Obituaries

Ellen Batease Danforth, 99

Ellen L. (Lodge) Batease Danforth, 99, of North Adams went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 29, 2025. At the time of her passing, she was a resident at North Adams Commons on Franklin Street,...

John Joseph Wall Sr., 83

HANCOCK, Mass. —  John Joseph Wall, Sr. died on March 25, 2025 at the age of 83. Born in Pittsfield, MA on March 2, 1942 to John Joseph Wall and Stella (Kordana) Wall, John attended Tucker...

Alan Eric Wiles, 59

Alan Eric Wiles, 59, of Cheshire, MA, formerly of Williamstown, MA, died Tuesday March 25, 2025 at North Adams Regional Hospital. He was born on June 19, 1965 in North Adams, a son of the late Frank...

Donna Robert Gritz, 74

ADAMS, Mass. — Donna Marie Robert Gritz, 74, of Bayonet Point, Fla., known to everyone as "Smoo" passed away at her home after a long illness. She was born on February 14, 1951 in...

Anne Marie "Annie" Beverly, 61

Anne Marie “Annie” Beverly, 61, of Williamstown died on Sunday, March 23, 2025 at Berkshire Medical Center. Annie was born in North Adams on September 30, 1963, a daughter of the late...

Shirley A. Delmolino, 89

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mrs. Shirley A. (Bresett) Delmolino, 89, of Adams, died on Monday, March 24, 2025, at her home. She was born in Adams on August 23, 1935, daughter of the late John...

Richard Delano Dodds, 85

Born on the 29th of August 1939 in Plattsburgh NY, Richard Delano Dodds was one of the twin sons of Edward Barnes Dodds and Lois Ada Delano. Following his graduation from Chazy Central Rural School...

Ava Verlie Sky Mirke

With profound sadness, we announce the passing of Ava Verlie Sky Mirke, an angel who was born silent into this world on March 21, 2025 at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. Ava spent only moments...

Theresa Wood, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —   Theresa Genevieve (Allard) Wood, 94, passed away peacefully at North Adams Regional Hospital surrounded by her loving family on March 21, 2025. Born in...

Christopher S. Ziemba, 46

ADAMS, Mass. — Christopher S. Ziemba, 46, of Adams, died on Saturday, March 22, 2025. He was born in North Adams on Feb. 20, 1979, a son of Barbara A. Pelczynski Ziemba of Adams and the late...

Theresa Briggs, 100

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Theresa Angeline (Denno) Briggs, 100 of Williamstown, MA died Saturday March 8, 2025 at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams, MA on May 31, 1924, a...

Judith L. Kurley, 85

ADAMS, Mass. —   Ms. Judith L. (Brown) Kurley, 85, of Adams, died on Saturday, March 15, 2025, at her home. She was born in Adams on January 14, 1940, daughter of the late Alexander...

Pauline E. Sniezek, 93

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Pauline E. Sniezek, 93, of Adams, died Monday afternoon, March 17, 2025 at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Adams, on May 28, 1931, a daughter of the late Henry and...

Margo Grandchamp, 37

Margo Ann Grandchamp 37, formerly of North Adams, MA. died Saturday March 15, 2025 as a result of a tragic automobile accident. She was born in Bennington, VT. on January 4, 1988 a daughter of...

Shirley Ann Fox, 94

Shirley Ann Fox, 94, of North Adams MA, passed away on March 18, 2025. She was born on March 26, 1930 in Philadelphia, PA to Jacob L. and Anna E. (Shank) Fox and attended schools in Hatfield, PA....

John Bledsoe, 77

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — John Bledsoe died on August 28, 2024, at the age of 77, and was laid to rest in Southlawn Cemetery, Williamstown, MA. The son of William A. Bledsoe and Lela Lehman...

Janet A. Maniatis, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Janet A. Maniatis, 76, of North Bar Ct, Myrtle Beach, passed away on Saturday, March 8, 2025, at home after a battle with cancer.  Born on Aug. 9, 1948, in North...

Margaret "Jane" Senecal, 93

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Margaret “Jane” Senecal, age 93 of Clarksburg MA. Jane passed away peacefully on March 4,2025. She was born on March 24,1931 to the...

Mark Williams, 61

Mark H. “Chachi” Williams, 61, passed away after a brief illness on March 11, 2025. Mark was born on July 7, 1963, in North Adams, MA where he was raised by his mother Doris Tatro...

James J. Sarkis Sr. 79

James Joseph Sarkis Sr., 79, of Williamstown died on Tuesday March 11, 2025 at North Adams Regional Hospital. He was born in North Adams on January 24, 1946 a son of the late Joseph Richard &...

Suzanne Degere-Lenhoff, 68

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Suzanne Degere-Lenhoff passed away on March 13, 2025, at the age of 68 at her home in Williamstown, MA. A beloved mother, friend and sister, she was a dedicated...

Donna Marie Dupree, 78

Donna Marie (Lentine) Dupree, 78 of Clarksburg died on Monday, March 10, 2025 at her daughter’s home surrounded by her loving family after a long battle with dementia. She was born on March 29,...

Kiera "Keke" Boucher, 26

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Kiera "Keke" Boucher, 26, passed away on March 9, 2025, in North Adams. Born on Oct. 11, 1998, in North Adams, she was a beloved daughter, sister,...

Roger W. Mahar, 91

CHESHIRE, Mass. —   Mr. Roger W. Mahar, 91, of Cheshire, died on Thursday, March 6, 2025, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Adams on May 19, 1933, a son of...

Daniel P. Connerton, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Daniel P. Connerton, 85, Professor Emeritus of History at MCLA in North Adams died on Feb. 21 from complications of Parkinson's Disease. Dan was a lifelong educator...