Obituaries

Katherine M. Desormeaux, 67

FLORIDA, Mass. — Katherine Marie (LaFrance) Desormeaux, 67, of Florida, Mass., died Saturday, June 24, 2017, at her home. She was born in Adams on October 9, 1949, a daughter of the...

Christopher M. Burnham, 45

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Christopher M. Burnham, 45,  passed into the arms of mother earth and father sky in his home in Cheshire, Mass., as a result of a severe asthmatic attack in the early...

William A. Burdick, 63

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — William A. Burdick, 63, of Adams died June 21, 2017, at his home.  He was born in North Adams on July 15, 1953, a son of the late Calvin and Margaret (Gardner)...

Kristina G. Biros, 27

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Kristina Gabrielle Biros, 27, of North Adams died peacefully on Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield due to complications from a heart...

Rita Beebe, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rita Zanett Morehouse Beebe, 91, died peacefully on Thursday, June 22, 2017. She was born on March 3, 1926, in North Adams, a daughter of Clementina Lutterotti...

Kenneth D. Davis, 71

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Kenneth Darcy Davis, 71, of North Adams, Mass., died Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center.  He was born in San Diego, Calif., on September 26,...

Helen E. Biondo, 84

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Helen Elizabeth (LeBarron) Biondo, 84, of Williamstown, Mass., died Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Hancock, Mass., on April 19,...

Richard D. Vallieres, 60

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Richard David Vallieres, 60, of North Adams, Mass., died on Monday, June 19, 2017, at his home. He was born in North Adams on December 31, 1956, a son of the late...

Thomas C. Ferris, 63

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Thomas Charles Ferris, 63, died on May 3, 2017, after a long illness. He was born on April 27, 1954, a son of the late Michael M. & Vina (Greenlaw)...

Ellen G. Tietgens, 93

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Mrs. Ellen G. (Shields) Tietgens, 93, of Clarksburg, Mass., died Thursday morning, June 15, 2017, at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams on November 23,...

Arthur H. Koehler, 86

ADAMS, Mass. — Arthur H. Koehler, 86, died June 14, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield following a period of failing health during which time he had resided at Williamstown...

Kaliq I. Sherman, 17

ADAMS, Mass. — Kaliq Isaiah Sherman, 17, resident of Adams, sadly left us here as he began his journey climbing the stairway to Heaven, on Monday, June 12, 2017. He was born at North...

Rep. Gailanne Cariddi, 63

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gailanne M. Cariddi, 63, of North Adams, representative of the 1st Berkshire District, died Saturday, June 17, 2017, at Massachusetts General Hospital in...

Jacqueline J. Toomey, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jacqueline Jean Toomey died peacefully on June 12, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was 89.   She was born in Winooski, Vt., on June 30,...

Ellen G. Tietgens, 93

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Mrs. Ellen G. (Shields) Tietgens, 93, of Clarksburg, Mass., died Thursday morning, June 15, 2017, at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams on November 23,...

Elisabeth C. Tassone, 70

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — A Celebration of Life honoring the late Elisabeth C. (Ellen) Tassone, 70, of Heritage Shores, wife of former North Adams resident Lawrence H. Tassone, who passed away on...

Franklin E. Perras Jr., 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Franklin Edward Perras Jr., 79, of North Adams, Mass., passed away on Sunday, June 4, 2017, at BMC North.  Born in Adams, Mass., on April 30, 1938, to Franklin...

Charles T. Ostrander Sr., 63

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Charles Thomas Ostrander Sr., 63, a well-known resident of North Adams, died on Thursday, June 8, 2017, at his home.  He was born in Troy, N.Y., on February 11,...

Matthew R. Deane, 32

ADAMS, Mass. — Matthew Ryan Deane, 32, of Adams, Mass., passed away on June 7, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center.   Matt was born in North Adams on April 7, 1985, son of Stephen J....

James E. Smith, 68

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. James Edward Smith, 68, of North Adams died Friday, June 9, 2017, at his home. He was born in Pittsfield on October 9, 1948, a son of the late Charles and Mary...

Marilyn S. Moreau, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — She answered to Mom, Gram, Gigi, Gert, Great Sybil, Aunt Sib and Sybil. Marilyn Sybil Eagar Moreau, born in North Adams on May 6, 1921, left her family and friends on...

Michael S. Pekosz, 63

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Michael S. Pekosz, 63, of Adams, died Monday, May 8, 2017, at his home. He was born in Adams on January 31, 1954, a son of the late Stanley and Margaret...

Samuel F. Veazie, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Samuel Francis Veazie, 86, of North Adams, Mass., died on Friday, June 9, 2017, at Williamstown Commons.  He was born in North Adams on May 14, 1931, a son of...

Stephen B. Nelson, 63

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Stephen Bickford Nelson, 63, of North Adams, Mass., passed unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at Samaritan Hospital in Troy, N.Y. He spent the morning doing what...

Linda Ann Ziter, 57

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Linda Ann Ziter, 57, of Providence, R.I., and a former resident of North Adams, died peacefully Thursday, June 8, 2017, at the home of her sister, Nancy Ziter. She...