Wadi Qannoubine, Lebanon, a...

Cheryl J. LeClaire, 58

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Cheryl Jean LeClaire, 58, of Williamstown, Mass., died on Monday, October 7, 2019, at CareOne in Northampton, Mass. She was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on March 28, 1961 a...

Joseph R. Pizzuto, 79

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Joseph Richard (aka Dick) Pizzuto, 79, of Pittsfield died Thursday, October 3, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center after a long illness. Born on August 4, 1940, in...

Genevieve Gaylord, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Genevieve Gaylord, 82, of Saint Joseph’s Court, North Adams, died Friday, October 4, 2019, at North Adams Commons Nursing Home.    She was born...

Betty Hodgkins, 96

LEE, Mass. — Betty Hodgkins passed away on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. She died peacefully at 96 years of age with her family and friends surrounding her with last good-byes. Betty was...