Obituaries

Lawrence J. LaValley, 68

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lawrence James LaValley, 68, of Sierra Vista, Ariz., passed away on Aug. 4, 2016, after a brief, but valiant, battle with cancer. He was born on April 1, 1948, in...

Linda S. Buda, 63

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Linda S. Buda, 63, of 150 Ashland St. passed away Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016 at the Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Adams on March 19, 1953, she was...

Josephine K. Kleiner, 93

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Josephine Katherine (Schultz) Kleiner, 93, of 105 Friend St., Adams, died Thursday evening, August 4, 2016, at Craneville Place in Dalton. She was born in Adams on...

Robert L. Chesbro, 94

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mr. Robert Lewis Chesbro, 94, of North Adams and a winter resident of Boynton Beach, Fla., died Sunday Aug. 7, 2016, at Williamstown Commons.     He...

Raymond J. Hotte, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Raymond John Hotte, 72, of North Adams died Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Middlebury, Vt., on...

Bruno Ziarnik, 93

ADAMS, Mass. — Bruno Ziarnik, 93, of Adams died Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, at Sweet Brook of Williamstown Rehabilitation & Nursing Care Center.  He was born in Savoy, Mass., on...

Laurie J. Lemieux, 50

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Laurie Jean (Brooks) Lemieux, 50, of North Adams died Saturday, July 30, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center after a long illness. She was born in North Adams on...

Dorothy Rudolph, 95

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Dorothy Rudolph of Williamstown died at home on Tuesday, Aug 2, 2016, surrounded by family and friends.   Mrs. Rudolph, known affectionately as Dottie or DeDe...

Dr. Victor Ernst Hill IV, 76

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Dr. Victor Ernst Hill IV, the Thomas T. Read Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus, at Williams College, died at Berkshire Medical Center on July 23, 2016. He was...

Mary E. Wilk, 22

CHESHIRE, Mass. — The world is less joyful with the passing of Mary Elizabeth Wilk. She left this world on July 30, 2016, to begin her next journey. Her tragic death was the result of...

Scott A. Daub, 45

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Scott Allen Daub, 45, of North Adams died Sunday July 31, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center.   He was born in North Adams, Mass., on March 9, 1971, son of Leon...

Alan P. Gigliotti, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Alan Peter Gigliotti, 76, of Hudson, Mass., died Sunday, July 31, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on September...

Dr. Don Quinn Kelley, 70

HANCOCK, Mass. — Dr. Don Quinn Kelley, 70, of Hancock and New York City, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 27, 2016, in Springfield, Mass., surrounded by his wife, daughter, and...

Gary A. Superneau, 54

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Gary Allen Superneau, 54, of Cheshire died Wednesday, July 27, 2016, at his home. Born in North Adams on November 18, 1961, the son of Ronald G. and "Sue"...

Holley A. Mitchell, 63

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Holley Ann (Collette) Mitchell, 63, of North Street, North Adams, died Sunday, July 17, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center after a brief illness.  She was born...

David H. Bailey, 77

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — David Howard Bailey, 77, of Clarksburg died July 28, 2016, at his home surrounded by his loving family.  He was born in Lee on January 11, 1939, a son of the...

Charles E. Gray, 84

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Charles Edward Gray, 84, of Williamstown died Monday, July 25, 2016, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. He was born in New York City, N.Y., on June 21, 1932,...

Linda M. Varuzzo, 64

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Linda Marie (Goewey) Varuzzo, 64, of North Adams died Sunday July 24, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center-North Adams. She was born in North Adams on September 2,...

Mary A. Marcoux, 99

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary Alice (Forgette) Marcoux, 99, of Easthampton, Mass., and formerly of North Adams died Sunday, July 24, 2016, at Linda Manor in Northampton. She was born in...

Carole J. Rondeau, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Carole Joan (Burdick) Rondeau, 76, of North Adams died Saturday July 23, 2016 at her home. She was born in North Adams on August 10, 1939, daughter of Karol and Ida...

Omar Montoya, 47

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Omar Montoya, 47, of Delray Beach, Fla., recently residing in Williamstown, died on Thursday, July 21, 2016, surrounded by family and friends at Albany Medical...

Russell F. Carpenter, 84

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Russell Field Carpenter of Williamstown died Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, Vt., where he had been a resident for six months....

Barbara A. Williams, 72

HANCOCK, Mass. — Barbara Ann (Preite) Williams of Hancock died unexpectedly Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center after a 4 1/2-year fight with cancer. Barbara...

Charles E. Gardner Sr., 82

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Charles "Chuck" E. Gardner Sr., 82, a lifelong resident of Williamstown, died Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in...

Louis C. Lescarbeau, 75

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Louis Clifford Lescarbeau, 75, of 255 Wells Ave., North Adams, died suddenly at home with his wife and son by his side on Thursday, July 14, 2016. Born in North...