Obituaries

Anita M. Bassi, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Anita M. (Rosa) Bassi went peacefully to the Lord on March 20, 2017.  Born to parents Gilio and Christina (Sibona) Rosa on May 5, 1934, Anita was a loving,...

Rita M. Clifford, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rita Mary (Mongeon) Clifford, 90, of North Adams died Monday, March 27, 2017, at North Adams Commons. She was born in Fitchburg, Mass., on September 13, 1926,...

Jude Joseph Allen Decker, infant

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jude Joseph Allen Decker, infant son of Dylan Decker and Amyiah Martin of North Adams, Mass., died on Sunday, March 26, 2017, at his home. He was born in Pittsfield on...

Lynn Ann Burke, 66

ADAMS, Mass. — Lynn Ann Burke, 66, of Adams died on Thursday, March 23, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.  She was born in Adams on May 28, 1950, daughter of the late...

Lorraine B. Maloney, 83

ADAMS, Mass. — Lorraine B. (Delisle) Maloney, 83, of 72 East Hoosac St., Adams, died Saturday, March 25, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center.  She was born in North Adams, Mass.,...

Frances J. Lewis, 78

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Frances Joan (Scarbo) Lewis, 78, of Williamstown, peacefully entered the Kingdom of her Lord on Tuesday, March 21, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. She was...

Shirley A. Mills, 88

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Shirley A. (Field) Mills, 88, of Williamstown, Mass., and formerly of Stamford, Vt., died on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at her home. She was born in North Adams,...

Helen M. Segala, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Helen Mary (Parker) Segala, 81, of Hoosick Falls, N.Y., died Wednesday March 15, 2017, at her home. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on February 14, 1936...

Helen C. Leja, 97

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Helen C. (Dudek) Leja, 97, of Nashua, N.H., formerly a longtime resident of Adams, died on Friday, March 17, 2017, at the Kindred/Greenbriar Terrace Nursing Home in...

Zita Pedrin, 100

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Zita (DelPonte) Pedrin, 100, of Nashua, N.H., and formerly of North Adams, went to be with the Lord on Thursday March 16, 2017, at the Kindred/Greenbriar Nursing Home in...

Theresa H. LaPine, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Theresa Helen (Chenail) LaPine, 83, of 566 State Road, North Adams, died Friday, March 17, 2017, at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in North Adams,...

Joanne P. Trimarchi, 75

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Joanne P. (Tassone) Trimarchi, 75, formerly of Adams, died Thursday evening, March 16, 2017, at Sweet Brook Care Center in Williamstown.  She was born in Adams...

Joan V. Farinon, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joan Virginia (LaPierre) Farinon, 85, of North Adams, Mass., went to her heavenly father from Williamstown Commons on Friday, March 17, 2017.  Joan was born on...

Francis 'Frank' Meczywor, 75

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Francis "Frank" Meczywor, 75, of North Adams died on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Adams on...

Joan Massaconi, 82

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Joan Massaconi, 81, of 23 Wells Road, Cheshire, died Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at her home. Born in Cheshire on August 5, 1935, the daughter of Dominic and Christina...

Frank D. Kozik Jr., 70

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Frank D. Kozik Jr., 70, of 1 Berkshire Square, Adams, died Tuesday afternoon, March 14, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Adams on...

Bessie Lapine, 92

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Bessie (Jones) Lapine, 92, of Clarksburg died Saturday, March 11, 2017, at the Berkshire Medical Center.  She was born in Lakemont, Ga., on December 16, 1924, a...

Madeline M. Demers, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Madeline Mary (Martin) Demers, 90, of North Adams died Sunday, March 12, 2017, at home with family at her side. She was born in Adams, Mass., on October 1, 1926,...

Dr. John R. Flaherty, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dr. John Raymond Flaherty, longtime North Adams optometrist, 95, died on Saturday, March 11, 2017 at North Adams Commons. He was born in North Adams on August 19,...

Shirley Mae Farley, 87

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Shirley Mae (McCuen) Farley, 87, of Oakland Gardens, New York, formerly of Adams, Mass., died on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at the Calvary Hospital in Bronx, New...

Ralph Mason service

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A celebration of life for Ralph Clinton Mason Jr. of Williamstown, who passed away February 13, 2017, will be held Sunday, April 30, from 1 to 4 p.m. at his home,...

Norma Campbell-Hickey, 86

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Norma (Jones) Campbell-Hickey, 86, of Vero Beach, Fla, and Williamstown, Mass., died on Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at the Williamstown Commons in Williamstown. She...

Brian M. Cormier, 61

FLORIDA, Mass. — Brian M. Cormier, 61, of Florida died Wednesday March 8, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on February 7, 1956, son of Arthur J. and...

Mary Meade, 96

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mary Manning Meade, 96, formerly of Williamstown died on Monday, March 6, 2017, at the Arbor’s in Greenfield, Mass.  She was born on December 23, 1920, a...

Priscilla M. Northup, 92

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Priscilla May (Windover) Northup, widow of William H. Northup, mother of William H. Northup Jr. and Lisa of Burlington, Vt., and Susan E. Pedercini of Williamstown,...