Obituaries

Geraldine R. Pedercini, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Geraldine R. Pedercini, of North Adams, died August 22, 2024, at home with her loving family surrounding her. She was born in North Adams on July 24, 1939, daughter...

Rena Bua, 96

ADAMS, Mass. —  Rena (Betolatti) Bua, 96 of Adams, MA died on Thursday August 22, 2024 at Williamstown Commons. Rena was born in Cheshire, MA on March 28, 1928, a daughter of Geralamo...

Gary B. Maynard, 69

CLARKSBURG, Mass. —  Gary Brent Maynard, 69 of Clarksburg, MA died Monday August 19, 2024 at Berkshire Medical Center-North Adams. He was born in Greenfield, MA on August 7, 1955, a son...

Karen B. Kwitter, 73

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Karen Beth Kwitter, 73, of Williamstown died on Monday, August 19, 2024 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York, with her family by her side. Karen...

Wayne J. Sargent, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Wayne J. Sargent, 74, of Havre De Grace, MD, formerly of North Adams, passed away Thursday, August 15, 2024. Born in Pittsfield on March 28, 1950, he was the son of the...

Kenneth M. Butler, 89

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Kenneth M. Butler of Cheshire and The Landing at Laurel Lake assisted living facility in Lee passed from this life on Aug. 9, 2024, at the Mount Greylock Extended Care...

Heath Alan DelRatez, 49

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —Heath Alan DelRatez, 49 of North Adams, died suddenly on Sunday, August 11, 2024, at Berkshire Medical Center.   Heath was born in North Adams, Massachusetts on June...

Martin J. Lagowski, Jr., 69

ADAMS, Mass. —   In loving memory of Martin J. Lagowski Jr, aka "Les Diamond", born October 21,1954 and passed on August 9 2024 in Adams, where he was born and lived his...

Everett "Bud" Sherman Jr., 62

CLARKSBURG, Mass. —  Everett Lester “Bud” Sherman Jr, 62 of Clarksburg, MA died on Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at Berkshire Medical Center. Everett was born in North Adams, MA...

Monica Anne Lora, 70

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Monica Anne Lora, of Manchester, NH passed away on Aug. 8, 2024 in Manchester surrounded by family. Known for her kind and thoughtful nature, Monica was a devoted wife...

James D. Tarjick, Sr., 71

WINDSOR, Mass. —  James David Tarjick, Sr., 71 of Windsor, MA, passed away August 11, 2024 at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on February 1, 1953, he was the son of the...

Adela Jzyk, 74

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Adela (Bongalosa) Jzyk, 74, of Adams, died Monday, August 12, 2024 at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Bulan, Sorsogon, Philippines on December 22, 1949,...

Kelly A. Roulier, 55

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mrs. Kelly Ann (Wandrei) Roulier, 55, of Douglas, MA, a native of Adams, died Friday, August 9, 2024 at her home. She was born in North Adams on February 5, 1969,...

Keath J. Fortier, 65

ADAMS, Mass.— Keath J. Fortier of Ghent, NY passed away on Aug. 9 after a short battle with cancer.  Keath was born in Adams on Aug. 7, 1959, a son of the late John and Norma...

Rose Marie Upton, 80

    Rose Marie (Dowling) Upton, 80, of North Adams died on Monday, August 12, 2024 at Berkshire Medical Center. Rose was born in North Adams on September 28, 1943 a daughter of...

Roger Goodell, 81

Roger Kenneth Goodell, 81 of North Adams died at North Adams Commons on Friday, August 9, 2024.  He was born on July 2, 1943 in Worcester, Ma, a son of Robert and Dorothy (Wensley) Goodell,...

Frances Unsworth,89

    Frances Shirley (O’Neill) Unsworth, 89 of North Adams died on Friday, August 9, 2024 at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams, MA on February 16, 1935 a...

Victoria Moncecchi, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —   Mrs. Victoria J. (Farinon) Moncecchi, 90, of North Adams, died on Sunday, August 4, 2024, at the North Adams Regional Hospital. She was born in North Adams on...

Charles Towne Schlesinger, 86

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —   Charles T. Schlesinger, 86 of Williamstown and longtime civic leader in Williamstown died on Monday, August 5, 2024 at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born...

Dale R. Granger, 77

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Colonel Dale R. Granger, United States Army (Ret.) at the age of 77 on Aug. 2, 2024.  Born in Adams, Massachusetts to Clovis and...

M. Sidney Taft, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Madeline Sidney (Morin) Taft, age 88, died on November 8th, 2023, in Port Orange, Florida. Madeline is survived by her husband Edward Charles Taft Sr., of Port...

Madelaine S. Reuter,77

Madelaine S. Reuter, 77, passed away on August 5, 2024. Born on March 22, 1947, in Brooklyn, New York, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Sylvia Bommarito. Madelaine was a proud alumna of...

Bruce W. Mendel, 85

ADAMS, Mass. — Bruce W. Mendel, 85, of Adams, passed away at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield in the early morning hours of Sunday, August 4 after suffering a heart attack on Friday....

Shanda Lafave-Modena, 52

ADAMS, Mass. —  Shanda Dee Lafave-Modena, 52 of Adams died on Saturday, August 3, 2024 at Peppermint Park in Plainfield, MA. Shanda was born April 26, 1972 in Saratoga Springs, NY,...

Anthony Pedercini, 89

Anthony G. Pedercini, of North Adams, died Monday August 5, 2024, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in North Adams on August 25, 1934, son of the late Dominic and Celia (Hamelin)...