Obituaries

Constance Therrien,83

  Constance Ann (Scales) Therrien 83, of North Adams died Thursday December 3, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Worcester, MA on November 5, 1937 a daughter of the...

Rachel Beaudreau,89

Rachel Mary (Parker) Beaudreau, 89 of North Adams, MA died Thursday November 26, 2020 at her home. She was born in North Adams, MA on August 27, 1931, a daughter of George and Hortense (Remillard)...

Kelly Perras, 52

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Kelly Ann Perras, 52, of Los Angeles, formerly of North Adams, died peacefully on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, at Dignity Medical Center in Los Angeles surrounded by her mom,...

Mrs. Frederick D. Shea Jr.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Carol Ann Field Shea, 78, of North Adams passed at home on Friday, Nov. 27, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. Carol was born in North...

Edward Brondoni,70

Edward Joseph Brondoni “Zinger”, 70, of North Adams, died on Saturday November 21, 2020 at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in North Adams on January 31, 1950 a son of the late...

Wanda A. Kieltyka, 96

ADAMS, Mass. —Mrs. Wanda Ann Kieltyka died on November 24, 2020 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in Savoy on July 22, 1924, the daughter of the late Augustine and Julia...

Ann "Sis" Griswold, 87

ADAMS, Mass. —   Ann Marie (Urquhart) (“Sis”) Griswold of Adams, MA died Friday, November 20, 2020, surrounded by her family, after a brief illness. Sis was born in Adams...

Louis Etman,87

Louis Albert Etman, 87, of 309 Beaver Street, North Adams, MA died on Monday evening, November 23, 2020 at Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, MA. He was born in Berlin, New York on April 17, 1933...

Joan Blair,88

Joan Ruth (Filiault) Blair, 88, of North Adams, died on Saturday, November 21, 2020 at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams on June 6, 1932, the daughter of the late William and Martha...

Robert Choquette,94

Robert Choquette 94, of Adams, MA, died Friday November 20, 2020 at Hillcrest Commons. He was born in Adams on February 15, 1926 a son of the late Nector and Yvonne (Martin) Choquette. He attended...

Violet Torchia, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Violet Genevieve (Mancini) Torchia, 89 of North Adams, MA died Tuesday November 17, 2020 at the home of her son in Becket, MA. She was born in North Adams, MA on...

Jean M. Lemoine, 91

ADAMS, Mass. —  Jean M. (Ernst) Lemoine, 91, passed away at home on Friday, Nov. 13, with her family by her side. Jean was born in Adams on June 20, 1929. The daughter of Fred and Irene...

Emily Breen, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  We are saddened and heartbroken to announce the sudden passing of our mother, Emily Anne Breen, on Sunday, November 15, 2020. Emily was born on September 28,...

John A. Hartwig, Jr., 68

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. John Alfred Hartwig, Jr., 68, of North Adams, died on Monday, November 9, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Adams on September 28,...

Judith Gallant, 74

ADAMS, Mass. — Judith Ann Gallant, 74, of Adams, passed away Nov. 10, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Northampton on June 5, 1946, to Francis and Barbara Hines...

William Murach,89

William F. “Pete” Murach, 89 of Adams, MA died on Thursday, November 12, 2020 at the Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility in Pittsfield, MA. He was born in Adams, MA on August 8, 1931, a...

Kenneth P. Gamache, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Kenneth Paul Gamache, 90, the former chief of police for the city of North Adams, died Wednesday November 11, 2020 at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in...

Josephine Burdon, 92

ADAMS, Mass. —  Josephine Burdon, 92, of Adams, died Monday morning, November 9, 2020, at her home. She was born in Poland on May 31, 1928, the daughter of Mary Burdon. She attended...

Wayne Giles, 66

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Wayne A. Giles, 66, of School Street, Cheshire, died Tuesday evening, Nov. 3, 2020, at his home. Born in Adams on February 9, 1954, the son of Walter and Blanche Rokita...

Charles J. Belch, 63

ADAMS, Mass. —  Charles Joseph “Chuck” Belch, 63, of Adams, died Friday, November 6, 2020 at Berkshire Medical Center, North Adams. He was born in Adams on October 15, 1957, a...

William 'Inky' Malloy Sr., 70

CHESHIRE, Mass. —  William "Inky" Malloy Sr., 70, of Cheshire, died on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield with his wife by his side. He was...

Andrew D. Ledger, 58

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Andrew D. Ledger, 58, of Saco, Maine, formerly of Williamstown, died Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, at home.  Born North Adams on May 20, 1962, son of Hazel...

Francis Merrigan, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Francis "Frank" Merrigan, 95, died at home, surrounded by family, on Monday, Nov. 2, 2020. He lived a long and happy life and will be lovingly remembered...

Marcia Eddy, 77

Marcia Ann (Dumoulin) Eddy, 77, of Clarksburg, MA died on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at North Adams Commons in North Adams, MA. She was born in North Adams, on January 23, 1943 a daughter of the late...

Nicole Samia, 40

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Nicole Marie Samia, 40, was born Nov. 19, 1979, in North Adams. Nicole graduated near the top of her class from Drury High School in 1998 and attended St. Anslem’s...