Obituaries

Rita Vecellio, 97

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rita (Fulginiti) Vecellio, 97, of North Adams, Mass., died Wednesday, October 3, 2018, at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on March 4, 1921,...

Edward I. Koczela, 83

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Edward I. Koczela, 83, of Adams died on Tuesday, October 2, 2018, after a short illness. Born in Adams on January 18, 1935, he was the son of the late Ignacy and Mary...

Joan H. Chesbro, 84

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Joan H. Chesbro, 84, of Clarksburg, Mass., died peacefully at her home on Tuesday, October 2, 2018. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on January 23, 1934, a...

Armand A. Senay, 63

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Armand Arthur Senay, 63, of North Adams, Mass., died on Monday, October 1, 2018, at Williamstown Commons. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on February 19, 1955, a...

Joan F. Mahar, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joan Frances (Martin) Mahar, 88, of North Adams, Mass., died on Thursday, September 27, 2018, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on...

Robert P. Bates, 69

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Robert P. Bates, 69, of Adams died Monday, September 24, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in North Adams. He was born in Pittsfield on August 10, 1949, a son of the...

Rose M. Gaetani, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rose Marie (Accetta) Gaetani, 88, of North Adams, Mass., died on Monday, September 24, 2018, at the BMC North.  She was born in North Adams on December 8, 1929,...

Ivis G. Lewis, 103

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ivis Geraldine (Daniels) Lewis, 103, of North Adams, Mass., died Wednesday, September 26, 2018, at North Adams Commons.  She was born in North Adams, Mass., on...

Richard E. Sherry, 54

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Richard Edward Sherry, 54, of Apopka, Fla., died Thursday, September 20, 2018, at Hospice of the Comforter in Altamonte Springs, Fla. He was born in North Adams,...

Richard F. Shoestock, 73

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Richard Francis Shoestock, 73, of Lady Lake, Florida, and Adams, went to be with his Lord in Heaven on Wednesday, September 19, 2018, at Sweet Brook Care Center in...

Norma Scott, 86

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Norma (Jordan) Sartori Tower Scott, 86, died on Friday, September 21, 2018, at Sweetbrook Care Facility.  She was born in Clarksburg, Mass., on April 21, 1932,...

Jaclyn Morford, 63

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Jaclyn (Crowley) Morford, 63, of Adams, Mass., died on Monday, September 17, 2018, at North Adams Commons. She was born in Adams on May 25, 1955, a daughter of the...

Nellie R. Mendel, 98

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Nellie R. (Chrostowski) Mendel, 98, of Adams, Mass., died on Friday, September 14, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in Pittsfield on...

William D. Wnuk, 68

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. William David Wnuk, 68, of Adams died on Thursday, September 20, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in North Adams. He was born in Adams on January 10, 1950, a son of...

Claire Arnold, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Claire (Lambert) Arnold, 89, of North Adams, Mass., died Wednesday, September 19, 2018, at her home.  She was born in Burlington, Vt., on May 21, 1929, a...

Pierre Joseph, 80

HANCOCK, Mass. — Pierre Joseph, 80, died peacefully in Hancock with his family around him on Sept. 14, 2018.  Born in Bsalim, Lebanon, on August 1,1938, he was son of the late...

Ruth I. Yarter, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ruth Irene Yarter, 93, of North Adams, Mass., died Sunday, September 16, 2018, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on August 6, 1925,...

Dale Ott service

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — A musical memorial for Dale Perkins Ott, 67, of Clarksburg, Mass., who died Tuesday, August 21, 2018, at his home, will be held on Sunday, September 23, 2018, from 1 to 4...

Robert J. Goodell, 43

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Robert J. Goodell, 43, of Clarksburg, Mass., died on Monday, September 10, 2018.   Rob was born in Wiesbaden, Germany, on July 14, 1975, and lived in and grew up...

Lucille Kulp, 100

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lucille Nary (Marsh) Kulp, 100, formerly of North Adams, Mass., and Stuart, Fla., died Monday, September 10, 2018, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. She was...

William C. Denault, 95

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. William C. Denault, 95, of Adams died on Wednesday, September 5, 2018. He was born in Adams on August 20, 1923, a son of the late Eugene and Mary (Ryan) Denault. He...

Helen R. Phelps, 89

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Helen Ramona (Grindrod) Phelps, 89, of Williamstown, Mass., passed away peacefully with her family by her side on the evening of Sept. 7, 2018, at Williamstown...

Marie L. Sherman-Hibbard, 85

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Marie Louise (Chesbro) Sherman-Hibbard of Clarksburg, Mass., died on Friday, September 7, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams on November...

Martha Jean Vadnais, 65

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Goodbye, Martha Jean.  Martha Jean Vadnais, 65, of North Adams died on Friday, August 24, 2018, at her home.  Martha was born on December 11, 1952, in...

Raymond A. Vachereau, 87

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Raymond Arthur Vachereau, 87, of Clarksburg, Mass., died Friday September 7, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Burlington, Vt., on June 22, 1931, son...