Obituaries

Donald J. Racette, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Donald James Racette, 87, of North Adams, Mass., died Saturday, January 11, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on August 2, 1932 son of...

John R. Anderson, 88

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. John R. Anderson, 88, of Adams died Friday evening, January 3, 2020, at Craneville Place in Dalton. He was born in Quincy, Mass., on April 27, 1931, a son of the late...

Nancy A. Chicoine, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Nancy A. Chicoine, 86, of North Adams passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at the North Adams Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in North Adams on July 1,...

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 Parker, Colo. She was...

June McConnell, 91

. June Frances (Knowlton) McConnell (91) of North Adams, passed away early Wednesday morning, January 1st at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield with family by her side. She was born in June...

Larrie Ann Noyes, 78

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Larrie Ann "Mimi" Noyes, 78, died on January 2, 2020. Mother of four, grandmother of eight and great-grandmother to several several great-grandchildren, she was a...

Joseph Szewczyk,74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Joseph C. Szewczyk, 74 years young, died peacefully on Saturday, January 4, 2020, surrounded by his BFAIR caregivers and loved ones. Joe was a gentle giant and a gentleman. He...

Julia V. Kowalski, 95

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Julia Veronica (Demby) Kowalski passed away after a short illness on January 3, 2020, at the age of 95 years and 10 months. She was surrounded by her family at the time of...

Jane Simon, 94

ADAMS, Mass. - Jane Helen (Gorman) Simon, 94, formerly of Adams, passed peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Saturday December 28, 2019, in Plymouth, Mass. Jane was born on December 1,...

Dr. Edwin Hopton,89

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Dr. Edwin Hostetter Hopton of Williamstown, Mass., died on Sunday, December 15, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born on May 9, 1930, in Lancaster, Pa., Ed was the son of...

Harry Beverly Sr, 82

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Harry Louis Beverly Sr., formerly of Williamstown, died peacefully after a long illness on Tuesday, December 31, 2019, at the home of his son Joseph in Williamstown surrounded...

Bobby Riddell, 57

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Robert Dunlop Riddell III of North Adams, Mass., passed away on Friday, December 27, 2019, following a courageous, year-long battle with pancreatic cancer. Bobby left this...

John O'Connor

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - John Thomas O'Connor, 79, of Williamstown, Mass., died peacefully on Friday, December 20, 2019, at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, Vt., with his wife and daughters...

William A. Salvatore, 84

CHESHIRE, Mass. — William Anthony Salvatore, 84, of 28 Second Avenue, Cheshire, died Christmas Day, December 25, 2019, at his home, surrounded by his daughters. Born in Pittsfield on May 15,...

Loretta B. Hoye-Logan, 66

ADAMS, Mass. — Loretta Barbara "Lori" Hoye-Logan, 66, of the Spanaway area of Tacoma, Wash., formerly of Adams, passed away suddenly Saturday night, Dec. 21, 2019, from...

Mary Saunders, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Mrs. Mary H. (Marony) Saunders, 86, of North Adams died on Tuesday, December 31, 2019, at her home. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, on January 18, 1933, a...

Mary Jane Leab, 81

CHESHIRE, Mass. - Mary Jane (Lyon) Leab, 81, of Cheshire, Mass., died Monday, December 30, 2019, at her home, surrounded by loved ones. She was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on August 25, 1938,...

Robert Kennedy, 94

ADAMS, Mass. — Robert E. Kennedy passed away peacefully on December 21, 2019, with his daughter by his side. A longtime resident of Adams, he lived in Florida since 2005. He was born on Nov...

Katie Jean Hayes, 33

ADAMS, Mass. — Katie Jean (Bleau) Hayes, 33, of Adams, Mass., passed away on Tuesday, December 24, 2019, in Adams. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on July 8, 1986, daughter of Stephen...

Bryan A. Cuddeback, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Bryan A. Cuddeback, 77, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, at his home in League City, Texas. Born in North Adams on July 28, 1942, the son of Alfred...

Russell G. Blake Sr., 71

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Russell Gordon Blake Sr., 71, of North Adams, Mass., died Saturday, December 28, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Williamstown, Mass., on May 7, 1948, son of...

John H. Foehl, 78

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - John Hamilton Foehl, 78, died peacefully on December 28, 2019. Born August 20, 1941, in Orange, New Jersey, to Mary Mason Foehl and Charles Allen Foehl Jr. John was the...

Thomas H. Horn Sr., 82

ADAMS, Mass. — Thomas H. Horn Sr., 82, of Adams, died on Sunday morning, Dec. 22, 2019. Born in Adams on April 4, 1937, a son of Joseph and Viola Taft Horn, he...

Daniel T. Delisle, 58

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Daniel Theodore Delisle, 58, of North Adams died Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, in North Adams. Born in Springfield on Nov. 1, 1961, son of James A. and...

Wallace Garrison, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Mr. Wallace George Garrison, 89, of North Adams died on Saturday, December 21, 2019, at his home. He was born in North Adams on August 13, 1930, son of the late...