Obituaries

Annette C. Triquère, 84

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Soprano, actor in musical theater, pianist, educator, Columbia University graduate, and civil rights activist Annette Triquère passed away in peace on...

Rodney A. Prevey, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rodney Armand Prevey, 78, of North Adams, Mass., died on Monday May 1, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.  He was born in Adams, MA on August 25,...

Frances M. Caron, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Frances M. Caron, 85, of North Adams, Mass., died on Monday May 1, 2017.   She was born in North Adams on December 24, 1931, a daughter of the late Leo and...

Craig R. Smith, 64

HANCOCK, Mass. — Craig R. Smith, 64, of 2431 Hancock Road, Hancock, died at Berkshire Medical Center on April 30, 2017, surrounded by his family, after a long struggle with pancreatic...

Daron Lee Reynolds, 31

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Daron Lee Reynolds, 31, of Cheshire died Monday, April 24, 2017, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in Windsor. Born in Pittsfield on December 20,...

Donna L. Labombard, 55

ADAMS, Mass. — Donna L. Labombard, 55, passed away Monday, April 24, 2017, at her home. Born in Adams on October 28, 1961, daughter of the late Charles and Joan Lafferty Labombard, she...

Doris B. McAndrews, 92

ADAMS, Mass. — Doris B. McAndrews, daughter of Julia L. and William A. Steuer, died at her home in Naples, Fla., on April 27, 2017.  She was born April 10, 1925 in Adams, Mass. Upon...

Joseph G. Bissaillon, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joseph George Bissaillon, 80, of North Adams, Mass., died on Thursday, April 27, 2017, at Williamstown Commons. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on October 27,...

Albert H. Chenail, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Albert Harvey Chenail, 96, of North Adams, Mass., died on Thursday, April 27, 2017, at the Centers for Living and Rehabilitation in Bennington, Vt.  He was born...

Tania Gajda, 80

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Marcelle Tania (Quervin) Gajda, of 7 Woods Drive, Adams, died in the early morning of April 23, 2017, at her home surrounded by family after a long battle with...

Richard D. Cota, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Richard David Cota, 80, of North Adams, Mass., died on Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at Sweetbrook Nursing Home in Williamstown, Mass. He was born in North Adams,...

Eileen Nuttall, 104

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Eileen Wells Nuttall, 104, of 90 North Street in Cheshire, passed away at home on Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on November 28, 1912, she was...

Lorraine Saunders, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Lorraine Marvis (Estes) Saunders, 89, of North Adams, died on Thursday, April 20, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.  She was born in North...

Eva M. Murach, 91

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Eva Marie (Daignault) Murach, 91, of Adams, died on Saturday, April 15, 2017, at the home of her son in Adams surrounded by her family after a brief...

Casimer J. Czubryt, 91

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Casimer Joseph "Casey" Czubryt, 91, of Adams, died Wednesday afternoon, April 12, 2017, at North Adams Commons.  He was born in Adams on February 4,...

Antonina F. St. Pierre, 98

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Antonina Frances "Nina" (Matranga) St. Pierre, 98, of North Adams, Mass., died Monday, April 24, 2017, at her home. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on...

Ralph Mason Jr. celebration

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

Marion J. Dobbert, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Marion Joan (Zwiercan) Dobbert, 77, of North Adams, Mass., died Friday April 21, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on February...

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...