Obituaries

Ralph C. Mason Jr., 89

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Ralph Clinton Mason Jr., 89, of Northwest Hill Road in Williamstown, died Monday, February 13, 2017, at his home. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on August 2,...

Herbert A. Johnson, 68

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Herbert A. Johnson of Williamstown died on Saturday, February 18, 2017, at Baystate Medical Center.  He was born in Stafford Springs, Conn., on November 24,...

Agnes C. Alibozek, 85

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Agnes C. (Bednarczyk) Alibozek, 85, of Adams died Wednesday morning, February 15, 2017, at Williamstown Commons.  She was born in Pittsfield on September 19,...

Florence Cramer, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Florence (Sherman) Cramer, 92, of Eatontown, N.J., formerly of North Adams died on Thursday, February 16, 2017, at Arnold Walter Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in...

George L. Galli, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — George Louis Galli, 90, of Royal Avenue, North Adams, died Monday, February 13, 2017, at the North Adams Commons. He was born in North Adams on October 11, 1926, a...

Howard J. Lescarbeau, 69

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Howard John Lescarbeau, 69, of North Adams died on February 10, 2017, at his home. He was born in North Adams on August 27, 1947, a son of the late Edward Joseph...

Richard J. Peterson, 82

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Richard Jay Peterson, 82, of Williamstown died on Wednesday, February 8, 2017, at Baystate Medical Center surrounded by his loving family.  He was born in...

Lawrence H. Vadnais, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lawrence H. Vadnais, 91, passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2017. Lawrence, born in North Adams on May 21, 1925, was the son of Laurence Vadnais and Gertrude...

Stephen W. Zwiercan, 66

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Stephen William Zwiercan, 66, of North Adams died on February 5, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass.  Stephen was born on May 31, 1950, in...

Ronald G. Superneau, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ronald G. Superneau, longtime businessman and civic leader, 79, of North Adams died on Wednesday, February 8, 2017, at his home. He was born in Worcester, Mass., on...

Florence D. Haskins, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Florence Dolores (Scrivens) Haskins, 88, of Union Street, North Adams, died Monday, February 6, 2017, at Mt. Greylock Extended Care Center in Pittsfield, Mass. She...

Wanda C. Wojtaszek, 83

ADAMS, Mass. — Wanda C. Wojtaszek, 83, of Adams died on Sunday, February 5, 2017, at her home after a brief illness. She was born in Adams on May 15, 1933, a daughter of the late Joseph...

Albert C. DeMarsico, 73

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Albert C. DeMarsico, 73, of Mark Lane, North Adams, passed away on Monday, February 6, 2017, after a long illness.  He was born in North Adams on August 21,...

Fronie Whitney, 93

ADAMS, Mass. — Fronie Whitney (Jones), 93, a lifetime resident of Adams and Cheshire, passed quietly in her sleep on Monday, January 30, 2017.  She was born August 8, 1923, in Adams...

John C. Smith Jr., 97

HANCOCK, Mass. — John C. Smith Jr., 97, of Hancock died on Thursday, February 2, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield.  He was born on September 7, 1919 in Williamstown,...

John W. Blake, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — John William Blake, 87, of North Adams died on Friday, February 3, 2017, at Williamstown Commons.  He was born on February 27, 1929 in Williamstown, Mass., a...

Donald R. Russett, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Donald Roger Russett, 87, of Bradford Street, North Adams, died on Wednesday, February 1, 2017, at North Adams Commons surrounded by his loving wife and family. He...

Mary Ann Calvi, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary Ann (Siciliano) Calvi, 89, of North Adams died Tuesday, January 31, 2017, at her home. She was born in North Adams on July 11, 1927, daughter of Jerry James...

Floyd R. Wilson, 90

ADAMS, Mass. — Floyd Russell Wilson, 90, of Adams died Monday, January 30, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Adams on October 23, 1926, son of William J. and Martha...

Ruth Cheney Hendricks

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Ruth Cheney Hendricks died on January 28, 2017, at Westminster-Canterbury. She was the wife of the late Reverend Walter F. Hendricks Jr, Episcopal priest at St....

Gloria S. Senecal, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gloria Sylvia (Delisle) Senecal, 90, of North Adams died Tuesday, January 31, 2017, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams on June 22, 1926, a...

Kathleen M. Janulewicz, 66

ADAMS, Mass. — Kathleen M. Janulewicz, 66, of Mashpee, Mass., formerly of Adams, passed away January 20, 2017, at the Falmouth Hospital in Falmouth, Mass. Born in Adams on March 1, 1950,...

William S. Tattersall, 80

ADAMS, Mass. — William S. Tattersall, 80, of Adams, died Saturday morning, January 28, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.  He was born in Adams on November 10, 1936, a...

Beverly J. Tatro, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Beverly J (LaBombard) Tatro, 80, of North Adams was called into the arms of our Heavenly Father on January 28, 2017, surrounded by her loving family.  Beverly...

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...