Obituaries

Thomas L. Bessette, 74

ADAMS, Mass. — On Sunday, January 6, 2019, after a valiant battle with cancer, Thomas L. Bessette, beloved husband, dad, grampy and brother, passed into God's hands surrounded by his...

Thomas E. Moran, 88

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Thomas Edward Moran, 88, of Clarksburg, Mass., died on Tuesday, January 8, 2019, at the home of his son and daughter-in-law surrounded by family members.  He was...

Mary Lou Galusha, 90

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mary Lou (DeMayo) Galusha, 90, of Williamstown, Mass., died on Sunday, January 6, 2019, at Williamstown Commons.  She was born on August 16, 1928, daughter of...

Jean Duncan, 93

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Jean (Russell) Hill Duncan, 93, of Williamstown, Mass., died Sunday, December 16, 2018, in her home at the Sweetwood Retirement Community. She was born in Holyoke,...

Rae Eastman, 91

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Rae Eastman, 91, passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2019, after a brief illness. She was born in Huntington, N.Y., in 1927, the first-born child of Helen and...

Richard 'Buster' Leveque, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Richard Louis “Buster” Leveque, 88, of North Adams died on Friday, January 4, 2019, at Southern Vermont Medical Center.   He was born in North Adams...

Rachel E. Dupre 79

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Rachel Elizabeth (Benoit) Dupre, 79, of Williamstown died Sunday, December 30, 2018, at her home. She was born in North Adams on February 21, 1939, a daughter of...

Joseph P. DeOrdio Jr., 75

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joseph Paul DeOrdio Jr., 75, of North Adams, Mass., died Tuesday, January 1, 2019, at Williamstown Commons. He was born in Syracuse, N.Y., on January 25, 1943, son...

Joseph F. Blay, 87

ADAMS, Mass. — Joseph Francis Blay, 87, of Adams, Mass., died Monday, December 31, 2018, at Williamstown Commons. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on December 5, 1931, son of Godfrey...

Frederick S. Scarborough, 95

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Frederick Schenck Scarborough, 95, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on Monday, December 24, 2018. Fred was born on July 21, 1923, in Kennebunkport,...

Elizabeth J. Vitro, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Elizabeth Jane "Betty" (Cole) Vitro, 88, of North Adams, Mass., died Monday, December 31, 2018, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Bennington,...

Carl R. Tovani, 77

FLORIDA, Mass. — Carl Ronald Tovani, 77, of Florida, Mass., died Thursday, December 27, 2018, at his home. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on July 15, 1941, son of Walter and Loretta...

Donald E. Morin, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Donald E. Morin, 89, of North Adams died on Sunday, December 23, 2018, at his home. He was born in North Adams on April 9, 1929, a son of the late Joseph &...

Gail M. Dix, 68

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gail Marie (Jones) Dix, 68, of North Adams, died on Wednesday, December 26, 2018, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, Vt., surrounded by her loving...

John W. Churchill, 78

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — John Winston Churchill, 78, of Williamstown, Mass., passed away on Sunday, December 23, 2018, at the Williamstown Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, surrounded...

Robert A. Kateley, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Robert Arthur Kateley, 89, of North Adams died Saturday, December 22, 2018, at the North Adams Commons. He was born in North Adams on September 9, 1929, a son of...

Gladys J. Czubryt, 97

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Gladys J. (Wol) Czubryt, 97, formerly of Meadow Street, Adams, died Wednesday morning, December 12, 2018, at Genesis Wayne Center in Wayne, Pa. She was born in Adams...

Barbara J. Stickney, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Barbara Jane (Allen) Stickney, 91, died Wednesday, December 12, 2018, at North Adams Commons, where she had resided since November 12, 2015. She was born at North...

Joseph A. Wegrzyn, 90

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Joseph A. Wegrzyn, 90, of Adams died on Monday, December 17, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Adams on September 30, 1928, a son of the...

Debra M. Soha, 61

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Debra "Debbie" Mary Soha, 61, of North Adams, Mass., passed peacefully at Massachusetts General Hospital on Monday, December 17, 2018, from long-term...

Patricia J. Boisvert, 87

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Patricia Jane (Beaubien) Boisvert, 87, of Adams died on Saturday, December 8, 2018, at Hanover Hill Healthcare Center in Manchester, N.H. She was born in North Adams...

Henry M. Tower, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Henry Miles Tower, 89, of North Adams, Mass., died Sunday, December 16, 2018, at his home. He was born in Dixon, Illinois, on December 5, 1929, son of Louis H. and...

David F. Chilson, 57

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — David Frank Chilson, 57, of North Adams, Mass., after battling cancer, died peacefully in his home on Saturday, December 15, 2018. He was born in North Adams,...

Jeannette A. Heideman, 92

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Mrs. Jeannette A. (Boucher) Heideman, 92, of Clarksburg died on Friday, December 14, 2018, at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams on May 22, 1926, a...

William J. Pasotti, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — William Joseph Pasotti, 92, of North Adams, Mass., died Saturday, December 8, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on September 26,...