Obituaries

Catherine A. Chalifoux services

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A Liturgy of Christian Burial for Catherine A. Chalifoux, 59, of North Adams, Mass., who died on April 9, 2018, will be celebrated Saturday April 28, 2018, at 10:30 a.m....

Edward B. Hanify Jr., 75

HANCOCK, Mass. - Edward Benno Hanify Jr. of Hancock, Mass., died on April 11, 2018.  He was born on August 22, 1942, the son of the late Edward and Jane Hanify of Belmont, Mass. He is...

Albina B. Nazzewski, 96

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Albina B. (Kruzel) Nazzewski, 96, of Adams died Tuesday afternoon, April 17, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in Adams on March 27, 1922,...

Joan L. Lesure, 86

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Joan Lorraine (Crosier) Lesure of Clarksburg, Mass., died Tuesday April 17, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Brockton, Mass., on October 7, 1931,...

Theresa Dragon, 91

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Theresa Lively Dragon, 91, of Church Street, Cheshire, passed away peacefully on April 11, 2018, with her family by her side.  Theresa was born in Heath, Mass., on...

Margaret J. Gagliardi, 99

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Margaret Jane (Geddes) Gagliardi, 99, longtime resident of North Adams, died peacefully on Sunday,  April 15, 2018, at Cape Cod Hospital after a brief...

Ronn J. Cabaniol, 73

ADAMS, Mass. — Ronn Joseph Cabaniol, 73, of Adams, Mass., passed away peacefully at 6:55 p.m. on Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by members of his...

Robert D. Markland, 87

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Robert David Markland, 87, of Adams died Friday morning, April 13, 2018, at Mount Carmel Care Center in Lenox. He was born in North Adams on September 30, 1930, son of...

Elizabeth M. Gould, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Elizabeth May (Keith) Gould, 78, of North Adams, Mass., died peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, April 12, 2018, at North Adams Commons. She was born in St....

Dawn P. Swanson, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dawn Pauline (Bressette) Swanson, 91, of North Adams, Mass., died on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at Albany Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on March...

Alma A. Benedetti, 102

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Alma A. Benedetti, 102, of North Adams died Friday, April 13, 2018, at her home. She was born in Rowe on Feb. 11, 1916, daughter of Severino and Elisabeth Rosa...

Robert S. Cwalinski, 81

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Robert Stanley Cwalinski, 81, formerly of Adams, died Tuesday evening, April 10, 2018, at North Adams Commons. He was born in Adams on November 9, 1936, a son of the...

Donald S. Berger, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Donald Sydney Berger, 88, of North Adams, Mass., died Monday April 9, 2018, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on July 11,...

Mildred H. Germanowski, 90

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Mildred Helen (Galipeau) Germanowski, 90, of Adams died Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at North Adams Commons. She was born in Bennington, Vt., on August 24, 1927,...

Catherine Chalifoux, 59

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Catherine Chalifoux, 59, of North Adams passed Monday morning, April 9, 2018, peacefully at home attended by her brother Michael Chalifoux and nieces Nora Chalifoux and...

Belinda L. Tracy, 63

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Belinda Lorraine (Hughes) Tracy, 63, of North Adams, Mass., passed peacefully on Sunday, April 1, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass. She was...

Joan M. Trimarchi, 74

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mrs. Joan Marie (Clermont) Trimarchi, 74, of Williamstown, Mass., formerly of Adams, died on Thursday, April 5, 2018, at Williamstown Commons.  She was born in...

Stephen K. Moser Sr., 70

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Stephen Kilton Moser Sr., 70, of Oakboro, N.C., and formerly of Cheshire, Mass., died Monday, April 2, 2018, in Albemarle, N.C. He was born in Adams, Mass., on October...

Thomas R. Welch, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Thomas Roach Welch, 90, of North Adams, Mass., died peacefully on Thursday, April 5, 2018, at his home.  He was born in North Adams, Mass., on August 3, 1927, a...

Donna M. Marsh, 62

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Donna Marie (Duprat) Marsh passed away peacefully the morning of April 2, 2018, at the age of 62, surrounded by her loving family members after embarking on a long and...

Thomas B. Bourn, 26

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Thomas Bradley Bourn, 26, of Williamstown, Mass., died on Saturday, March 31, 2018, at his home.  He was born on February 8, 1992, in Stuttgart, Germany, a son...

Robert J. Diodati Sr., 94

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Robert Joseph Diodati Sr. passed away at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at the Sweet Brook Nursing Home, where he resided since February of 2009. He was 94 years...

James S. Fissel, 71

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — James Scott Fissel passed away at the age of 71 on the morning of March 22, 2018, after a bravely fought long-term illness. James will be lovingly remembered by his...

Helen B. Krok, 82

ADAMS, Mass. — Helen B. Krok, 82, of Adams died early Wednesday morning, March 28, 2018, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Adams on September 23, 1935, a daughter of the late...

William G. Benedetti, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — William Giacimo Benedetti, 96, of Portland, Maine, formerly of North Adams, Mass., died on March 25, 2018 in Portland, Maine.  He was born in North Adams,...