Obituaries

Rachel Vicari, 91

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mrs. Rachel L. (LaVersa) Vicari, 91, of Adams, died on Saturday, April 20, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in North Adams on November 15,...

Ronny Jones, 54

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Ronny Allan Jones, 54, of Adams, died on Monday, April 15, 2019 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in North Adams on August 3, 1964, a son of the late...

Nicole Griffith, 51

ADAMS, Mass. — Nicole R. Griffith, 51, of Adams, died on Monday, April 15, 2019 at Berkshire Medical Center in North Adams. She was born in Miami, Floa., on May 29, 1967, a daughter of Jack...

Virginia Blondin Lewis, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Virginia Belle (Harvey) Blondin Lewis, 87 of North Adams, MA, died on Thursday, April 18, 2019, at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams on July 27, 1931, a...

Mary Theresa Scrivens, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary T. Scrivens, 95, formerly of North Adams, MA, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2019, at the skilled care community of The Overlook, Charlton, MA. Mary, predeceased...

Frances Yvonne Patenaude, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Frances Yvonne (Polumbo) Patenaude, 91 of North Adams, MA, died Monday April 15, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, MA on February 10, 1928,...

Mary Frances Matranga, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary Frances Matranga, 91, of North Adams, Mass., died Sunday April 14, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on June 3, 1927 daughter...

Steven Atwell, 55

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Steven C. Atwell, 55, of Adams, died Saturday morning, April 13, 2019, at his home. He was born in Pittsfield on November 12, 1963, a son of the late Charles and Carolyn...

Mildred M. Bresett, 77

ADAMS, Mass. — Mildred M (Petronick) Bresett, 77, passed away April 8, 2019 at JFK Medical Center in Florida with family at her side. Born in Adams, Mass., on April 15, 1941, she was...

Jane Marie Cook, 89

CLARKSBURG, Mass. - Jane Marie (Belanger) Cook, 89 (just short of her 90th birthday) of Clarksburg, MA, died on April 12, 2019. She was born in Clarksburg, MA, on July 12, 1929 a...

Linwood Rhodes, 91

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Linwood Robinson Rhodes, 91 of South Williamstown, MA, died peacefully at his home on Thursday, April 11, 2019, surrounded by his family. He was born in South...

Ronald Perras Sr.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ronald Ernest Perras Sr., 88, of North Adams, MA, died on April 10, 2019, at the Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA. He was born in North Adams, MA, on June...

Janet Wheeler, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Janet Roberta Wheeler, 83, longtime resident of the historic Blackinton section of Massachusetts Avenue, North Adams, MA, died on Monday, April 8, 2019 ,at Springside...

Robert E. Lavigne, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Mr. Robert E. Lavigne, 82, of North Adams, died on Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at South Western Vermont Medical Center. He was born in Adams on April 6, 1937, son of...

Jean E. Ryan, 64

ADAMS, Mass. —  Jean E. (Gelheiser) Ryan, 64, of Adams, died on Sunday, April 7, 2019, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Adams, on March 2, 1955, a daughter of the late John...

Sandra Hurlbut Diggens, 69

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Sandra Jean Hurlbut Diggens, 69, of Tariffville, Conn., beloved wife of Paul Diggens, died Thursday, April 4, 2019, at St. Francis' Hospital in Hartford,...

Joan M. Cummings, 84

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Joan Muriel (Kopischke) Cummings, 84 of Williamstown, MA, died on Monday, April 1, 2019, at her home. She was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on November 14, 1934 a...

Stanley Sworzen Jr., 75

ADAMS, Mass. — Stanley "Bunny" Sworzen Jr., 75, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., passed away on March 25, 2019, with his beloved wife at his side. Born in Adams, he was the son of the...

Kim Demo LeFlamme, 61

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Kim (Richer) Demo LaFlamme, 61, of North Adams died on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at her home. She was born in North Adams on January 12, 1958, a daughter of...

Carol Martin, 65

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Carol (Williams) Martin, 65, of Williamstown died peacefully at her home on Monday, April 1, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in...

Bob Dassatti, 56

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The final buzzer has sounded; there are no timeouts left. Bob Dassatti departed this earth into the loving arms of Jesus on March 27, 2019, in Laconia, N.H., surrounded by...

Joan Reeves, 66

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joan Carol (Turner) Reeves, 66, of North Adams, MA, died Saturday March 30, 2019, at Bay State Medical Center. She was born in New Milford, CT, on June 23, 1952,...

Arthur Leroy Woodward, 80

Arthur Leroy Woodward, 80 of North Adams, MA died Saturday March 30, 2019 at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Springfield, MA on April 6, 1938 son of George C. and Mildred W. (Young)...

Dr. Susan Lee LaForest

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dr. Susan LaForest of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, and Trumbull, CT, a native of North Adams, MA, passed away Sunday March 24, 2019, in Branford, CT. She was predeceased by...

Edward F. Cwalinski, 74

ADAMS, Mass. — Edward "Ed" Francis Cwalinski, 74, of Grand Junction, Colo., passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 24, 2019, while in the care of Hope West hospice...