Obituaries

Derek J. Clark, 32

ADAMS, Mass. —  Derek Clark, age 32, formerly of Adams, MA passed away on Monday, March 8, 2021. He was born on March 3, 1989 to Eileen (Dempsey) Clark and Ronald Clark of Adams. Derek...

Robert V. Behr, 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —   Robert Vaughn Behr died of cardiac arrest on March 14, 2021 at Bay State Medical Center. He was 87. An advocate of education at all levels, he was born in...

Elsie A. (Bona) Sumner, 90

CHESHIRE, Mass. —   Elsie Antionette Bona Sumner, 90, of Cheshire, MA, passed away at Berkshire Medical Center on March 10, 2021. Born in Cheshire on December 31, 1930, she was the...

Joan Simpson Burns, 93

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Joan Simpson Burns, one of America’s most persistent diarists, died this past Wednesday in the splendid isolation of her home in the hills overlooking...

William Boland, 57

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — William "Will" Martin Boland Jr., passed away peacefully after a brief illness at Cambridge Health and Rehabilitation Center in Fairfield, Conn., on March 9,...

Frances Cyr, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Frances Bernadette (Sifton) Cyr, 85 of North Adams, MA died Thursday March 11, 2021 at her home. She was born in North Adams, MA on May 15, 1935, a daughter of...

George Fischer, 73

  George W. Fischer Former Chief of Police of Clarksburg. George William Fischer 73, of Clarksburg, MA. died Friday March 12, 2021. He was born in North Adams on December 7, 1947 a son of...

Keith St. Hilaire, 44

  Keith Martin St. Hilaire 44, of North Adams died Wednesday March 10, 2021 at his home. He was born in North Adams on April 22, 1976 a son of the late Vincent and Irene (Racine) St. Hilaire...

Carole A. Bonneville, 80

  NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Carole Ann Bonneville died peacefully at the age of 80 on March 3, 2021. She was the middle daughter of Antonio and Alice Cardinal Bonneville. Carole is...

Mark Rickert , 57

Mark Howard "Sparky" Rickert, 57 of Adams, MA. died Tuesday March 2, 2021 at his home. He was born in North Adams on August 26, 1963 a son of the late Robert and Eleanor (Vanhorn) Rickert....

Robert "Scotty" Dufur, 37

ADAMS, Mass. —Robert Scott “Scotty” Dufur, 37, of Adams, died Friday, February 26, 2021. He was born in North Adams on September 1, 1983, the son of Robert Dufur, Jr. and Gladys...

Christopher Morey, 67

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Christopher B. Morey, 67, of Adams, lost his courageous battle with Renal Disease on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was...

Anthony L. "Tony" Lavigne, 54

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Anthony L. Lavigne, 54, passed away on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 after bravely battling cancer for 3 months. Anthony, known as Tony, was born in North Adams, MA on...

Beverly A. Herzog, 78

ADAMS, Mass. —   Beverly A. Herzog, 78, of Adams, died on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Bev was born in Adams on October 26, 1942, daughter of the...

Carrie Perrier Brown, 59

ADAMS, Mass. —  Carrie (Perrier) Brown, 59, of Adams, died Monday, March 1, 2021, at her home, with her family by her side. She was born in Adams on November 17, 1961, a daughter of the...

Debra Kuzia, 60

    Debra Jean (Lesure) Kuzia, 60 of North Adams died on February 26, 2021 at North Adams Commons. She was born on June 5, 1960 in North Adams, MA daughter of the late Russell &...

James Norton, 98

ADAMS, Mass. — James Norton, 98, of Adams, passed away Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021.  Born in Williamstown on Feb. 10, 1923, son of the late Russell J. and Alice F. Weyers Norton he...

Grace DiGennoro, 90

Grace C. DiGennoro, 90, of North Adams, peacefully died Friday February 26, 2021 at the home of her daughter and son in-law Lisa and Robert Mazzu on Woodlawn Ave. in North Adams. She was born in...

Patricia Corbosiero, 82

Patricia Corbosiero Patricia Jane Corbosiero, 82, a lifetime resident of North Adams, Massachusetts, passed peacefully into the arms of our Lord on Thursday, February 25, 2021. She was born on...

Lois Rickert, 87

    Lois (Lindley) Rickert, of Williamstown died on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, on May 3, 1933 a daughter of the late George...

Julia Janowski, 92

ADAMS, Mass. —   Miss Julia Janowski, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, February 17, 2021. Most recently, Julia made her home at the North Adams Commons. One of...

Guy A. Tassone, 64

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Guy Alan Tassone, 64 of North Adams, MA died Tuesday February 23, 2021 at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in North Adams, MA on January 16, 1957, a son of...

Alice LaFountain, 70

CHESHIRE, Mass. —  Alice Lorraine (Bennett) LaFountain, 70, of Cheshire, MA died Tuesday February 23, 2021 at Albany Medical Center. She was born in Bennington, VT on March 10, 1950, a...

Laurette DeBlois, 94

ADAMS, Mass. — Laurette DeBlois, 94, formerly of Adams passed away Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021 at the Landing at Laurel Lake Assisted Living Center in Lee.  Born in Adams on Nov. 25, 1926,...

Dolores St. Pierre, 83

Dolores D. (Vitali) St Pierre passed away on February 19th surrounded by her family. Born on February 6 1938 to Joseph and Rose (Sebastino) Vitali in North Adams. She graduated from Drury...