Obituaries

Jeanette Lagowski, 89

ADAMS, Mass. —   Jeanette (Wanat) Lagowski, 89, of Adams, died on Friday, September 5, 2025, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She passed peacefully in the company of her...

Lillian Lydia Rivard, 97

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Lillian Lydia (Boschetti) Rivard, 97, a longtime resident of North Adams died on Saturday, September 6, 2025 at Southwestern Vermont Medical...

Mae Embry, 96

Mae Lucille (Racicot) Embry age 96, of Florida Mountain, left us to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday August 22, 2025 while at North Adams Commons. Mae was born in Adams, MA on May 22, 1929, a...

Thomas J. McAndrews, 83

ADAMS, Mass. — Thomas J. McAndrews, 83, passed away on Aug. 28, 2025, at the Centers for Living and Rehabilitation (CLR) in Bennington, Vt. where he resided for many years.  Thomas grew...

Dorthea Tower, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —   Dorothea Arlene (Bessette) Tower, 84 of North Adams died on Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at Williamstown Commons. She was born on July 11, 1941 in Burlington,...

Raymond Earl Desjardin, Jr, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Raymond "Bud" Earl Desjardin, Jr, 74, of North Adams passed away peacefully on August 30, 2025. Ray was born in Milford on March 16, 1951 and was the first...

Jacques Remi Girard, 86

Jacques Remi Girard 86 of Adams, MA. died August 21, 2025 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Saint- Jean- sur- Richelieu, Quebec, Canada on January 15, 1939 a son of Rosario...

Rickie Martin, 64

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —   Rickie James Martin, 64, of North Adams died on September 5, 2025. Born on January 6, 1961 in North Adams, he was the son of Donald Eugene and Patricia A....

Susan Frew, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Susan (Fielding) Frew, 74, of North Adams, passed away on September 2, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Greenfield, MA on May 8, 1951, the...

Kerry Ann DeSalvo, 56

CHESHIRE, Mass. —   Kerry Ann DeSalvo, 56 years old of Wildwood, FL and Cheshire, MA passed away on August 31, 2025. She was born on September 19, 1968 to Thomas (Pamela) Szpila and...

Jennifer E. King, 54

  Jennifer King, age 54, passed away on September 2, 2025 in the comfort of her own home surrounded by loved ones after a courageous 3-year-long battle with Stage 4 Colon Cancer. She was...

Allan F. Royal, 61

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Allan Francis Royal, 61 of North Adams, died on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, at his home. He was born in North Adams on Nov. 7, 1963, a son of the late John Allan Royal...

Eugene W. Kuzia, 88

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Eugene William "Duke" Kuzia, 88, of Adams, died Tuesday morning, Sept. 2, 2025, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Adams on Nov. 12,...

Diana Livsey, 76

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mrs. Diana (Desanty) Livsey, 76, of Adams, died on Monday, September 1, 2025, at her home. She was born in North Adams on July 3, 1949, a daughter of the late Arthur...

Margaret "Peggy" Ames, 91

  Margaret “Peggy” (Benoit) Ames, 91, of Clarksburg, die peacefully in her sleep, in the early hours of August 27, 2025, after a lengthy battle with COPD. Peggy was born in...

Caitlin E. Clark, 32

ADAMS, Mass. —  Miss Caitlin E. Clark, 32, of Adams, died on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at her home. She was born in North Adams on Nov. 4, 1992. She attended schools in Adams and...

Robert "Rubber" Bourdon, 88

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Robert E. Bourdon (“Rubber”), 88, of Adams, passed away peacefully at his home on August 16, 2025, after facing Alzheimer’s disease with great...

Dr. Erwin A. Stuebner Jr., 80

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Erwin August Stuebner Jr., MD, passed away, age 80, on Aug. 20, 2025, at Berkshire Medical Center from the effects of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Dr....

Robert Allan Jones, 79

Robert Allan Jones, 79, of Williamstown, MA died on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in North Adams on September 3, 1945, a son of the late Harwood...

Rosalie Daigneault, 86

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mrs. Rosalie May (Perron) Daigneault, 86, of Manchester, NH, died on Thursday, August 21, 2025, at Elliot Hospital in Manchester. She was born in Williamstown on May...

Rose Marie Richard, 91

Rose Richard Obituary Rose Marie (Bua) Richard peacefully joined her husband in Heaven on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. She had her final wish to be at home surrounded by her children. Rose was...

James Edward Grady, 81

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —   LONGTIME BUSINESSMAN James Edward Grady, 81 of Williamstown died Saturday August 23, 2025 at his home surrounded by his loving family.  He was born in...

David A. Bird, Sr., 80

CHESHIRE, Mass. —   Mr. David A. Bird, Sr., 80, of Cheshire, died on Thursday, August 21, 2025, at his home. He was born in Adams on April 3, 1945, son of the late Willis and Barbara...

Amely Smith, 98

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Amely Helen Baer was born in Koenigsberg, Germany October 11, 1926. She lived in Germany during Nazi rule from 1933 to 1939. She emigrated to London England in the...

Raymond T. Gaskalka, 85

CHESHIRE, Mass. —   Mr. Raymond T. Gaskalka (Ray), 85, of Cheshire, passed away Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Known for his sharp wit, strong...