Obituaries

Michael R. Harris, 56

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Michael Rolland Harris, 56, of North Adams died Sunday, January 29, 2017. He was born in North Adams on June 8, 1960, son of Sandra (Ciolkowski) Estes and the late...

Elsie E. Manson, 102

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Elsie Elizabeth (Duprey) Manson, RN, 102, of North Adams died Saturday, January 28, 2017, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Bristol, Vt., on April 26, 1914,...

Eileen M. Jacques, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Eileen M. Jacques, 83, of 41 Johnson St. died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Born March 11, 1933, Eileen was the second...

Michael J. Monico, 91

WINDSOR, Mass. — Michael J. Monico, 91, a longtime Windsor resident, passed away on January 26, 2017, at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington, where he had resided for the past six months....

Lonnie W. Bryan, 68

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lonnie William Bryan, 68, of North Adams died Tuesday, January 24, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Morristown, N.J., on November 4, 1948, son of...

William E. Lanoue Jr., 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — William E. Lanoue Jr., 81, of Monroe Street, North Adams, died Tuesday, January 24, 2017, at North Adams Commons.   He was born in North Adams on April 23,...

John Joseph Evans, 95,

CHESHIRE, Mass. — John Joseph Evans, 95, of 319 Outlook Avenue, Cheshire, died Monday, January 16, 2017, at his home surrounded by family members. Born in Davenport, Iowa, on March 28,...

Eleanor H. (Pause) Downey, 87

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Eleanor H. (Pause) Downey, 87, of Adams died peacefully Sunday morning, January 22, 2017, at her home.  She was born in Adams on January 7, 1930, the daughter of...

Curtis Whitfield Tong, 82

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Curtis Whitfield Tong, 82, of Williamstown, Massachusetts, died on Monday, January 16, 2017, at North Adams Commons. A beloved teacher and coach, devoted family man,...

Mary Ann (Kozak) Ellsworth, 99

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mary Ann (Kozak) Ellsworth, 99, a longtime resident of Williamstown, died on Monday, January 23, 2017, at Sweetbrook Care Center in Williamstown. She was born on...

Thomas Manuel, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Thomas Manuel, 76, of North Adams died Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at Memorial Hospital in Savannah, Georgia. He was born in North Adams on March 9, 1940, son of...

Robert J. Driscoll Sr., 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Robert John Driscoll Sr., 84, of North Adams died Friday, January 20, 2017, at Hillcrest Commons. He was born in Weymouth, Mass., on October 6, 1932, son of William...

Crystal D. Fitzpatrick, 35

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Crystal D. Fitzpatrick, 35, of Cheshire, died unexpectedly on Sunday, January 15, 2017, in Orlando, Florida, where she had been visiting. She was born in North Adams...

Dorothy M. Wicksman, 95

GEORGES MILLS, N.H. — Dorothy May (Sarmiento) Wicksman, 95, died Sunday, January 15, 2017, at the home of her son and daughter-in-law in Holderness, N.H. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on July...

Eugene R. Robare, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Eugene Robert Robare, longtime resident of Kemp Avenue in North Adams, died on January 7, 2017 at his daughter and son-in law, Rebecca and Stephen Cyr's, home in...

Stephanie M. Ebacher, 20

WORCESTER, Mass. — Stephanie Marie Ebacher, 20, of Worcester died Friday, January 13, 2017, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Worcester. She was born in Denver, Colorado, on April 5,...

Gail M. Sherman, 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gail Marie Sherman, 67, of 36 Folsom Street, North Adams, died peacefully on Friday, January 13, 2017, at Williamstown Commons surrounded by her loving family. Born...

James R. "Jimmo" Blanquart, 63

ADAMS, Mass. — James R. "Jimmo" Blanquart, 63, of Adams died Monday morning, January 16, 2017, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. He was born in North Adams on May 8,...

Stephen J. Arasimowicz, 64

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Stephen J. Arasimowicz, 64, of 42 Wilshire Drive died Wednesday, January 11, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Pittsfield on October 13, 1952, the son of...

Robert A. Randall, 51

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Robert Allen Randall, 51, of North Adams died Tuesday, January 10, 2017, at the Berkshire Medical Center North in North Adams.   He was born in North Adams on...

Helene Belini, 86

ADAMS, Mass. — Helene Belini, 86, formerly of 75 Commercial St., passed away Friday, January 6, 2017. Born in Adams on August 8, 1930, daughter of the late Edward and Bernadette...

Keith A. Worthington, 63

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Keith Aaron Worthington, 63, of Clarksburg died Thursday, January 12, 2017, at his home. He was born in North Adams on August 8, 1953, son of Aaron J. and Theresa...

Cheryl J. Yarter, 70

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Cheryl Jeanette (Lafave) Yarter, 70, of Williamstown died on January 11, 2017, at her home. Cheryl was born in North Adams, Mass., on March 29, 1946, a daughter of...

V. Marguerite Chittenden, 93

ADAMS, Mass. — V. Marguerite (Isabelle) Chittenden, 93, of Adams died peacefully at her home on January 11, 2017. She was born in Adams in 1923 to the late Celina (LeGrand) Isabelle and...

Marjorie Wasilenko, 92

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Marjorie Ann (Robinson) Wasilenko, 92, formerly of Adams, died on Tuesday, January 10, 2017, at Sweet Brook Care Center in Williamstown. She was born in Central...