Obituaries

Dr. Paul J. Maher, 77

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Paul Joseph Maher, MD, 77, of Williamstown passed away on July 1, 2018, at his home.  He was born in Concord, Mass., on October 13, 1940, a son of the late...

Ruth M. LePage, 91

ADAMS, Mass. — Ruth M. LePage, 91, of Tampa, Fla., died Sunday, July 8, 2018, at Elmcroft Assisted Living in Tampa, Fla. Before moving to Elmcroft, Mrs. LePage resided in Brandon,...

Theresa L. Swindell, 21

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Theresa Laurel “Tess” Swindell, 21, of Temple, N.H., lost her battle with depression on Tuesday, July 3, 2018, in Logan, Utah. Tess was born in Temple,...

Elsie I. Mailhot, 90

ADAMS, Mass. — Elsie Isabel (Leonesio) Mailhot, 90, of Adams, Mass., died Sunday, July 8, 2018, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on July 24, 1927 daughter of...

Mark A. Bunt, 38

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mark Anthony Bunt, 38, of North Adams, Mass., died on Wednesday, July 4, 2018, at his home.  He was born in Cold Spring, N.Y., on June 30, 1980 a son of Estella...

Frank J. Segala, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Frank Joseph Segala, 90, of North Adams, Mass., died peacefully at his home on Sunday, July 8, 2018. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on October 15, 1927, a son...

Lois Quinn, 93

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Lois Boland Quinn (Mrs. John H. Quinn) of Williamstown died surrounded by all her children at Berkshire Medical Center on Friday, July 6, 2018, after a brief...

Mildred G. Manson, 97

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Former North Adams City Clerk Mildred Grace (Roberts) Manson, 97, of North Adams, Mass., died on Thursday, July 5, 2018, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in...

Janet A. Patterson, 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Longtime Williamstown educator Janet A. Patterson, 87, of Lindley Terrace, Williamstown, Mass., died on July 2, 2018, at Sweet Brook Nursing Home.  She was...

Charmaine Bradley, 77

ADAMS, Mass. — Charmaine "Sherry" (Duda) Bradley, 77, of Adams died on Tuesday, July 3, 2018, at North Adams Commons. She was born in Adams on April 13, 1941, daughter of the...

Robert Volz, 80

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Robert "Bob" Volz, longtime custodian of the Chapin Library at Williams College, who served from 1977 until his retirement in June 2015, died on May 30, 2018,...

Rachel E. Crowley, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rachel Elizabeth (LeClair) Crowley, 84, of North Adams, Mass., died Thursday June 28, 2018, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Adams, Mass., on January 2,...

Ronald J. Lepel, 79

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Ronald Joseph Lepel, 79, of Sun City West, Ariz., and formerly of Williamstown, Mass., died on Monday, July 2, 2018, at Dell Webb Hospital in Sun City West. He was...

Patricia A. O'Neil, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Patricia Ann (Hamilton) O'Neil, 77, of North Adams, Mass., died Saturday June 30, 2018, at North Adams Commons. She was born in Burlington, Vt., on June 17,...

Edward A. Poplaski, 66

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Edward Anthony Poplaski, 66, of North Adams, Mass., died peacefully Saturday, June 30, 2018, at his home. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on August 11, 1951, son...

Joseph A. Roulier, 90

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Joseph Arthur Roulier, 90, of Adams died Tuesday morning, June 26, 2018, at the Holyoke Soldier's Home. He was born in Adams on July 17, 1927, a son of the late...

Sandra E. Gamache, 71

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Sandra E. (Crocker) Gamache, 71, of Adams died on Sunday, June 24, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in Bath on Maine on March 1, 1947, a...

Catherine E. Liszka, 98

ADAMS, Mass. — Catherine E. Liszka passed away peacefully June 22, 2018, to join her late husband, Walter, and son, William. She enjoyed going to dances with her husband, bowling and...

Ruth Ginsburg, 69

ADAMS, Mass. — Ruth Ginsburg died unexpectedly on June 27, 2018, at the age of 69. Born in Adams, she graduated from the former Adams Memorial High School and went on to attend Simmons...

Gretchen Douglas, 79

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Gretchen ("Gigi") Diehl Douglas, 79, of Williamstown, Mass., passed away peacefully June 27, 2018, at her home, surrounded by her family and...

Michael J. Chalifoux, 71

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Michael Joseph Chalifoux, 71, of North Adams, Mass., died Monday, June 25, 2018, at his home with his daughters by his side. He was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on...

Robert H. Booth, 71

ADAMS, Mass. — Robert H. “Bob” Booth, 71, of Mill Street, Adams, passed away at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield on Friday morning, June 22, 2018.  He was born in...

Kafa R. Pause, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Kafa Rose (Simon) Pause, 91, of North Adams died Saturday June 23, 2018.  She was born in North Adams on November 10, 1926, a daughter of the late Salem and...

Rebecca A. Tatro, 36

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rebecca Ann Tatro, 36, of North Adams, Mass., died Wednesday June 20, 2018, at her home. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on June 12, 1982, daughter of the late...

Sylvia D. Duquette, 71

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Sylvia Dorothy (Albrycht) Duquette, 71, of Cheshire, Mass., died Thursday, June 21, 2018, at Backus Hospital, Norwich, Conn., with her husband by her side.  She...