Obituaries

Joan V. Owensby, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Joan Valerie (Girardi) Owensby, 78 of North Adams, MA died on Saturday October 2, 2021at Craneville Place in Dalton. She was born in North Adams, MA on March 10,...

William A. Chapman, 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — William A. Chapman, age 87 of Pittsfield died Monday evening at his home after a long illness. Born in North Adams, on Feb. 20, 1934, he was the son of the late Raymond...

Jacqueline Mikutowicz, 87

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mrs. Jacqueline (Brooks) Mikutowicz, 87, of Adams, died on Sunday, October 3, 2021, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in Adams on November 7,...

Stephen D. Blanchette

ADAMS, Mass. —  A memorial service for Stephen D. Blanchette, a native and former longtime resident of Adams, who died on November 4, 2020, will be held on Saturday, October 9th, at 11:00...

Joan A. Witek, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Mrs. Joan A. (Gokey) Witek, 88, of North Adams, died Wednesday September 29, 2021 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. She was born in Pittsfield on September...

Jeannette Lesage, 85

A Liturgy of Christian Burial to celebrate the Life of Jeannette Cecelia (Tash) Lesage, a longtime North Adams teacher and guidance counselor who passed away on May 10, 2020 will be celebrated...

Rose Mary Young, 87

HANCOCK, Mass. —  Rose Mary Burk (Wetherell) Young, 87, of Hancock died Thursday September 23, 2021 at her home. She was born in Hudson Falls, NY on February 23, 1934, the only child of...

Dr. William G. Wagner, 71

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Dr. William G. Wagner, a celebrated historian of modern Russia who was an integral part of the Williams College community, including as Brown Professor of History...

Joann Burdick, 56

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joann Marie Burdick née Bolner, North Adams, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Sept. 15, 2021, at age 56. She is survived by her two children, Tess and...

Phyllis Lozo, 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Phyllis A. (Daoust) Lozo, 82, of Pittsfield, MA died Saturday, September 18, 2021, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Pittsfield, MA on July 15, 1939, the...

Linda Mckay, 72

ADAMS, Mass. —   Ms. Linda Jean McKay, 72, of 4 Edmunds St., Adams, was reunited in heaven with her loving husband Roger on Saturday September 18, 2021 at Berkshire Medical Center...

Therese Perreault, 57

FLORIDA, Mass. — There are some people who, despite all odds, bring warmth and happiness into the life of anyone they meet. Therese Perreault, beloved mother, daughter, sister, aunt, and...

Philip A. Ouimet, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Philip Alfred Ouimet, 88 of North Adams, MA died Friday September 17, 2021 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Plainfield, CT on April 19,...

Rev. Dorothy Wilson, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Rev. Dorothy Mary (Franz) Wilson, 94 of North Adams, MA died Saturday September 18, 2021 at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams, MA on August 27,...

Steven Martinez, 61

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Steven Martinez, 61, of Adams, died on Friday, September 10, 2021, at his home. He was born in Dallas, TX on March 2, 1960, a son of Lucy (Chavez) Villanpando...

Lane Bullett, 62

    Lane Reed Bullett, 62, of North Adams died Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Lane was born in North Adams on September 4, 1959, a son of...

Michael Flood, 55

One more Gallup Family descendant, G. Michael Flood, was buried at the historic Hillside Cemetery in North Adams on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021.  Michael was born on Oct. 7, 1965, and passed over to...

Marion Gladys Hellquist, 79

UPTON, Mass. — Marion Gladys (Temple) Hellquist, age 79, passed away after a long illness on Aug. 10 in Plano, Texas.  She was born on June 25, 1942, in Framingham to Malcom Chaplin...

Dorothy Biros, 88

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Dorothy (Davison) Biros, 88, of Adams, died on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in North Adams on September 17,...

Richard H. Wittig, 91

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Richard H. Wittig, 91, of Adams, died on Saturday, September 4, 2021, at North Adams Commons. He was born in Adams on September 13, 1929, son of the late Gustave...

Michael Roberts, 66

Longtime North Adams Fireman Michael Joseph Roberts 66, of North Adams died Tuesday September 7, 2021 at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in North Adams on May 16, 1955 a son of the late...

Edward "Carl" Robare,97

Edward “Carl” Robare, 97 of Stamford, VT passed away on Thursday, September 2, 2021, at his home surrounded by his family. Carl was born on December 12, 1923, in North Adams, MA, the...

Eddine Fitzpatrick, 64

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —   Mrs. Eddine A. (Kuhner) Fitzpatrick, 64, of Pittsfield, died on Saturday, September 4, 2021 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in Phoenix,...

Rosemarie Collier,69

    Rosemarie (Kryston) Collier, 69, of Williamstown died on Saturday, September 4, 2021. She was born in North Adams on December 27, 1951 a daughter of the late John James &...

Mark Burda,62

Mark Burda, 62, of Pittsfield died Friday September 3, 2021 at Baystate Medical Center. He was born in Salem, MA on July 18, 1959 a son of Paul G. Burda and the late Patricia (Trojanowski)...