Obituaries

William R. Keyes,85

WILLIAM R. KEYES, passed on the 14th of March, at BMC in Pittsfield. A fifteen year resident of Williamstown, he lived for many years in Lenox. He was born on th 26th of February 1938 in Boston to...

Brenda M. Perras, 69

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Brenda Marie Perras, 69, of North Adams died peacefully on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at her home. She was born in North Adams on April 9, 1953, a daughter of...

William J. Morris, Jr., 70

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — It is with a heavy heart that the family of William J. Morris, Jr. announces his passing at home in Grants Pass, Or. surrounded by his family on March 1, 2023, at the age...

Dawn M. Morin, 51

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Mrs. Dawn M. (Boyd) Morin, 51, of North Adams, died on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at her home. She was born in North Adams on January 24, 1972, a daughter of...

Earl "Bud" Kornn, 77

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mr. Earl R. “Bud” Kornn, 77, of Adams, died on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at Berkshire Medical Center in North Adams. He was born in Putnam, CT, on July 27,...

Anthony Jude Duplantis, Sr.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Anthony Jude Duplantis, Sr, 67 of North Adams died of a broken heart on Thursday March 16, 2023, 6 days after losing his wife of 37 years. Born in Houma,...

Michael "Mike" Larabee

CHESHIRE, Mass. —  Michael “Mike” Andrew Larabee, 62 of Cheshire, passed away March 14, 2023 suddenly at home. Born in North Adams, MA on November 14, 1960 to Kenneth and...

Joshua Enright,33

Joshua O. Enright, 33, of North Adams and formerly of California died Wednesday March 8, 2023 at the home of his Aunt Rose and Uncle John Sherman, who was caring for him. He was born in Rutland,...

Allan K. Oleskiewicz, 66

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Allan K."Poopsie" Oleskiewicz, 66 of Williamstown, passed away Tuesday, Mach 14, 2023 at the Hillcrest Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in...

Alice Shea, 85

ADAMS, Mass. —  Alice Antoinette Poirier Shea, 85, of Adams, MA died peacefully at her home, surrounded by loved ones, on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Alice was born in Adams on April 8,...

Brian B. Baker, 58

CHESHIRE, Mass. —  Mr. Brian B. Baker, 58, of Cheshire, died on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in North Adams on March 11, 1965, a son of...

Rachelle Duplantis, 59

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Rachelle Virginia (Bonneville) Duplantis, 59 of North Adams died on Friday, March 10, 2023 in her home. She was born in North Adams, MA on October 22, 1963 a...

Justyna Carlson, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Justyna Mary Steuer Carlson, 78, of North Adams died on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at her home. She was born in Adams at the former W.B. Plunkett Hospital on...

Tsuruko "Suki" Sylvester,87

Tsuruko Funakoshi Sylvester, better known as Suki, daughter of Shoken and Kamede Funakoshi. She passed away by pancreatic cancer at the age of 87 on March 9, 2023 at her home surrounded by her...

John H. Crawford, 84

ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. — John H. "Jack" Crawford, 84, passed away peacefully on March 6, 2023 after a long illness.   He was born on April 18, 1938, the eldest son of the late...

Valerie Piantoni, 91

ADAMS, Mass. —  Valerie Caroline (Wolkowicz) Piantoni, 91 of Adams, MA died on Friday March 3, 2023 at Craneville Place in Dalton. She was born in Adams, MA on October 19, 1931, a...

Mary Pinkall, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Mary Gloria (Bua) Pinkall, 93 of North Adams, MA died Wednesday March 8, 2023, at her home surrounded by loving family. She was born in North Adams, MA on December 4,...

Dorothy J. Pelletier, 85

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mrs. Dorothy J. (Zieba) Pelletier, 85, of Adams, died on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in Adams on April 13, 1937,...

Paul Partenope, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Paul Partenope, age 78, passed away peacefully on Thursday March 2, 2023 at the Jack Byrne Center for Palliative & Hospice Care.  A resident of Gorham for...

James Galusha, 73

James “Jim” Eldridge Galusha, 73, of Blair Road in Williamstown, died March 2, 2023, at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio surrounded by his wife and children after a valiant battle following...

Mark W. Belanger, 56

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Mr. Mark William Belanger, 56, of Cheshire, died Saturday morning, February 25, 2023 at his home. He was born in North Adams on December 11, 1966, the son of the late...

Douglas F. McClellan, Jr., 75

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A graveside committal service for Douglas F. McClellan, Jr., 75, of North Adams, will be held on Friday, March 10th at 1:00 P.M. in Southview Cemetery, North Adams. 

Robert "Bob" Blair, 81

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mr. Robert “Bob” Victor Blair, 81, of Adams, passed peacefully on Friday, March 3, 2023, at his home. He was born in Adams on November 14, 1941, son of the...

Sharon M. Thomas

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Sharon Marie Thomas, 77, of North Adams, died Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Steubenville, Ohio, on April 3, 1945, the daughter of...

David J. Kirchner, 58

ADAMS, Mass. —  Longtime Adams resident David John Kirchner, 58, of Adams, passed away peacefully at his home on February 28, 2023. He was born in Pittsfield, on September 15, 1964, the...