Obituaries

Daniel Cormier, 56

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Daniel J. Cormier, 56, of Adams died on Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Pittsfield on November 6, 1962, a son...

Michael Naughton, 71

CHESHIRE, Mass. - Michael F. Naughton, 71, passed away Sunday March 24, 2019, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after a courageous battle with cancer. Michael was born in Adams, MA, the...

Sally J. Cooper, 62

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Sally Jean Cooper, 62, of Cheshire passed away peacefully on the morning of Wednesday, March 20, 2019. Born in Pittsfield on August 16, 1956, a daughter of the late...

W. Leigh Short, 84

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — W. Leigh Short, 84, of Williamstown, MA, died Thursday March 21, 201,9 at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, Florida. He was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on...

Sheila N. Cohen, 68

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Sheila Nancy (Cohen) Shapiro, 68 of Port St. Lucie, FL, formerly of North Adams, MA, died on Thursday, March 21, 2019, at Lawnwood Regional Medical Center in Fort Pierce,...

Arthur G. Olsen, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — George Olsen, 93, of 83 Hall St., North Adams MA, and lately of St. Louis, MO, died Friday, February 22, 2019, at the Nazareth Living Center in St. Louis. He was born...

LeAnne Stokes, 18

ADAMS, Mass. — LeAnne Grace Stokes, 18, of Adams, died on Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at her home. She was born on December 30, 2000, a daughter of Charles Stokes Jr. and Stacy (Holtz)...

Jacqueline Bateman, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jacqueline Marie (Desnoyers) Bateman, 83, of Red Hook, N.Y., and a former longtime resident of North Adams, MA, died Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at Baptist Home at...

Charles 'Chip' Shepard, 54

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mr. Charles “Chip” Shepard, 54, of Adams died on Sunday, March 17, 2019, at his home. He was born in Adams on July 29, 1964, son of Virginia...

Anne Marie Haun, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Anne Marie Tassone Haun, 76, died Sunday, March 10, 2019, in Lake Wales, Fla., surrounded by her loving family.   She was born on Dec. 21, 1942, daughter of...

Stuart Sutherland, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Stuart Allen Sutherland, 85, of North Adams, passed away peacefully in Williamstown, MA, on March 14, 2019. He is survived by his devoted wife of 58 years, Mary (Keefe)...

Caron M. LaForest, 62

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Caron Marie (Sprague) LaForest, 62 of North Adams, MA, died on Saturday, March 9, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, MA, on August 17,...

Gertrude Bazinet, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gertrude Elizabeth (Strange) Bazinet, 95 of North Adams, MA, died on Sunday, March 10, 2019, at her home. She was born in Grafton, NY, on February 12, 1924, a daughter...

Kija K. Bolton, 52

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Kija Kim Bolton, of Williamstown, MA, died of cancer on March 9, 2019, at the age of 52. She was born on July 4, 1966, in Osaka, Japan, to Korean Japanese parents Kenji...

Roseann E. Shakar, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Roseann Elizabeth (Vigna) Shakar, 93, of North Adams, Mass., died Friday March 8, 2019, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on February 2,...

John C. Hitchcock, 93

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - After a life rich with stories, travel, the love and support of his wife Ann, and many, many years of sports and vigorous outdoor activities, John Cleveland Hitchcock, 93,...

Emily C. Harrington, 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Emily C. (Gardzina) Suprenant-Harrington 87, of Williamstown, MA, died Thursday March 7, 2019, at the Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams on...

David C. Hyndman, 90

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. David C. "Mickey" Hyndman, 90, of Adams, died Wednesday afternoon, March 6, 2019, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. He was born in North Adams on May 5,...

Lyman R. 'Sonny' Vanderburgh Jr., 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lyman Richard "Sonny" Vanderburgh Jr., 77, of North Adams, MA, died at his home on Thursday, March 7, 2019. He was born in Readsboro, VT, on August 11, 1941, a...

Theresa M. Dudek, 96

ADAMS, Mass. — Theresa M Dudek, 96, of Dalton passed away at Mount Carmel Care Center on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, after suffering a stroke in early February. She was the oldest child born to...

Marion Beer, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Marion Beer, 93 of North Adams, MA passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at Williamstown Commons, where she was a resident since 2011. She was born in the...

Audrey J. O'Riley, 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Audrey Joan (Teece) O'Riley, formerly of Randolph, MA, died on Sunday, March 3, 2019, at Williamstown Commons in Williamstown, MA. She was born in Randolph,...

Nancy Spaniol, 80

ADAMS, Mass. —   God has taken back one of his angels. Our beloved mother, Nancy Spaniol, 80, passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2019 at Berkshire Medical Center. She died peacefully with...

Robert 'Humpy' King, 69

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Robert Lee "Humpy" King, 69, of Adams, died on Sunday, March 3, 2019, at UMASS Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland on...

Elsie B. Asdikian

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Elsie (Delmolino) Asdikian, 88, of Adams, joined her parents and brother in Heaven on Thursday afternoon, February 28 2019, at Williamstown Commons Nursing and...