Obituaries

Helen Kenyon, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Helen (Wisnowski) Kenyon, 88 of North Adams, MA died on Wednesday June 4, 2025 at BMC Pittsfield surrounded by her loving family. Helen was born in Brooklyn, NY...

Peter J. White Jr, 100

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  After a long and happy life, Williamstown resident Peter White died on Saturday, May 31st, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was 100 years old, and, to the last, faced...

William L. Morris Sr, 60

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  William Lee Morris Sr., 60 of North Adams died on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at his home. He was born on November 17, 1964 in North Adams, MA. William was the son...

Ellen Dami, 83

Celebration of Life for Ellen Dami Please join us in honoring and celebrating the beautiful life of Ellen Dami, who passed away peacefully on April 28, 2025, in Naples, Florida, surrounded by her...

Bernard F. Baran, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Bernard F. Baran, 84, of North Adams, died on Friday, May 30, 2025, at his home. He was born in Adams on November 24, 1940, a son of the late Frank and...

Milton Overlock, 78

  Milton Joseph Overlock of North Adams, MA. died on May 30, 2025 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA. He was born in Pittsfield on May 9, 1947, to father Joseph William Overlock...

Paul Dugal Jr., 62

Paul Patrick Dugal Jr. of North Adams passed away on Wednesday December 11, 2024 in North Adams. Paul was born in North Adams on March 5, 1962 and raised in the town of Florida by his loving...

Marilyn Ellingwood, 84

Marilyn Helen Ellingwood, of Williamstown and Bradenton, Fla. passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Feb. 6, 2025. She was born on June 16, 1940, to Robert Peoples (1972) and Helen...

Martin S. Koscielniak, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Martin S. Koscielniak (Marty) of North Adams went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Jan 30, 2025, following a brief illness. Marty was born in Adams on Feb....

Richard "Dick" Barrett, 83

CHESHIRE, Mass. —   Mr. Richard “Dick” Barrett, 83, of Cheshire, died on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a short bout with liver...

Marilyn Charron, 90

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mrs. Marilyn M. (Armstrong) Charron, 90, of Adams, died on Sunday, May 25, 2025, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams on April 30, 1935, daughter of...

Joan A. Carrigan, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —   Mrs. Joan A. (Millis) Carrigan, 80, of North Adams, died on Friday, May 23, 2025, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. She was born in North Adams on...

Frederic C. Chapman, 78

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Frederic C. Chapman, 78, of Adams, died on Monday, May 26, 2025, at his home after a courageous battle with metastatic prostate cancer. He was born in Denver,...

John D. Kopala, 64

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. John D. Kopala, 64, of Springfield, formerly of Adams, died on Saturday, May 24, 2025, at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield surrounded by his family. He was...

Mildred Ferlet, 98

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Mildred (Tanguay) Ferlet, 98, of Adams, died Sunday afternoon, May 18, 2025 at her home. She was born in Adams on February 20, 1927 a daughter of the late Wilfred and...

Carla Denise Holmstrom (Pony), 49

ADAMS, Mass. — With heavy hearts and deep sadness, we share the passing of Carla Denise Holmstrom (Pony), who left this world unexpectedly and much too soon on Tuesday, May 20,...

Michael J. Girard, 74

CHESHIRE, Mass. —A Graveside committal service for Michael J. Girard, 74, of Windsor Locks, CT, formerly of Cheshire, who died December 17, 2024, will be held on Friday, May 30th at 1:00 PM in...

James A. Barrett, Jr., 89

ADAMS, Mass. —  James A Barrett Jr, 89, passed away on April 30,2025 at Berkshire Medical Center after a brief illness. Jim was born on November 19, 1935, in Greenfield MA, son of James...

Jane M. Gilman, 94

ADAMS, Mass. —Mrs. Jane M. (Kolis) Gilman, 94, of Adams, passed away Tuesday evening, May 20, 2025, at her home, with her family at her side. She was born in Adams on March 18, 1931, a daughter...

Virginia N. Gaskill, 84

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Virginia Holmes (Nettleton) Gaskill, 84, of Williamstown died on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at her home. She was a fifth-generation Berkshire County native, born in...

Richard L. Senecal, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Richard Leo Senecal, 87 of North Adams, Massachusetts died on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at Holmes Medical Center in Melbourne, Florida while he was spending the winter...

Donald J. Whitman, 85

Donald J. Whitman, 85 of Hancock Massachusetts departed this earth on May 14, 2025 after a brief illness.  He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Judy (Dunlevy) and daughters Kathy...

Clarise Rita Vanderburgh, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Clarise Rita (Lambert) Vanderburgh, 79, of North Adams died suddenly May 19, 2025 at Saratoga Hospital. She was born in North Adams on April 17, 1946 a daughter of the late...

Daisy A. Golec, 101

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mrs. Daisy A. (Kalisz) Golec, 101, of Adams, died on Monday, May 19, 2025, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Adams on February 23, 1924, daughter of the late John...

Maneera F. Ameen, 94

CHESHIRE, Mass. —  Maneera F. “Edna” Ameen passed away peacefully on Friday, May 16, 2025 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in North Adams on September 29, 1930, a...