Obituaries

Arthur Leveille, 78

ADAMS, Mass. —  Arthur Francis Leveille, 78 of Adams, MA died on Sunday, January 15, 2023 at his home. He was born in North Adams, MA, on July 27, 1944, a son of Arthur Leveille and Bessie...

Rachel Viens, 97

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Rachel Alma (Timoney) Viens, 97 of North Adams, MA died on Thursday January 19, 2023 at her home. She was born in Adams, MA on April 29, 1925, a daughter of Walter...

James A. DePaoli, 62

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  James Alan DePaoli, 62, of North Adams died on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in North Adams on June 27, 1960,...

Thomas M. Jones, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Thomas Maxfield Jones, 84 of North Adams, MA died on Tuesday January 17, 2023 at Bay State Medical Center in Springfield. He was born in Fall River, MA on February...

Joan M. Blanchette, 93

ADAMS, Mass. —  Joan M. Blanchette, 93, passed away Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, at the home of her son in Pipe Creek, Texas, after a short illness. Born in North Adams on Feb. 16,...

Sandra D. Montgomery, 82

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mrs. Sandra D. Montgomery, 82, of Adams, died peacefully at her home on Friday, January 13, 2023 with her family by her side. She was born on December 16, 1940 in...

Lawrence C. Jowett, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lawrence Charles Jowett, 84, died peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, at the family home in North Adams from complications of multiple myeloma. The son of...

Evelyn Shade Ritcher, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Evelyn Frances Shade Ritcher, 80, of North Adams died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams on Feb. 1, 1942, a daughter of...

Elaine Reberger, 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Elaine Ora Reberger, 67 of North Adams, MA died on Saturday January 7, 2023 at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Chelsea, MA on April 8, 1955, a daughter...

Roy W. O'Brien, Jr., 73

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Roy W. O’Brien, Jr., 73, of Adams, died on Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at Williamstown Commons. He was born in Adams on February 6, 1949, a son of the late...

Frederick D. Moran, 80

ADAMS, Mass. —   Frederick Dennis Moran of Adams died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield with his family at his side. He was 80. Born Nov. 4, 1942, in...

Laura Odell, 91

  Laura Odell, 91, lifelong resident of Williamstown died peacefully on Saturday, January 7, 2023 at Williamstown Commons. Laura was born in Williamstown on October 20, 1931 a daughter of...

Charles F. Kelly

Obituary for Charles F. Kelly With loving regard, the Kelly family of Clarksburg is saying goodbye to the Patriarch of our family Charles F. Kelly. Charles passed away on January 5, 2023, at...

James G. Kennedy, 55

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  James Gerard Kennedy, 55 of North Adams, MA died on Monday January 2, 2023 at his home. He was born in Pittsfield, MA on September 3, 1967, a son of Brian Alan...

Michael Thomas Dunn, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Michael was born in Washington DC, the first of six sons of Philip A. Dunn and Kathryn Monahan Dunn.  He grew up in Tarrytown, NY, part of an extended family of...

Helen Roemelt, 94

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mrs. Helen Mary (Strzepek) Roemelt, 94, of Bennington, formerly of Adams, died on Tuesday, December 27, 2022, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in...

Tara L. Stefanski, 52

ADAMS, Mass. — Tara Lynn Stefanski, 52, of Adams, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, December 27, 2022 at her home. She was born in North Adams on May 8, 1970, daughter of Margaret...

Mary Fuqua, 85

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Mary M. Fuqua, 85, of Williamstown, MA died peacefully at home in the early hours of December 27, 2022. Mary was born in Brattleboro, Vermont on August 10, 1937 to...

Patricia Rech, 75

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Mrs. Patricia V. "Pat" Rech, 75, of Cheshire, passed away on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. Born in Queens, N.Y., on May 9, 1947, the daughter of the late Aldo and...

Eugene "Gene" Rose, 76

CHESHIRE, Mass. —  Eugene R. “Gene” Rose, 76, of Cheshire, died Wednesday morning, December 28, 2022 at his home, with family and friends at his side. He was born in North...

William H. Houghton, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  William Howard Houghton, 94, of North Adams died on Sunday, December 25, 2022 at Berkshire Medical Center-Pittsfield. He was born in North Adams on May 22, 1928 a son...

Peter Giannaris, 91

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Peter Giannaris, 91, of Williamstown, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 26th, 2022 in his home. He was born on January 22nd, 1931 in Sparta, Greece. Peter...

Richard R. King, 77

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Richard R. King, 77. of Adams, longtime Adams businessman and civic leader, died Sunday morning, December 25, 2022, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. A pillar of his...

Steven M. Richard, 68

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Steven Mark Richard, 68 of North Adams, MA died on Wednesday December 21, 2022 at Berkshire Medical Center after a long, brave fight with cancer. He was born in...

Lawrence A. Lescarbeau, Jr., 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Lawrence A. “Larry” Lescarbeau, Jr., 67, of North Adams, died Friday afternoon, December 16, 2022 at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. He was born...