Obituaries

Eleanor L. Ostrander, 99

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Eleanor L. (Williams) Ostrander, 99, of Williamstown, Mass., died on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Hancock,...

Valerie 'Rachel' Milos, 99

ADAMS, Mass. —  "Rachel" (Szukala) Milos, 99, of Adams died on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. Born in Adams on August 13, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Jan and Mary...

Mary Ellen Perreault, 73

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Mary Ellen (Meaney) Perreault, 73, of Adams died on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at her home, surrounded by family. She was born in North Adams on March 31, 1947, to...

Carmela T. Brazeau, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Carmela Teresa (Mancuso) Brazeau, 90, of North Adams died on Thursday, April 2, 2020, at Williamstown Commons as a result of COVID-19. Carmela was born in North...

Thomas Clairmont, 54

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Thomas Alan Clairmont, 54, of North Adams died on Monday, April 6, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. Thomas was born in North Adams, Mass., on March 12,...

Victor S. Ziemba, 76

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Victor S. Ziemba, 76, of Adams died Wednesday morning, April 8, 2020, at his home. He was born in Adams on December 18, 1943, a son of the late Stanley and...

Attillio 'Eddie' Mirante, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Attillio Edward "Eddie" Mirante, 91, of North Adams, Mass., died Monday, April 6, 2020, at Williamstown Commons due to the coronavirus. He was born in North Adams,...

Louis Ziter, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Louis Raymond Ziter, 89, of North Adams, Mass., passed away peacefully on April 6, 2020, at the Vermont Veterans’ Home in Bennington, Vt., where he resided...

Olympia Lupo, 105

ADAMS, Mass. - Olympia (Mastroianni) Lupo, 105, of Adams, Mass., died Sunday, April 5, 2020, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on April 2, 1915, a daughter of...

Frances M. Welz, 87

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mrs. Frances Mary (Haczela) Welz, 87, of Adams passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 4, 2020, at Craneville Place in Dalton. She was born in Adams on October...

Edward Charron, 83

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Edward William Charron, 83, of Adams died on Monday, April 6, 2020, at Williamstown Commons. He was born in North Adams on March 7, 1937, a son of the late Henry...

Veronica Coody, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Veronica Alice Mildred (Miller) Coody, 93, of North Adams, Mass., died Sunday, April 5, 2020, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams,...

Micheline Toureille, 91

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Micheline Richard Toureille, 91, of Williamstown, died April 3, 2020.  A full obituary and details of the services will be published at a later...

John 'Johnnie' Carrier, 60

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — John "Johnnie" Carrier, 60, of North Adams passed peacefully away on April 3, 2020, after a long illness. A graduate of Lansingburg (N.Y.) High...

Nan Vareski, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Nan Marie (Petri) Vareski, 79, died on Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at York Hospital in Maine. She was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on September 8,...

Robert B. Nichols, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Robert Bruno Nichols, 94, of North Adams, Mass., entered peacefully into eternal rest on Thursday, April 2, 2020, at his home. Mr. Nichols was predeceased by his...

Bernice Rooney, 101

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Bernice Cyrella Rooney, RN, 101, of North Adams, Mass., died on Thursday, April 2, 2020, at Williamstown Commons with complications from COVID-19. She was born in...

Beverly Hertzig, 78

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Beverly Ruth (Barclay) Hertzig of Williamstown, Mass., died on April 1, 2020, at the age of 78. She was born in Fresno, Calif., on July 15, 1941, to Bruce and...

Earl L. Ramsdell, 91

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mr. Earl Leonard Ramsdell, 91, of Adams, died on Thursday, April 2, 2020, at Williamstown Commons due to complications of the COVID-19 Virus. He was born in Pittsfield...

Edward S. Czarnecki Jr., 81

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Edward Stephen Czarnecki Jr., 81, of Williamstown died on Monday, March 30, 2020, at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. Edward was born in...

Dennis S. Dostie, 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dennis Sheridan Dostie, 67, of North Adams, Mass., passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center from complications of the COVID-19 virus....

Lucille Taylor-Saverick, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lucille Corinne (Desnoyers) Taylor-Saverick, 91, of Stone Ridge, N.Y., a former long-time resident of Red Hook, N.Y., passed way on March 20, 2020, at Vassar...

Bernice Cole, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Bernice Elizabeth (O'Neill) Cole, 89, of North Adams, Mass., died peacefully on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at the home of her daughter in North Adams. She...

Trueman 'Red"' Randall, 83

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Trueman H. "Red" Randall, 83, of Adams, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2020, after a short battle with melanoma at Williamstown Commons. He was born in...

Alan S. Labendz, 67

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Alan Stanley Labendz, 67, of Adams, died on Friday, March 27, 2020, at his home. He was born in Adams on August 11, 1952, son of the late Stanley and Viola (Bush)...