Obituaries

Patricia A. Bussiere, 81

CHESHIRE, Mass. —   Mrs. Patricia A. (LaRocque) Bussiere, 81, of Cheshire, died on Thursday, May 25, 2023, at her home. She was born in Dalton on June 30, 1941, daughter of the late...

Louise Bryant, 81

Louise (Girard) Bryant, went to the Lord on May 19, 2023 at the age of 81. She passed peacefully surrounded by her loving family after a brief illness at BMC, Pittsfield. Louise was the daughter of...

Richard J. 'Dick' Weld, 89

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Richard James Weld, 89, of Williamstown died on Friday, May 26, 2023, at Williamstown Commons. He was born on June 1, 1933, in North Adams, a son of the late...

Barbara Jennings, 80

    Barbara Ann (Sheehan) Jennings 80, of Pittsfield died Thursday May 18, 2023 at Melbourne Place, Pittsfield. She was born in North Adams on January 31, 1943 a daughter of the late...

Benjamin L. Rowe, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Benjamin Locke Rowe, 87 of Seminole, FL and formerly of North Adams, MA died on Wednesday May 17, 2023 at Regal Care in Greenfield, MA. He was born in Crystal, ME...

Stephen Birrell, 80

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Stephen Reynolds Birrell, 80, of Williamstown, passed away peacefully, on May 17, 2023 at home with his family by his side. He was born in Orange, New Jersey on May...

John B. Tassone, 97

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  John Batista Tassone, 97 of North Adams, MA died on Sunday December 11, 2022 after a brief stay at North Adams Commons. He was born in North Adams, MA on October...

Mark J. Mendonca, 45

CHESHIRE, Mass. —  Mark Joseph Mendonca, 45, of Providence, Rhode Island, formerly of Cheshire, died on Sunday, May 7, 2023. He was born in North Adams on January 9, 1978, a son of...

Doreen Vincent, 80

Doreen L. (Virgilio) Vincent 80, of Cheshire, died Saturday May 20, 2023 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Pittsfield on March 18, 1943 a daughter of the late Del and...

Shirley A. Kordana, 88

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mrs. Shirley A. (Girard) Kordana, 88, of Adams, died Thursday evening, May 18, 2023 at her home. She was born in North Adams on December 7, 1934, a daughter of the late...

Cynthia King, 71

    Cynthia Jean (Camadine) King, 71, of North Adams, MA died Thursday May 17, 2023 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in North Adams on December 30, 1951 a...

Constance Eleanor Marino Cirone, 102

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Constance Eleanor Marino Cirone passed away on Wednesday Nov. 16, 2022 at Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach Florida.  She was born in North Adams...

Gloria Lopardo Charron, 99

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Gloria M. (Lopardo) Charron, 99 of North Adams, MA died on Thursday May 18, 2023 at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams, MA on May 26, 1923, a...

Ferol Stark Breymann, 97

  Ferol Stark Breymann died peacefully on December 12, 2022 at the age of 97 in Williamstown MA surrounded by her family. She was born November 1, 1925 in Milwaukee, WI. She was predeceased...

Richard M. Carrigan, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Mr. Richard M. Carrigan, 79, of North Adams, passed away on Sunday, May 7, 2023, peacefully at home with his wife by his side. He was born in Pittsfield on June...

Edward Raymond Coody, Sr., 73

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Edward Raymond Coody, Sr., 73, of Fort Walton Beach, passed away on Oct. 29, 2022.   Edward was born on Dec. 9, 1948, in North Adams.  He was a decorated...

Barbara J. Louison, 69

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mrs. Barbara Jean (Bassett) Louison, 69, died on Saturday, May 13, 2023, at her home after a courageous three-year battle with cancer. She was born in Adams, the second...

Otto Julius Wied, 87

Otto Wied was born and brought up in Hell's Kitchen, New York City. His parents, Gladys Runge and Otto Wied, were German immigrants, and although proudly American, they treasured their German...

John M. "Mike" Kennedy Jr. 75

John M. “Mike” Kennedy, Jr. 75 of Williamstown died Saturday, May 13, 2023 at his home after a short illness surrounded by his loving family. Born February 17, 1948 in Kansas City, MO, he...

Phyllis E. Santerre, 92

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mrs. Phyllis Elaine (Demastrie) Santerre, 92, of Adams, died Saturday morning, April 22, 2023 at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Adams on October 11, 1930,...

Victoria Moore, 75

Victoria (Oleson) Moore passed away on March 13 at the age of 75.  She is survived by her two brothers, Ole and Neil Oleson, and her sister Lisa Brown, of the Town of Florida, as well as her...

JoAnn Quimby Reed, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  JoAnn (Quimby) Reed, 76 of North Adams, MA died on Friday May 12, 2023 at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, MA on April 21, 1947,a daughter of...

Robert "Bob" Kirby

A Liturgy of Christian Burial for Robert "Bob" Kirby of North Adams who died peacefully on February 8, 2023 will be celebrated on Saturday May 13, 2023 at 10:00a.m.at St. Elizabeth of...

Ashley L. Letalien, 32

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Ashley Lynn (LaBelle) Letalien, 32, of North Adams, died on Wednesday, May 3. 2023. She was born in Pittsfield on March 13, 1991, a daughter of Hope (Ferris)...

Brian D. Rennell, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Brian D. Rennell, 72, of North Adams, a loving husband, father, grandfather, avid fisherman and consummate do-it-yourselfer, passed away on May 7 at Berkshire Medical...