Obituaries

Marie 'Tootsie' Kanelos, 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Marie Rose Kanelos (lovingly nicknamed "Tootsie"), 83, a former longtime North Adams resident, died Saturday, June 6, 2020, at Sweet Brook Rehabilitation...

Bette Joan Cross, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Bette Joan (Gross) Cross, 72, of North Adams, Mass., died Wednesday June 3, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Clarksburg, Mass., on April 5, 1948, a...

Susan Brooks, 50

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Susan Jane Goodell Brooks, 50, of North Adams, died on June 6, 2020, at her home. Susan was born in North Adams on Oct. 7, 1969, to Wayne and Susan...

Lorraine Leonard, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lorraine (Lussier) Leonard, 92, of North Adams died Friday evening, June 5, 2020, at the Berkshire Medical Center after a short illness. She was born in...

Stacy L. Pelletier, 44

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Senior Master Sergeant Stacy Lyn (Zwiercan) Pelletier, USAF (Ret.), 44 of Aurora, Colo., died Thursday, January 2, 2020, at Parker Adventis Hospital in...

Denise M. Swistak, 62

ADAMS, Mass. — Denise M. (Boillat) Swistak, 62, of Adams, Mass., died June 5, 2020, after waging a courageous battle with metastatic breast cancer, surrounded by her family. Born...

Esther S. DeMayo, 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Esther Shirley Smith DeMayo, 87, of Trumbull, Conn., went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, while at home with her family. She was born...

Barbara A. Rondeau, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Barbara Ann (Brelia) Rondeau, 92, of North Adams, Mass., passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 31, 2020, at home under the loving care of her family....

Lance Liddle, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lance Lee Liddle, 81, of North Adams, Mass., died on Monday, May 25, 2020, at the Williamstown Commons Nursing Home. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on...

Raymond Dushaney, 52

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Raymond­­ H. Dushaney Jr., 52, of North Adams passed away on Thursday, May, 21, 2020. He was born in North Adams on July 13, 1967, and grew up in...

Randy Rahilly, 46

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Randy David Rahilly, 46, of North Adams died on May 20, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center following an unexpected illness. He was born on April 5, 1974, to Lauri...

Ann A. Reynolds, 89

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Ann Anita Reynolds, 89, of Pine Valley Park in Cheshire, passed away Monday, May 18, 2020, at her home.  Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on November 30, 1930, she was the...

Edith 'Edie' Hall, 62

ADAMS, Mass. —   Edith May "Edie" Hall, 62, of Adams, formally of Cole Avenue, Williamstown, died on May 17, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. Edith was born in...

Frieda T. Zepka, 95

ADAMS, Mass. — Frieda T. (Stachura) Zepka, 95, of Adams died Sunday morning, May 17, 2020, at North Adams Commons. She was born in Adams on June 7, 1924, a daughter of the late...

Evan McAllister, 16

CLARKSBURG, Mass. —  Evan Anthony McAllister, 16, of Clarksburg died on Sunday, May 17, 2020, in a tragic ATV accident. He was born in North Adams on January 13, 2004, a...

Stephen Garvie, 50

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Mr. Stephen Craig Garvie, 50, of North Adams died on Sunday, May 10, 2020, at his home. He was born in North Adams on September 30, 1969, a son of the late...

Jane C. LeBeau, 89

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Jane Clara LeBeau, 89, of Adams died on Sunday, May 17, 2020, at Craneville Place in Dalton. She was born in Troy, New York, on September 19, 1930, daughter of...

Carolyn Shaylor, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Carolyn Martha (Billings) Scott Shaylor, 88, of North Adams, Mass., died Saturday May 16, 2020, at North Adams Commons. She was born in Clarksburg,...

Maurice 'Buddy' Maroni, 97

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Maurice Henry "Buddy" Maroni, 97, of Cape Coral, Fla., died on Thursday, May 14, 2020, surrounded by his family at Vitas Health Care in...

Elizabeth Hannock, 94

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Elizabeth (Frost) Willard Hannock, 94, of Williamstown died on Friday, May 8, 2020, at the Center for Living & Rehabilitation in Bennington, Vt. Born in Plainfield,...

Denis Banister, 69

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Denis Michael Banister, 69, of North Adams died on Friday, May 8, 2020, at his home. Denis was born in Pittsfield on January 15, 1951, to the late Loyde...

Dolores Lillie, 87

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Dolores (Depelteau) Lillie, 87, of Adams passed away at her daughter Darcie’s home surrounded by her family and loved ones, especially the loves of her life,...

Gisele Del Negro, 97

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gisele Marie (LaCroix) Del Negro, 97, of North Adams, Mass., died Sunday May 10, 2020, at North Adams Commons. She was born in St. Sebastian, Quebec,...

Raymond A. Carpenter, 59

Raymond Allen Carpenter, 59, of Catawba, S.C., passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 4, 2020, at his home.  Born in North Adams, Mass., on May 15,1960, he was the son of the late Raymond...

Paul Genesi, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Paul Henry "Sonny" Genesi, 92, formerly of North Adams, Mass., died Friday May 8, 2020, in Orlando, Fla. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on...