Obituaries

Earl F. Williams Sr., 98

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Earl Franklin Williams Sr., 98, of Clarksburg died on Saturday, August 5, 2017, at his home.  He was born on September 11, 1918, in North Adams, Mass., a son of...

Frances E. Circe, 93

ADAMS, Mass. — Frances Elizabeth (Slattery) Circe of Lancaster, Pa., 93, passed peacefully in her home on July 29, 2017, surrounded by her family.   She was the wife of the late...

William R. Minardi, 90

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. William Richard Minardi, 90, of Adams passed unexpectedly on Tuesday, August 1, 2017, at Albany Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in...

Roger C. Edwards, 95

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Roger C. Edwards, 95, of Adams died on Thursday, July 27, 2017 at his home. He was born in Pittsfield on August 21, 1921, a son of the late Charles and Lorna (Manton)...

Anthony 'Ed' Allison, 53

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Anthony Edward "Ed" Allison, 53, of Burlingame, Calif., formerly of Adams, died on Saturday, July 22, 2017, in California. He was born in North Adams on...

Elizabeth Austin, 94

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Elizabeth (Russell) Austin, 94, of Williamstown died on Friday, July 28, 2017, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Bennington, Vt., on January 11, 1923, a...

Dorothy E. St. Denis, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dorothy Ellen (Dean) St. Denis, 96, of North Adams, Mass., died Saturday July 29, 2017 at her home.   She was born in North Adams, Mass., on September 10,...

Roger C. Edwards, 95

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Roger C. Edwards, 95, of Adams, died on Thursday, July 27, 2017, at his home. He was born in Pittsfield on August 21, 1921, a son of the late Charles and Lorna...

Mary Catherine Langlois, 86

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Mary Catherine (Goddard) Bessette Langlois, 86, of Clarksburg, Mass., died Monday July 24, 2017, at Williamstown Commons.   She was born in North Adams, Mass.,...

Beatrice R. Fortini, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Beatrice Rose (Perras) Fortini, 89, of North Adams, Mass., died Monday July 24, 2017 at her home. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on April 8, 1928, daughter of...

Sarah L. Lowry, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Sarah Leona (Jones) Randall Lowry, 90, of North Adams, Mass., died Monday, July 24, 2017, at North Adams Commons. She was born in Great Barrington, Mass., on...

Edward M. Bailey, 81

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Edward Michael Bailey, 81, of Williamstown, Mass., died Thursday July 20, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on October 17, 1935,...

Francis J. Zappula, 63

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Francis Joseph Zappula, 63, of North Adams, Mass., died Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center.   He was born in North Adams, Mass., on...

Richard F. Daniels, 73

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Richard Frederick Daniels, 73, of Williamstown, Mass., died Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on February...

Timothy H. Rice, 64

WINDSOR, Mass. — Mr. Timothy H. Rice, 64, of Windsor, Mass., died early Tuesday morning, July 18, 2017, at Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility in Pittsfield. He was born in North Adams...

Ruben W. Shay, 93

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Ruben William Shay of Williamstown, formerly of North Adams, died at home on July 16, 2017.  Born in Cologne, Germany, on February 24, 1924, he was the son of the...

Halsey G. McLain, 93

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Halsey Grant McLain, 93, of Williamstown, Mass., died Saturday, July 15, 2017 at Williamstown Commons. He was born on October 30, 1923, in Williamstown, Mass., son...

Bob Circe, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Bob Circe, 83, of Yuba City, Calif., died June 19, 2017 at Rideout Hospital.  Born in North Adams, Mass., he was a Yuba Sutter resident for 47 years. He was...

Rosemary A. Andrews, 82

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Rosemary Ann (Garvie) Williams Andrews, 82, of Clarksburg, Mass., died on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at North Adams Commons.  Rosemary was born in North Adams, MA...

Warner L. Smith, 90

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Warner L. Smith, formerly of Williamstown, Mass., died Thursday, July 13, 2017. Warner was born in Nuremberg, Germany, on February 23, 1927. He was the only child...

Angela M. Shartrand, 48

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Angela Marie Shartrand, of Florence, died in her home, Monday, June 26, 2017, at the age of 48. Born in North Adams on April 16, 1969, daughter of Nancy Galli...

Isabel T. Hyndman, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Isabel Thompson Hyndman, 95, of North Adams died Monday, July 10, 2017, at North Adams Commons.   Born in North Adams on July 8, 1922, daughter of David and...

Sylvia C. Shugg, 90

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Sylvia Caesar Shugg, 90, a former longtime resident of Williamstown, died peacefully at home in Orono, Maine, in the early hours of Friday, June 30,...

Elizabeth E. LaPlante, 85

WILLIASMTOWN, Mass. — Elizabeth Ellen LaPlante, 85, of Pines Lodge Park died on Monday, July 10, 2017, at Williamstown Commons.    Born in Williamstown on Dec. 30, 1931, a...

Ronald R. Marony, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ronald Romeo Marony, 92, of North Adams died on Sunday, July 9, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.    Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on April...