Obituaries

Russell H. Amos, 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Russell Henry Amos Sr., 67, of North Adams died on Saturday, April 25, 2020, at his home. Russell was born in North Adams on February 1, 1953, to the late Russell J. and...

Lorraine E. Meczywor, 93

ADAMS, Mass. — Lorraine E. (Blanchard) Meczywor, longtime resident of Adams, Mass., passed away peacefully and surrounded by love, at the age of 93, on April 14, 2020, at Mount Carmel Care...

Fayne Seney, 94

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Fayne Gould Seney, 94, of Williamstown died on Friday, April 24, 2020, at his home. Fayne was born in North Adams on February 7, 1926, to the late Anthony and...

Phyllis A. Dodge, 85

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Phyllis Ann Dodge, 85, in Williamstown, Mass., passed away April 19, 2020, into the presence of her Lord’s welcoming hands of COVID-19 and underlying health...

James Ahola, 54

CLARKSBURG, Mass. —  Mr. James M. Ahola, 54, of Clarksburg died on Saturday, April 25, 2020, at his home. He was born in North Adams on June 29, 1965, son of the late Robert...

Jay Whitney, 63

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Mr. Jay B. Whitney, 63, of Cheshire died on Thursday, March 19, 2020, surrounded by his family. He was born in Pittsfield on April 16, 1956, a son of the late...

Gloria M. Ziaja, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gloria Marie (Duquette) Mantello Ziaja, 88, of North Adams, Mass., died Friday April 24, 2020, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams,...

John 'Jack' Guerino, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — John Anthony "Jack" Guerino, 83, of North Adams died Tuesday, April 21, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on Jan. 22, 1937,...

Edward R. Armstrong, 84

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Edward R. Armstrong, 84, of Adams died Thursday evening, April 16, 2020, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Pittsfield on January 21,...

James J. Leonesio, 59

ADAMS, Mass. — James J. Leonesio, 59, of Adams died on Sunday, April 19, 2020, from complications due to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. He passed away at Fairview...

Bernard Loncto, 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Bernard Raymond Loncto, 83, of Williamstown died on Tuesday, April 21, 2020, at Williamstown Commons. He was born in Brattleboro, Vt., a son of Bernard...

Holly Ann Blohm, 64

ADAMS, Mass. — Holly Ann Blohm, 64, of Adams, Mass., died on Friday April 17, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born on December 13, 1955, in White Plains, N.Y., a daughter of...

Margaret Putman, 98

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Margaret Frances (Collins) Putman, 98, of Williamstown, Mass., died on Saturday, April 18, 2020, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Amsterdam,...

Carl W. Cahoon, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Carl W. Cahoon, 92, of 8 Spencer Road, North Adams, died at Williamstown Commons Nursing Home in the late evening of April 15, 2020. The Cahoon family wants to express...

Louis Albrecht, 62

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Louis Edward Albrecht, 62, of Adams went home with Jesus on Monday, April 13, 2020, at his home. He was born in Norwood on August 3, 1957, a son of the late William...

Amelia E. Sheldon, 99

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Amelia Emily Victoria (Modena) Sheldon, 99, beloved Mother, Noni and Super Noni, died on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams,...

Arthur 'Skip' Harrington, 76

ADAMS, Mass. —  Arthur W. "Skip" Harrington, 76, of Adams died Sunday morning, April 12, 2020, at his home. He was born in Adams on February 21, 1944, a son of the late...

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...