Obituaries

Irene M. Drobiak, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Irene Marie Drobiak, 91, of North Adams, Mass., died Sunday September 24, 2017, at her home. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on August 1, 1926 daughter of John...

Emma E. Blair, 94

HANCOCK, Mass. — Emma Elizabeth (Whitman) Blair, 94, of Hancock, Mass., died on Wednesday, September 20, 2017, at Williamstown Commons. She was born on September 18, 1923, in Hancock,...

Ardent Jensen, 90

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Ardent Paul "Art" Jensen, 90, of Naples, Fla., and a former longtime resident of Williamstown and North Adams, Mass., died September 26, 2017, at Avow Hospice...

Benjamin M. Maslanka Jr., 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Benjamin Michael Maslanka Jr., 78, of 150 Ashland St., North Adams, Mass., died on Monday, September 25, 2017, at his home. He was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on...

Priscilla E. Greenlaw, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Priscilla Edith (Douglas) Greenlaw, 87, of North Adams, Mass., died Sunday, September 24, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on...

James E. McKeon, 51

ADAMS, Mass. — James “Uncle James” Edward McKeon, 51, of Howland Avenue, Adams, died on September 18, 2017, at Albany Medical Center.  He was born in North Adams on...

Dana Burdick, 35

FLORIDA, Mass. — Dana Burdick, 35, of Florida, Mass., was shot and killed in a domestic incident on September 11, 2017, in Powhatan, Va., where he had been residing for the last two...

Paul A. Trottier, 83

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Paul Alphonse Trottier, 83, died Monday, September 18, 2017, peacefully at home surrounded by his family. He was born in Adams on December 1, 1933, the son of...

Christine M. Moser, 75

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Christine Margaret (Smith) Moser, 75, of Clarksburg, Mass., died Monday September 18, 2017 at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, Mass.,...

Phyllis J. Blair, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Phyllis Jane (Bovey) Blair, 95, of North Adams, Mass., died on Tuesday, September 19, 2017, at North Adams Commons.  She was born on January 28, 1921, in...

Lynne F. Wlodyka, 59

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lynne F. Wlodyka, 59, of North Adams died on Thursday, September 14, 2017, at Boston Medical Center surrounded by family.  Lynne was born on August 28, 1958, in...

Ruby Carver, 89

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Ruby Flood Carver passed away peacefully on September 16, 2017, surrounded by loving family members.  Ruby was a remarkable woman whose life was full of...

Brandy-Lee M. Hebert, 37

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Brandy-Lee Marie Hebert, 37, of North Adams, died on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Her death was a result of complications...

Henry J. Breen III, 60

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. &mndash; Henry Joseph "Hank" Breen III, 60, of North Adams, Mass., died Tuesday September 12, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Middleboro,...

Stanley P. Wilk, 89

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Mr. Stanley Peter Wilk, 89, of Cheshire died on Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at Craneville Place in Dalton. He was born in Adams on June 6, 1928, son of the late Frank...

Verne Nassif, 97

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Verne (Allen) Nassif, 97, of Williamstown, Mass., died on Monday, September 11, 2017, at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams on December 3, 1919,...

James Schafer, 73

CHESHIRE, Mass. — James E. “Jim” Schafer, 73, of Cheshire, Mass., passed away Saturday, September 9, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center after a long illness.  Born...

Brenda L. Andersen, 57

ADAMS, Mass. — Brenda Lee (Peters) Andersen, 57, of Adams, Mass., died Sunday, September 10, 2017, at BMC-North Adams. She was born in Dallas, Texas, on August 14, 1960, daughter of...

Christopher D. Rancourt, 23

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Christopher David Rancourt, 23, died Saturday, September 9, 2017.  He was born in North Adams on August 4, 1994, a son of David Christopher Rancourt and Valerie...

Dr. M. Peter Wright, 75

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Dr. M. Peter Wright, 75, formerly of 57 Mountain View Drive, Clarksburg, passed away at his daughter's home on September 10, 2017 surrounded by his family. Dr....

Frank H. Lyon Jr., 59

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Frank H. "Rick" Lyon Jr., 59, of Adams died on Saturday, August 26, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.  He was born in North Adams on...

George D. Dragotta, 100

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — George Damiano Dragotta, 100, formerly of North Adams, Mass., died peacefully in the arms of his daughter, Doreen Tustison, and granddaughter, Jade Hardy, on Sunday,...

Ralph C. Lewis Jr., 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ralph Clayton Lewis Jr., 82, of North Adams, Mass., died on Tuesday, September 5, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass.  He was born in North...

Mary A. Boisvert, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary Alice (Stockwell) Boisvert, 96, of North Adams died on Wednesday, August 31, 2017, at North Adams Commons. She was born on February 2, 1921, in Cliffside Park,...

Lillian J. Houghton, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lillian Jane (Gregalis) Houghton, 88, of North Adams, Mass., died on Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, Vt. She was...