Obituaries

Henry J. Colpoys, 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Henry Joseph "Joe" Colpoys died peacefully at his home in Williamstown, Mass., on December 15, 2017. Joe was born on December 9, 1930, in Glens Falls,...

Paul S. Sprague, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Paul Stuart Sprague, 72, of Lake Worth, Fla., and a former longtime resident of North Adams, Mass., died Tuesday, December 12, 2017, at JFK Hospital in Lake Worth. He was...

Lawrence E. Bishop Jr., 77

ADAMS, Mass. — Lawrence Emerson Bishop Jr., 77, of Adams, Mass., died on Sunday, December 10, 2017, at Baystate Medical Center.   He was born in North Adams, Mass., on September 25,...

Pamela Koza, 82

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Pamela Koza (nee Brooks), 82, of Cheshire, Mass., passed away on Sunday December 10, 2017. Pamela was born in West Hartlepool, County Durham, England, on May 19, 1935....

Lawrence E. Bishop Jr., 77

ADAMS, Mass. — Lawrence Emerson Bishop Jr., 77, of Adams, Mass., died on Sunday, December 10, 2017, at Baystate Medical Center. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on September 25, 1940,...

John J. Kucich Sr., 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — John J. Kucich Sr., of Williamstown, Mass., and Rancho Mirage, Calif., died peacefully on December 2, 2017, in the company of his wife and children after a long...

Donald E. Tatro, 84

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Donald Edward Tatro, 84 of Clarksburg, Mass., died on Friday, December 8, 2017, after a brief battle with cancer.  He was born on September 11, 1933, in...

Monica Dziadzio, 95

ADAMS, Mass. — The family of Monica “Minnie” Dziadzio regretfully announces that she passed away on December 9, 2017, at the age of 95. Monica was born on February 16, 1922,...

Betty LaRoche, 93

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Mrs. Betty C. (Kenney) LaRoche, 93, of Cheshire, formerly of Adams, died Friday morning, December 8, 2017, at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. She was born in Adams on...

Elvino Dellaghelfa, 90

ADAMS, Mass. — Elvino  “Al,” “Alvin” Dellaghelfa died peacefully at home on the evening of December 6, 2017, at the age of 90 years old. Al was born in...

Fred A. Windover, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Fred Alvah Windover of Beacon Street, Boston, died Monday, December 4, 2017. He was born April 29, 1938 in North Adams, Mass., the first child of Fred B. and...

Arthur D. Langlois, 94

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Arthur Desire Langlois, 94, of Williamstown, Mass., died on Tuesday, December 5, 2017, at his home.  He was born in Thetford Mines, Quebec, Canada, on January...

Ronald F. Bleezarde, 78

BEAUFORT, S.C. — Ronald Frederick Bleezarde, 78, of Beaufort, S.C., formerly of Williamstown, Mass., and Pownal, Vt., died Dec. 3, 2017, in Beaufort Memorial Hospital after battling...

Edward F. Smith Jr., 56

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Edward "Ned" Faulkner Smith Jr., 56, of Williamstown, Mass., died Saturday, December 2, 2017, at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in...

Arleen O'Connor, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Arleen O'Connor, 74, of North Adams, Mass., died Tuesday, December 5, 2017, at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on April 14, 1943,...

Jessie J. Rusek, 92

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Jessie Janina (Kiczak) Rusek, 92, of Adams died on Wednesday, November 29, 2017, at the North Adams Commons.  She was born in Praga, Poland, on November 30,...

Dominick G. Papas Jr., 83

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Dominick George Papas Jr., 83, of Adams, died on Saturday, December 2, 2017, at his home. He was born in North Adams on February 14, 1934, a son of the late Dominico...

Arthur C. O'Brien, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Arthur Charles O'Brien, 85, longtime local educator, formerly of North Adams, died peacefully on Saturday morning, December 2, 2017, at Highpointe Hospice House in...

Giuseppe M. Greco, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Giuseppe Mario "Joe" Greco, 87, of North Adams, Mass., died peacefully on Saturday morning, December 2, 2017, at North Adams Commons. He was born in...

Richard H. Reed, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Richard Hazen Reed, 78, of North Adams, Mass., died on Sunday, November 26, 2017, at Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Mass.  He was born in Ridley Park,...

Minola I. Shurtleff, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Minola Isabell "Nonie" (Smith) Shurtleff, 85, of North Adams, Mass., died Sunday November 26, 2017, at her home. She was born in Readsboro, Vt., on...

Carol A. Swain, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Carol Anne (Murphy) Swain, 81, of North Adams, Mass., died on Saturday, November 25, 2017, at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield, Mass. She was born in Cochrane,...

Tillie L. Borowski, 95

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Tillie L. (Pietraskiewicz) Borowski, 95, of Adams died Thursday morning, November 23, 2017, at her home. She was born in Northampton, Mass., on October 21, 1922, a...

Gordon W. Brierley, 78

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Gordon William Brierley, 78, of Clarksburg died unexpectedly on Friday, November 24, 2017, at the Berkshire Medical Center North. He was born in North Adams on June...

Harry L. Blake, 68

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Harry Lewis Blake, 68, of Williamstown, Mass., died on Friday, November 24, 2017, at North Adams Commons.  He was born in North Adams, Mass., on October 9,...