Obituaries

Maurice Filler, 94

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Maurice Filler, 94, of 1321 Green River Road died peacefully on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, at his home, surrounded by his family. Born in Lowell, Mass., on July 27,...

Cecelia Bissaillon, 91

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Mrs. Cecelia M. "Ceil" (Wiater) Bissaillon, 91, passed peacefully in her sleep on Sunday morning, May 29, 2016, at the home she was raised in on Harbor Road in...

Lawrence H. Bussiere, 75

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Lawrence H. Bussiere, 75, died on Sunday, May 29, 2016, at his home.  He was born in Webster, Mass., on November 29, 1940, son of the late Lawrence and Sarah...

Ruth H. Choquette, 90

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Ruth H. (LePage) Choquette, 90, of Clarksburg died Friday, May 27, 2016, at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on March 8, 1926, daughter of...

Allan McLain services

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Graveside services with military honors for Allan Eugene McLain of Clarksburg, who died February 23, 2016, will be held Saturday June 4, 2016 at 10 a.m. at the Clarksburg...

Anthony L. Morin, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Anthony Louis "Lou" Morin, 82, of North Adams died Monday, May 30, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in North Adams on June 14, 1933, son of...

Rev. Monsignor Benjamin J. Franzinelli, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Monsignor Benjamin J. Franzinelli, KHS, 94, of Las Vegas died Thursday, May 26, 2016.  He was born July 7, 1921, in North Adams. Msgr. Franzinelli was ordained...

John Levanos, 89, Owner of Jack's Hot Dog Stand

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — John Levanos, 89, of Clarksburg, a longtime North Adams business owner, died Saturday, May 28, 2016, surrounded by his family. He was born in North Adams on April 25,...

Rita A. Wandrei, 86

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Rita A. (Pelletier) Wandrei, 86, of 4 Columbia St., Adams, died Wednesday evening, May 25, 2016, at Williamstown Commons.  She was born in Salem, Mass., on May...

Virginia M. Field, 93

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Virginia M. Field, 93, a lifelong resident of Cheshire, died Monday, May 23, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Cheshire on March 12, 1923, the...

Maria A. Silva, 88

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Mrs. Maria Albertina Silva, 88, of 71 Briggs Drive, Cheshire, passed peacefully on Sunday morning, May 22, 2016, at her home, in the company of her family. She was...

Maureen E. Goodreau, 57

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Maureen Elizabeth Goodreau passed away peacefully May 20, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center, surrounded by her children and loving family. She was 57 years of...

Anita T. Molleur, 95

ADAMS, Mass. — Anita Theresa (Mulcahy) Molleur, 95, of Adams died Sunday, May 22, 2016, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on July 12, 1920, daughter of...

Lorraine MacKay, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lorraine (Marceau) MacKay, 90, of North Adams died Saturday, May 21, 2016, at the Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams on May 1, 1926, a daughter of the...

Darlene Roberts, 64

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — On May 19, 2016, the angels came for our beautiful and beloved Darlene Roberts, who passed away at her home. She was a kind and loving soul who loved her pet dogs, Tugs...

Marie 'Marge' Lampron, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Marie Marguerite “Marge” R. (Choquette) Lampron, 90, of Wells Avenue, North Adams, died on Tuesday May 17, 2016, at her home.   She was born in...

Florence E. Baldessarini

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Florence Esther Baldessarini, "Tootsie,” passed peacefully on Monday, May 16, 2016, at the Wesley Health Care Center in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. She was...

'Siggy' Segalla

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Albert "Siggy" Segalla, 93, of North Adams died Sunday, May 15, 2016, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield.  He was born in Pittsfield on...

Robert J. Saulnier, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Robert John Saulnier, 78, of North Adams died Monday, May 16, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center in North Adams. He was born in North Adams on April 30, 1938, son of...

Patricia A. Callander, 68

ADAMS, Mass. — Patricia Ann (Gleba-Pikul) Callander, 68, of 17 Pleasant St., Adams, died Friday morning, May 13, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in Adams...

Harry M. Cohen, 65

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Harry Milton Cohen, 65, of North Adams died May 12, 2016, at North Adams Commons.  He was born in North Adams on November 30, 1950, a son of the late Milton and...

Judith A. Coughlin, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Judith Ann (Danaher) Coughlin, 82, of Berwyn, Pa., died on Friday, April 15, 2016, at Paoli Hospital, Pennsylvania.  She was born in North Adams, Mass., on...

Leonard J. Foisy Sr., 88

ADAMS, Mass. — Leonard J. Foisy Sr., 88, of 20A Harding Ave., passed away Monday, May 9, 2016, at his home.  Born in North Adams on June 17, 1927, son of the late Hector and Delia...

Irene L. Martell, 89

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Irene Lucille (Lecuyer) Martell, a loving and kind person, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2016, surrounded by her loving family at her home at the age of 89. She is...

Marc H. Toureille, 86

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Marc Henri Toureille, 86, passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2016, at the Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, in his sleep surrounded by family and friends after a...