Obituaries

Vincent Duprat, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Vincent E. Duprat, 86, of North Adams died Friday, February 28, 2020, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Clarksburg on February 4, 1934, a son...

Charles W. Cowell Jr., 70

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mr. Charles William Cowell Jr., known to many as "Chuck the Plumber," 70, of Adams died on Thursday, February 27, 2020, at Sweet Brook Care Center in...

Priscilla L. Hall, 71

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Priscilla Louise (Myers) Hall, 71, died Thursday, February 27, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on September 26, 1948,...

Ramona Turgeon, 88

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mrs. Ramona M. Turgeon, 88, passed away Thursday, February 20, 2020, at her home. Mrs. Turgeon was a native of Pownal, Vt., where she lived most of her life. She was a...

Loretta Rysz Vinette, 89

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Loretta Jane (Kolodziej) Rysz Vinette, 89, born on July 27, 1930, daughter of the late Henry and Celia (Pliszka) Kolodziej, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 25,...

Thomas A. Walsh, 80

ADAMS, Mass. —Thomas A. Walsh, 80, of Adams, a high-school teacher who touched the lives of countless students in his hometown over four decades, died Feb. 24, 2020, at North Adams Commons...

Germaine Couture, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Germaine Jeanne (Deslauriers) Couture, 92, of North Adams, Mass., died Sunday, February 23, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center after a stroke. She was born in...

Ronald Emile Couture, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Ronald Emile Couture, 92, of North Adams, Mass., died on Monday, February 24, 2020, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield after a hip fracture. He was born on February 12,...

Frank Bushika, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Frank Robert "Chicho" Bushika Jr., 94, of North Adams, Mass., died on Monday, February 24, 2020, at the Albany medical Center in Albany, N.Y. He was born in North...

Stella Kondel, 95

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Stella Marie (Lemoine) Kondel, 95, of Adams died on Saturday, February 22, 2020, at Mt. Carmel Care Center in Lenox. She was born in Adams on February 5, 1925, a daughter...

Raymond E. Rivers, 71

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Raymond Edward Rivers, 71, of Cheshire, Mass., passed away February 19, 2020, surrounded by his loving family, at his home where he resided for the last 40 years. Born in...

Kristoff Zenopoulos, 10 months

ADAMS, Mass. - Kristoff William Zenopoulos, 10 months old, died suddenly on Tuesday, February 18, 2020, in Adams, Mass. He was born in Pittsfield on April 17, 2019, a son of Kayla Lacey...

Michael W. Conlon, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Michael W. Conlon passed away peacefully on February 17, 2020, at the North Adams Commons after living most of his adult life in Cheshire, Mass. He was born on October...

Frederick M. Roschow III, 74

BRISTOL, N.H. — Frederick M. Roschow III, 74, of Bristol passed away Thursday, February 13, 2020, at Concord Hospital after a short illness with his family by his side. Fred was born July...

Diane E. Dupee, 64

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Diane Elizabeth (Raimer) Dupee, 64, of Adams died on Thursday, February 13, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in Adams on July 29, 1955,...

Judith Walker, 92

Mrs. Judith Sharkey (Sarchi) Walker, widow of Clarence A. Walker of Terryville, Conn., passed away on February 10, 2020, at home surrounded by her children. Judith was born Judith Mary Sarchi...

Charles Tompkins, 89

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Charles H. Tompkins, JR. Born at home on May 22, 1930, In Somerset, Massachusetts, Chick (Chuck) was one of two sons and two daughters born to Charles H....

Joshua Jadusingh, 27

ADAMS, Mass. — Joshua Emmanuel Jadusingh, 27, of Adams, died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, at his home. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 1, 1992, a son of Cherie Ann Gerhardt McMillian of...

Joyce Brooks, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joyce Claire Thomas Brooks, 86 of North Adams died Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, at her home. She was born in North Adams on July 14, 1933, a daughter of Clyde...

Diane L. Creek

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Diane L. Guillotte Creek of Falling Waters, West Virgina, formerly of Williamstown, passed away Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, after a long illness. She leaves her husband,...

Patricia Tomkiewicz, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Patricia L. (Jones) Tomkiewicz, 80, of North Adams died on Monday, February 10, 2020. She was born in North Adams on April 18, 1939, a daughter of the late Alden...

James 'Jigs' Gelheiser, 78

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. James R. “Jigs” Gelheiser, 78, of Adams died on Monday, February 10, 2020, at his home. He was born in Adams on November 15, 1941, a son of the late John and...

Shenna M. LaPlante, 37

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Shenna Marie LaPlante, 37, of North Adams, Mass., passed away February 2, 2020, at home. Born in Pittsfield, Mass., on October 9, 1982, she is daughter of Diana Dufur...

Larry Martin, 59

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Our own Little wizard of Oz has taken his special magic and gone over the rainbow, leaving a big hole in all our hearts. This very special guy was born February 17, 1960, to...

Benjamin L. Pindick, 74

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Benjamin L. Pindick, 74, of Adams died Wednesday morning, February 5, 2020, at his home. He was born in Adams on June 22, 1945, son of the late Isadore and Ruth (Smith)...