Obituaries

Dixie Brooke, 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Dixie Brooke died on November 24 in Williamstown, MA at age 87. Dixie was a decades-long resident of Berkshire County and beloved member of the community. Born...

Bernard "Butch" Powers, 77

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Bernard F. (Butch) Powers, 77, of Adams, died on Friday, December 15, 2023, at Mt. Carmel Care Center in Lenox. He was born in Adams on August 6, 1946, son of...

Stephen F. Cilli, 63

ADAMS, Mass. —  Stephen Francis Cilli, 63 of Adams, MA died Thursday December 14, 2023 at Berkshire Medical Center after a brief battle with cancer. He was born in North Adams, MA on...

Marcia Messina, 70

Marcia Diane (Crews) Messina, 70 of North Adams died Thursday December 14, 2023 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield surrounded by her loving family, after a courageous battle with ALS. She...

Barbara King, 99

Barbara Rose (Bailey) King, 99 of Clarksburg died on Thursday December 14, 2023 at Williamstown Commons. Born on Mother’s Day, May 11, 1924 to Homer and Delores (Major) Bailey, wife of Vincent...

Beverly Goodell, 68

 Beverly Lynn (Raymond) Goodell, 68 of North Adams died Thursday, November 30, 2023 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA. She was born on February 15, 1955 in Brookline, MA, a daughter...

Hazel Daignault 96

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Hazel B. (Rice) Daignault, 96, of Adams, died on Saturday, December 2, 2023, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Cheshire on December 19, 1926, a daughter of the...

Zygmund J. Cwalinski, 96

ADAMS, Mass. —   Holding the hand of Loretta, the love of his life, Ziggy took his final breaths at home and entered the kingdom of God on Thursday, December 7, 2023 at "his"...

Francis W. Beaudreau, 92

Retired Senior Master Sergeant U.S. Air Force Francis William Beaudreau, 92 of North Adams, decorated veteran of the US Air Force died on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at Berkshire Medical Center...

Mary "Pat" Markland, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Mary “Pat” Bourdon Markland, R.N. went to be with Our Lord on Saturday, December 9, 2023 with her loving family by her side. Pat is survived by her...

Richard G. Simpson, 74

ADAMS, Mass. —Mr. Richard G. Simpson, 74, of Adams, died Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Pittsfield on April 20, 1949, son of the late...

Betty S. Walsh Barron, 94

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Betty S. (Sprowson) Walsh Barron, 94 of Williamstown, MA died Wednesday December 6, 2023 at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams, MA on January 28,...

Salvatore Congello, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Salvatore Joseph Congello, 83 of North Adams, MA died on Tuesday December 5, 2023 at Kimball Farms Nursing Care in Lenox. He was born in Mount Vernon, NY on March...

John A. LeClair, Jr., 68

Mr. John A. LeClair, Jr., 68, of North Adams, died Friday morning, December 1, 2023 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, after a courageous fight against a rare and aggressive form of cancer....

Jeanette F. Ameen, 99

CHESHIRE, Mass. —Jeanette Farris Ameen of Cheshire passed away peacefully on Monday, December 4, 2023 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in North Adams on October 26, 1924,...

Dana P. Middlebrook, 73

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Dana Paul Middlebrook, 73, of Adams, died on Monday, December 4, 2023, at his home. He was born in Pittsfield on July 5, 1950, son of the late Randall and...

Nancy A. Rodovick, 89

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mrs. Nancy A. (Hilton) Rodovick, 89, of Adams, died on Friday, December 1, 2023, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. She was born in Adams on December 27,...

Edward P. Wilk, 93

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Edward P. Wilk, 93, of Adams, died on Thursday, November 30, 2023, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Adams on June 6, 1930, a son of the...

Nancy L. Patenaude, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Nancy Lou (Lahey) Patenaude, 88, of North Adams, formerly of Adams, died Thursday evening, November 30, 2023 at North Adams Commons. She was born in Adams on...

Dr. Bertram M. Beisiegel, 91

CHESHIRE, Mass. —  Dr. Bertram M. Beisiegel passed to his rest in Jesus on November 23, 2023. His was a life marked by service: service to his community, to his church, and to his family....

Kenneth "Ken" Szpila, 76

CHESHIRE, Mass. —   Mr. Kenneth “Ken” Szpila, 76, of Cheshire, passed away surrounded by his family on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at Berkshire Medical Center in...

Marsha Bushika, 63

Marsha Ann Bushika, 63, of North Adams, MA, died Thursday November 30, 2023 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA. She was born on December 29, 1959 in North Adams to the late Arthur and...

Franklin P. McLaren, 78

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Franklin P. McLaren, 78, of Adams, died on Saturday, November 25, 2023, at his home. Ab Origine Fidus--A belief this good, generous and caring man lived by. He...

Joyce Lataif, 88

LONGTIME EDUCATOR. Joyce Marie Lataif, 88 of North Adams died on Saturday, November 25, 2023 at Glens Falls Hospital. She was born in North Adams on February 12, 1935 a daughter of the late Louis...

Kevin E. Hall, 66

On November 24, 2023, Kevin E. Hall passed away unexpectedly at his Epping, New Hampshire home. Kevin, born on March 9, 1957, in Adams, Massachusetts, was a remarkable individual who left an...