Obituaries

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 Naples,...

Ronald S. Smachetti, 77

ADAMS, Mass. — Ron Smachetti died peacefully at home on August 15, 2020, from complications of Hypokalemic Paralysis. Born in Adams, Mass., on September 11, 1942, to Philomena and...

David L. Delisle, 66

ADAMS, Mass. — David L. Delisle, 66, of Adams, died on Saturday, August 15, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born April 29, 1954, in North Adams, son...

Judith A. Slosek, 77

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Judith A. (Kwasniowski) Slosek, 77, a longtime resident of Adams, died Tuesday afternoon, August 11, 2020, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. She was born...

Shari-Anne Stone, 58

Shari-Anne (Delano) Stone, 58, of Brattleboro, Vt., died peacefully on Wednesday, August 12, 2020, at Brigham and Women's Hospital. She was born in Marlborough, Mass., on...

Richard N. Giroux, 63

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Richard N. Giroux, 63, of Adams died Tuesday afternoon, August 11, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Adams on October 4, 1956, a...

Christopher Jacobsen,62

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Christopher Eric Jacobsen, 62 of Williamstown, Mass., died Monday, August 10, 2020, at his home. He was born in Oceanside, New York, on November 26,...

Alice Bratcher, 94

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Alice MacFarland (Morrison) Bratcher of Williamstown, Mass., died on August 11, 2020, at her home of 74 years on Cold Spring Road in Williamstown, where she had lived...

Joseph Magnifico, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joseph Paul Magnifico, 90, of North Adams, Mass., died Saturday August 8, 2020, at his home. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on February 3, 1930,...

Joseph Boni, 85

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Joseph Cesare Boni, 85, of Williamstown, Mass., passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 6, 2020, at the Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by his family. He...

Barbara Fisher, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Barbara Anne Fisher, 77, born in Bennington, Vt., formally from North Adams, Mass., passed away peacefully from natural causes in Huntersville, N.C. She is...

David M. Crawford, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — David Montgomery ("Monty") Crawford passed away peacefully on August 2, 2020, at the age of 84 after a long and difficult battle with Alzheimer's. He...

Anita Avery, 93

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Anita (Kirk) Avery, 93, of Adams died peacefully on Friday, July 31, 2020, at her home. She answered to many names, including Anita, Orleta and...

Jane M. Burnett, 73

ADAMS, Mass. — Jane M. Burnett returned to her heavenly home on August 3, 2020, after a three-year battle with cancer. Born on September 28, 1946, she was the daughter of Bernard A....

Lucille Ryan, 81

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Lucille Lorinda (Gagner) Ryan, 81, of Clarksburg passed peacefully on Friday, July 31, 2020. Lucille was born on February 20, 1939 in North Adams, Mass., to...

Victor S. Ziemba, 76

ADAMS, Mass. —  A graveside committal service for Victor S. Ziemba, 76, lifelong Adams farmer, who died April 8, 2020, will be held on Saturday, August 8, 2020, at 11 a.m. in St....

Angelo Berasi Jr., 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Angelo P. Berasi Jr., 92, of North Adams died peacefully on Friday, July 31, 2020, at home surrounded by his children after a short illness. Angelo was born in...

James Hayes, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — James E. Hayes, 77, of Barefoot Bay, Fla., died peacefully in his home Tuesday, July 14, 2020, during his battle with cancer. He was born in Boston, Mass., on March...

Priscilla Shepherd, 85

CLARKSBURG, Mass. —  Priscilla Ellen (Helfer) Shepherd, 85, of Clarksburg, Mass., died Sunday, July 26, 2020, at North Adams Commons. She was born in Pittsfield,...

Lucille Candiloro, 95

CLARKSBURG, Mass. —  Lucille Elizabeth (Ramsdell) Candiloro, 95, of Clarksburg, Mass., died at her home of natural causes on Friday, July 24, 2020. Born in Pittsfield,...

Phillip I. Sellers, 71

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Phillip Ian Sellers, 71, of North Adams died on Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at the Berkshire medical Center in North Adams. He was born in East Cleveland,...

Donald Pelkey Jr., 57

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Donald Roy Pelkey Jr., 57, of North Adams, Mass., died on Tuesday, July 21, 2020, at the North Campus of the Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in...

Henrietta 'Mickey' Skowronski, 91

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mrs. Henrietta "Mickey" (Nowak) Skowronski, 91, of Adams died on Friday, July 17, 2020, at her home. She was born in Adams on May 29, 1929, a daughter of the...

Michael Lapedota, 56

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Michael Lapedota, 56 of North Adams, Mass., died Monday, July 20, 2020, at North Adams Commons. He was born in Queens, N.Y., on July 15, 1964, a son of the late...

Henry G. Greenleaf, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Henry George Greenleaf, 85, of North Adams, Mass., died Saturday July 18, 2020, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on July 15,...