Obituaries

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,...

Robert P. Lord, 78

ADAMS, Mass. — Robert P. Lord, 78, of Adams passed away Sunday, March 18, 2018, at the Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.  Born in Adams on April 24, 1939, he was the son of...

Dorothy R. Blondin, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dorothy Rose (LaBonte) Blondin, 84, of North Adams, Mass., died on Thursday, March 22, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center.  She was born in North Adams, Mass.,...

Amy Bryant, 83

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Amy Bryant, 83, formerly of Cheshire passed away Monday, March 19, 2018, at the Springside Rehabilitation and Skilled Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on...

Robert P. Lord, 78

ADAMS, Mass. — Robert P. Lord, 78, of Adams passed away Sunday, March 18, 2018, at the Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.  Born in Adams on April 24, 1939, he was the son of...

Martha E. Asher, 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Martha "Molly" Elizabeth (Winch) Asher, 83, longtime resident of Williamstown, Mass., died on Saturday, March 17, 2018, at her home. She was born in...

Paul R. Collier, 60

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Paul Raymond Collier, 60, of North Adams died at his home on March 16, 2018.   Born in North Adams on June 3, 1957 to Raymond and Jessie (Cardinal) Collier, he...

LeRoy D. Schaffrick, 75

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Mr. LeRoy Damon Schaffrick, 75, of Cheshire died on Friday, March 16, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Derby, Conn., on April 10, 1942, a...