Obituaries

Leo J. Lamore Jr., 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Leo Joseph Lamore Jr., 87, of North Adams, Mass., died on Tuesday, August 22, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.  He was born in North Adams,...

Judith Ann Maynard, 68

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Judith Ann Maynard, 68, of North Adams died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a brief illness.    Born in North...

Nancy Ann Nichols, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Nancy Ann Nichols, 87, of North Adams, died peacefully on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, surrounded by her loving family.    Born in Williamstown on June 4,...

John B. Sheahan, 93

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — John Bernard Sheahan, 93, of Williamstown, died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017.    Born in Toledo, Ohio, on Sept. 11, 1923, he was the first of three sons of...

Rose Graziani, 101

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Rose Marie Graziani, 101, of 100 Main Street, Cheshire, died Wednesday, August 16, 2017, at her home. The oldest resident of Cheshire, she was soon to be honored by the...

Dorothy Bliss, 101

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Dot Bliss passed away on August 19, 2017, in Williamstown Commons Nursing Home. She was 101 years old.  Born Dorothy May Davison on May 2, 1916, she was the...

Francis E. Durant, 87

ADAMS, Mass. — Francis E. Durant, 87, passed away Thursday evening, August 10, 2017, at the Williamstown Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Adams on August 13, 1929, son...

Cheryl Ann Costine, 74

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Cheryl Ann (Perry) Costine, 74, of Williamstown, formerly of North Adams, died on Tuesday, August 15, 2017, at UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, Mass. She...

Ernestine Geary, 67

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Ernestine M. "Ernie" Geary, 67, of 12 Richardson Street, Cheshire, passed away on August 9, 2017, at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Pittsfield...

Carol L. Morgan, 75

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Carol L. (Perry) Morgan, 75, of North Adams, Mass., died on Wednesday, August 2, 2017, in Harrisburg, Pa. She was born in North Adams on October 2, 1941 a daughter...

Mary LaVersa, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary Santa (Bruno) LaVersa, 94, of North Adams, Mass., died Saturday August 12, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on March 1,...

Dorothy Daunais, 100

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Dorothy Mae (Shaw) Daunais, 100, of Adams passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 8, 2017, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Adams on April 3, 1917,...

Arlene Gregalis, 82

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Arlene "Dede" (Scarbo) Gregalis, 82, of Adams died on Tuesday, August 8, 2017, at her home. She was born in North Adams on November 5, 1934, a daughter of...

Lillian V. Senecal, 99

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lillian Valida (Pierce) Senecal, 99, of North Adams, Mass., died Tuesday, August 8, 2017, at her home. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on August 4, 1918,...

Doris A. Cote, 98

NORTH ADAMS, Mass.  — Doris Aline (Lesage) Cote, 98, of North Adams, Mass., died Thursday, August 10, 2017 at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on October...

Henri Paul Lapointe, 64

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Henri Paul Lapointe, 64, of North Adams, Mass., died on Tuesday, August 8, 2017, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on...

Phyllis Roulier, 89

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Phyllis D. (St. Cyr) Roulier, 89, of Adams, Mass., died Saturday, August 5, 2017, at Williamstown Commons.  She was born in North Adams on November 8, 1927, a...

Justyn J. Wilk III, 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Justyn Joseph Wilk III, 67, of North Adams, Mass., died on Saturday, August 5, 2017, as a result of a vehicular accident.  He was born in North Adams, Mass., on...

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,...