Obituaries

Shirley Ann Barry, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Shirley Ann Barry, 90, of North Adams, died Friday, April 21, 2017, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Oct. 15, 1926, daughter of John "Rub"...

Richard O. Rouse Jr., 96

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Richard Oliver Rouse Jr., 96, the Mary A. and William Wirt Warren Professor of Psychology, emeritus at Williams College, died Sunday, April 16, 2017, at Berkshire...

Francis H. Lemieux, 82

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Francis Hector Lemieux, 82, of Clarksburg, died Thursday, April 20, 2017, at his home. Born in North Adams on May 23, 1934, son of Hector F. Lemieux and Irene Babeu...

Liana Anna Knox, 89

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Liana Anna Marie Guidi Knox, 89, of Clarksburg died Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Boston on Jan. 30, 1928, daughter...

Sheldon P. Field, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Sheldon Perry "Pete" Field, 83, of North Adams, died Monday, April 17, 2017, at Williamstown Commons.   Born in North Adams on Dec. 7, 1933, son...

Stephen J. Perkins, 59

FLORIDA, Mass. — Stephen John Perkins, 59, of Florida, Mass., died Tuesday, April 11, 2017, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. He was born in Greenfield, Mass., on February 13,...

Mary Johnson, 73

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary Johnson, 73, of Newport, N.C., passed away on Thursday, April 13, 2017, at her home. Mary worked as a nurse’s aide and caregiver all of her life. She will...

Harriet L. Hyndman, 98

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Harriet Louise Hyndman, 98, of Daisy Lane, a former resident of Bennington, Vt., died on Sunday, April 9, 2017, at her home surrounded by her family. Born in...

Theodore Czubryt, 88

ADAMS, Mass. — Theodore Czubryt, 88, of Adams, Mass., passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at the Williamstown Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.  Born in Adams on October...

Pamela M. Jelley, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Pamela Mary (Shea) Jelley of North Adams, Mass., died on Friday, April 7, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center.  She was born in North Adams on August 29, 1942, a...

Irving J. Tanzman, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Irving Jack Tanzman, 85, died peacefully in his beloved home on Saturday, April 8, 2017. Irving was born in Liberty, N.Y., on March 8, 1932. Irv grew up in...

Richard O'Neill, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Richard (Mickey) O'Neill, 85, of North Adams passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on April 9, 2017, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was...

Theodore P. Pierce, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Theodore Paul Pierce, 86, of North Royalton, Ohio, and a former longtime resident of North Adams, Mass., died Wednesday April 5, 2017, at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland,...

Marie Giroux service

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A service for Marie Pauline Giroux, 88, of Williamstown, Mass.,who died December 22, 2016, at Williamstown Commons, will be held Friday, April 14, 2017, at 11 a.m. at...

Robert W. Therrien, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Robert William Therrien, 78, of North Adams, Mass., died on Thursday, April 6, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on October 7,...

Iyzak M. Morris

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Iyzak Michael Morris, of North Adams, Mass., was born and died on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was the son of Aaron Michael...

Priscilla 'Pat' Bialas, 99

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Priscilla "Pat" (Perreault) Bialas died April 1, 2017, at Springside Nursing Home, where she had been a resident since 2015. The daughter of Albert and...

Gladys E. Wood

FLORIDA, Mass. — Gladys E. (Daignault) Wood, daughter of the late Wilfred and Eva (Fountain) Daignault and widow of Allen S. Wood, who died in 1982, passed away at Berkshire Medical Center...

Kathryn Naughton, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Kathryn (Bradshaw) Naughton, 94, of North Adams, Mass., died on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at Williamstown Commons in Williamstown, Mass.  She was born in Adams,...

Joan G. Lemoine, 86

ADAMS, Mass. — Joan G. Lemoine, 86, passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017, at the Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility in Pittsfield, Mass. Born in Adams on August 9, 1930, daughter of...

Dr. Stuart Armet

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Living life fully, right to the finish line, Dr. Stuart Armet had a beautiful, peaceful, dignified dying on Sunday, April 2, 2017, at home with his family in...

William F. Daignault Sr., 90

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. William F. Daignault Sr., 90, of Adams, died on Sunday, April 2, 2017, at his home surrounded by his family.  He was born in Adams on February 13, 1927, son of...

M. Elaine Bentley, 84

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. M. Elaine (Blair) Bentley, 84, of Adams, formerly of North Adams, died Friday afternoon, March 31, 2017, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington,...

Donald E. Hempstead, 81

CASTLETON, N.Y. — Donald E. Hempstead, 81, formerly of Castleton, N.Y., died peacefully at Evergreen Commons on Wednesday March  29, 2017.   Born in Albany, N.Y., he was the...

Alexander J. Groves, 84

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Alexander J. Groves, 84, of Adams died Tuesday evening, March 28, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.  He was born in Adams on November 23, 1932, son...