Obituaries

Genevieve B. Singer, 90

ADAMS, Mass. — Genevieve B. Singer, 90, of 8 Pinnacle Lane passed away Friday morning, October 6, 2017, at her home. Born in Adams on April 4, 1927, daughter of the late William and...

Frances Ordyna, 91

ADAMS, Mass. — Frances Ordyna, 91, of 43 Summer St., passed away peacefully Sunday evening, October 8, 2017, at the Mount Carmel Care Center in Lenox. Born in Adams on April 28, 1926,...

John P. Crase, 95

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — John P. Crase, 95, formerly of 25 Elliott Dr., Williamstown, passed away peacefully at the Vermont Veterans home in Bennington, Vt., on Saturday, October 14,...

Rita F. DeMarsico, 98

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rita Florence (Lescarbeau) DeMarsico, 98, of North Adams, Mass., died Friday, October 13, 2017, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on...

Josephine L. Lamberti, 97

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Josephine “Jo” Louise Lamberti, 97, of North Adams, Mass., died Saturday, October 14, 2017, in her home of natural causes.  She was born in North...

Robert R. Ziaja, 80

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Robert R. Ziaja, 80, of Adams died unexpectedly on Monday, October 9, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.  He was born in Adams on September 15,...

Harriet L. Presnal, 93

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Harriet Laura (Farnam) Presnal, 93, of Adams died peacefully Thursday afternoon, October 5, 2017, at her home. She was a direct descendant if the Farnam families of...

Emma M. Jobin, 103

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Emma Mary (Moffitt) Jobin, 103, of Clarksburg, Mass., died on Wednesday, October 11, 2017, at Sweet Brook Care Center in Williamstown, Mass. She was born in...

Leo W. LaValley, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Leo W. LaValley, aged 92 years, 3 months, and 4 days, passed away on Sunday October 8, 2017. His beloved daughter Kim, his primary caregiver and near-constant companion,...

Marjorie E. Rynkowski, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Marjorie Emma (Harrington) Rynkowski, 85, formerly of St. Joseph's Court, 85 Eagle St., North Adams, died Friday, October 6, 2017, at the Williamstown...

Lawrence J. Whalen, 52

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lawrence (Larry) James Whalen, 52, of North Adams died on Friday, September 22, 2017, at home. He was born on December 31, 1964 in Chicopee, Mass., the son of James...

Lillian A. Godbout, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lillian A. (Goyette) Godbout, 92, of North Adams, Mass., died on Wednesday, October 4, 2017, at the North Adams Commons.  She was born in North Adams, Mass., on...

Marian K. Falcon, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Marian Katherine (Scott) Falcon, 83, of North Adams passed away on Monday, October 2, 2017, at Wingate of Norton in Norton, Mass. After a long battle with health issues,...

Charles R. Moran, 70

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Charles R. Moran, 70, of Clarksburg, Mass., died on Thursday, September 28, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass. He was born in Clarksburg, Mass.,...

Loretta A. Morey, 93

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Loretta Anita (Brazeau) Morey, 93, of Adams died Friday afternoon, September 29, 2017, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams on July 4, 1924, a...

William E. Michaels, 83

CHESHIRE, Mass. — William E. Michaels of Cheshire joined his wife to make their new home in Heaven on September 27, 2017. He passed at home in the arms of his loving family after a short...

Donald F. Gaffey, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Donald F. Gaffey, 84, of North Adams, Mass., died on Friday, September 29, 2017, at North Adams Commons.  He was born in North Adams, Mass., on October 5, 1932,...

Geraldine Haring, 72

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Geraldine E. (Meehan) Haring, 72, of Adams, Mass., died on Monday, September 25, 2017, at North Adams Commons.  She was born on North Adams on November 15, 1944,...

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...