Obituaries

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...

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...