Obituaries

Linda Villanueva Hodecker, 73

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —   Linda (Boyd) Villanueva Hodecker, 73, of North Adams, died at home on Friday, June 12, 2026. Born in Adams on February 20, 1953. She attended local schools...

Donna Swistak, 69

ADAMS, Mass. —   It is with deep sorrow and much love that we announce the passing of Donna “Big D” (Kozik) Swistak, on Monday, June 22, 2026, at the age of 69 after a brief...

Janet Engel Schutzman, 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Janet Engel Schutzman, 83, passed away on June 9, 2026, at Williamstown Commons, where she received much kindness from the nurses and staff who cared for her during...

Edward C. Pasternak, 88

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Edward C. Pasternak, 88, of Adams, passed away on June 18, 2026 at home. He was born in Adams on September 10, 1937, a son of the late Frank and Helen (Stefanik)...

Paul Edward Yarter, 82

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Paul Edward Yarter, 82, of Williamstown, died on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at Williamstown Commons. Paul was born in North Adams on November 14, 1943, a son of the...

Helene Mohn, 93

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Helene Louise (Casey) Mohn, 93, died on June 4, 2026. A life long artist, she was known for stunning, award winning paintings of the seashore, boats and birds,...

Michael Scott Harrison, 64

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Michael Scott Harrison, 64 of North Adams died on Friday, May 29, 2026 at his home. He was born in Albany, NY on December 6, 1961 a son of the late Gayle (McDerment)...

Linda Lee Dilego, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —   Linda Lee DiLego, 72, of Cheshire, MA, passed away on Friday, June 12, 2026, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in North Adams on April 23, 1954, she was the...

Carlo P. Domenichini, 108

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Carlo Peter Domenichini, 108, of North Adams, MA died on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at the North Adams Commons. Born in Athol, MA on April 20, 1918, he was the son of...

Jay Fisher, 66

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Jay Harold Fisher of Lake Worth Beach, Florida formerly of North Adams, MA, lost his battle with cancer on June 6, 2026. Jay passed peacefully at home with his loving...

Norma "Toni" Morin, 85

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mrs. Norma P. “Toni” (Lefebvre) Morin, 85, of Adams, died on Saturday, June 13, 2026, at North Adams Commons. She was born in Adams on August 21, 1940, a...

James John Borowski, 80

James John Borowski, of North Adams, MA, passed away on Friday, June 12, 2026, at Williamstown Commons. He was born in Northampton, MA, on May 22, 1946, the son of Stanley John Borowski and Tillie...

Ellen (Shea) Baclawski, 80

Ellen D. (Shea) Baclawski, 80, of North Adams, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, June 10, 2026. Born in North Adams on June 29, 1945, she was the beloved daughter of the late Irving...

Debra Marie Benoit, 69

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Debra Marie (Ellsworth) Benoit, 69, of North Adams passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2026 at North Adams Commons. She was born on December 15, 1956 in North Adams, MA...

Eleanor Whitney Montgomery, 94

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Eleanor Whitney Montgomery left the world peacefully and quietly on May 27, 2026, surrounded by her four devoted children, in the house she had called home for 94...

Mellissa I. Murphy, 80

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mellissa I. (Lefebvre) Murphy, 80, of Adams, died on Monday, June 8, 2026, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. She was born in Adams on April 26, 1946, a...

Carol O. LaPlante, 83

ADAMS, Mass. —   Carol O. LaPlante, 83, of Stagecoach, TX, a longtime resident of Adams, died peacefully on September 2, 2025 in Tomball, TX. The funeral will be held on Wednesday,...

Debra Marie Benoit, 69

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —   Debra Marie (Ellsworth) Benoit, 69, of North Adams died on Saturday, June 6, 2026 at North Adams Commons. She was born on December 15, 1956 in North Adams, MA a...

Helen R. Siciliano, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Helen Rose Siciliano, 82 of Milton, MA died on Sunday June 7, 2026 at Old Colony Hospice in Braintree, MA. She was born in North Adams, MA on June 22, 1943, a...

Chester L. Oakes, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —   Chester L. Oakes 82 of North Adams, died May 31, 2026. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia October 1, 1943, a son of George R. Oakes and Helen Hope Dowdy, Oakes,...

Joseph W. Allard, 61

ADAMS, Mass. —   Joseph W. Allard, 61, of Adams, MA, passed away peacefully at home on June 8, 2026, after a hard-fought battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis and MDS. Born on May 1, 1965,...

Derryl James Jelley, 61

Derryl James Jelley, 61, of North Adams, died on Friday June 5, 2026 at his home. He was born in Bennington, VT on November 3, 1964 a son of the late James R. Jelley Sr. & Pamela (Shea) Jelley....

George O. Malloy, 88

ADAMS, Mass. — George O. Malloy, 88, of Adams, died unexpectedly on Thursday, June 4, 2026. He was born in Adams on April 8, 1938, a son of the late James T. Malloy, Sr. and Rita M. (Cross)...

Robert C. Thompson, 74

ADAMS, Mass. —   Robert Thompson, 74, passed away unexpectedly on June 3rd, 2026, following an accident. Born on July 9, 1951, in Adams, MA, he was the son of Lester and Agnes...

David M. Strzepek, 80

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. David M. Strzepek, 80, of Adams, died Friday evening, May 15, 2026 at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Adams on February 5, 1946, a son of the late Alec J. and Sophie...