Obituaries

Max Curtis Rothschild, 7

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Max Curtis Rothschild, beloved son, brother, grandson, nephew, cousin, and friend, died tragically on Friday, August 7 after being hit by a car while riding his...

Arthur J. Weeden, 77

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Arthur J. Weeden, 77, of Adams, died on Saturday, August 1, 2026, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Troy, NY on August 11, 1948, a son of...

George Ernest Berne, 82

ADAMS, Mass. —  George Ernest Berne, 82 of Adams, MA, died on Monday, August 3, 2026 at Williamstown Commons. Born in Pittsfield, MA on June 4, 1944. George was the son of the late...

Anthony Accetta, 75

Anthony F. Accetta (Tony) 75, born February 9,1951 in North Adams, MA, passed away on July 5, 2026, at his home in North Adams. Tony grew up in North Adams and attended North Adams schools. He was...

Robert S. Bleau, 74

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Robert Stanley Bleau, 74, passed away on July 27, 2026, at his beloved summer camp in Addison, Vermont—a place where he found peace, happiness, and some of his...

Eric Raymond Burdick, 65

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Eric Raymond Burdick, 65 of North Adams, MA. died Tuesday July 28, 2026 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born February 17, 1961, in North Adams , a son of...

Joseph David Coury,82

Joseph David Coury, 82, of Cheshire, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family. Born in Adams, Massachusetts, on December 29, 1943, he was...

Susan Pike, 78

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —   Susan Pike of Williamstown passed away on July 18, 2026 in the loving embrace of her family, after a life lived with caring, intention, and creativity. With her...

Raymond Albert Therrien, 80

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —   Raymond Albert Therrien, 80, of Williamstown, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, July 23, 2026. Born in North Adams on August 23, 1945, he was the...

Carol Ann (Tavares) Pregent, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — With hearts full of sorrow and faith in the Lord, the Pregent family shares that Carol Ann (Tavares) Pregent, 79, of Garner, NC, passed away peacefully on July 25, 2026,...

Barbara S. McKenna, 90

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mrs. Barbara S. (Kozik) McKenna, 90, of Manchester, VT, a former longtime resident of Adams, died on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at her home. She was born in Adams on...

Mark Alan LaPine, 65

NORTH ADAMS, Mass.— Mark Alan LaPine, 65, passed away peacefully on July 24, 2026, surrounded by family. Mark was born in North Adams, on Jan. 16, 1961, a son of Karl Edward LaPine and...

Marie Rose Norman, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Marie Rose (Champagne) Norman, 80, of North Adams, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her loving family, on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. Born...

"Kate" Mary Katherine (Madaris) Cook, 73

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —   Mary Katherine Madaris was born on December 8,1952, and grew up in Trenton, NJ. She attended Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York, and moved to the Berkshires...

Thomas N. McLaren, 73

ADAMS, Mass. — Thomas N. McLaren, 73, of Wilmington, raised in Adams, passed away unexpectedly at home on Friday, July 17, 2026. Thomas was born in North Adams on June 6, 1953; he was the...

Edward M. Kulpa, 92

ADAMS, Mass. —Mr. Edward M. Kulpa, of Adams, passed away at Berkshire Medical Center on July 10, 2026, at the age of 92. Ed was born on April 2, 1934, in Adams, MA, to the late Martin A. and...

Robert C. Duverney, 71

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Robert Duverney on Saturday July 11th at Baystate Medical Center at the age of 71 surrounded by his family....

Joan Haskins, 92

Joan (Southgate) Haskins, 92, originally from North Adams, passed away after a brief illness on Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at Williamstown Commons, Williamstown, MA, where she had resided for the last 2...

A. Jean Walden, 79

Longtime Williamstown resident, Jean Walden passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at Kimball Farms, a rehab center in Lenox, MA following a courageous fight with pancreatic cancer. She had beaten...

John H. Keating, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Mr. John H. Keating, 95, of North Adams, died on Friday, July 10, 2026, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. He was born in North Adams on January 5, 1931, a...

Kenneth Charles Rougeau, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Kenneth (Ken) Charles Rougeau, 90, of North Adams, Massachusetts, passed away at his home on Sunday, July 5, 2026. Born in North Adams on November 17, 1935, Ken...

John Charles LaVigne, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — John Charles LaVigne of Winchester, formerly of North Adams and Medford, passed away peacefully on June 30, 2026, at the age of 72.  Born on April 24, 1954, in...

Carol Ann Williams, 54

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — It is with heavy hearts and profound sadness that we announce the passing of Carol Ann (Hartman) Williams, a beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend. Carol...

Whitney Williams, 37

Whitney Kiana Kanoe Lehua Williams passed away on June 29, 2026. She was born at Kapiolani Medical Center in Honolulu, HI on July 31, 1988, to Janeen Williams-Flagg (Neff) and John Williams Jr. After...

John E. Fortini Jr., 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  John Edward Fortini, Jr, 78, of 563 Caro Court, New Smyrna Beach Florida died Monday, October 20, 2025 at the Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Florida...