Obituaries

Ernest John Morocco Jr., 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ernest John Morocco Jr., 74, the retired commissioner of public safety for the city of North Adams, died Friday, Sept. 27, 2019, at Samaritan Hospital in Troy,...

Madeline Haig,80

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.- Madeline Maude (Slick ) Haig, 80, of Williamstown died on Friday September 27, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on February 1, 1939, in Albany, N.Y.,...

Barbara Greilich, 87

ADAMS, Mass. —  Barbara Ann "Barb" (Gagne) Greilich of Adams passed away peacefully on September 24, 2019, after a brief illness. Born on January 11, 1932, in Adams, she was...

Oralie A. Thurston, 92

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Oralie A. Thurston, formerly of Clarksburg, died from Alzheimer’s disease on Sept. 18, 2019, in Woodbury, Minn.  Born on Feb. 9, 1927, to Henry and...

Andrea M. Filkins

ADAMS, Mass. —  Andrea Marie Filkins, 58, of Adams, Mass., passed away September 23, 2019. She was born in Pittsfield on July 18, 1961, to the late Maurice and Olive Trembley...

Dorothy B. Leary, 97

ADAMS, Mass. — Dorothy B. (Roemelt) Leary, 97, passed away peacefully at Brookdale South Bay in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, on Monday, September 23, 2019. Dorothy was born in Adams,...

James Sylvester, 65

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - James Matthew Sylvester passed unexpectedly at home on September 22, 2019. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on October 1, 1953, to the late Theodore R. Sylvester II and...

Helen Hafner ,96

ADAMS, Mass. - Helen Marie (Corsi) Hafner, 96 of Adams, Mass., died Saturday September 21, 2019 at Sweetbrook Care Center. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on November 28, 1922 daughter of...

Barbara Keating, 87

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mrs. Barbara V. (Prenguber) Keating, 87, of Adams, died on Saturday, September 14, 201, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in North Adams on December 13,...

Michael Joseph Morris, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Michael Joseph Morris, 77, of North Adams, surrounded by his loving family, died on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Pittsfield...

Joyce E. Clark, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joyce E. Clark, 87, of 581 State Road passed away at her home on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, after a brief illness. Born in North Adams on June 7, 1932, she was the...

Stephen Bednarczyk, 60

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Stephen “Stevie Ray” Bednarczyk, 60, of Cheshire died on September 13, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center following a brief illness, with his family by his...

Dr. Marsha I. Altschuler, 69

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Dr. Marsha Irene Altschuler, 69, biology professor at Williams College, died on Thursday, September 12, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass. She was...

Janice M. Butler, 82

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Mrs. Janice M. Butler, 82, of Cheshire, Mass., died September 12, 2019, at her home. She was raised in Northfield, Mass., daughter of the late Irene and Paul Thompson....

Eleanor Benoit, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Eleanor Mary (Levesque) Benoit, 81, of North Adams, Mass., died Thursday, September 12, 2019, at her home. She was born in Adams, Mass., on July 18, 1938, daughter...

Nicholas J. Grieco Sr., 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Nicholas Joseph Grieco Sr., 81, of North Adams, Mass., died Thursday, September 5, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Lynn, Mass., on...

Shawn W. O'Dell Sr., 57

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Shawn Walter O'Dell Sr., 57, 262 Mohawk Forest Blvd, North Adams, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2019, at Baystate Medical Center, surrounded by his wife and...

John Alcombright, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Mr. John T. Alcombright, 85, of North Adams, died on Saturday, September 7, 2019, at North Adams Commons. He was born in North Adams on November 13, 1933, a son of...

James E. Jamros, 82

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. James E. Jamros, 82, of Adams died Wednesday, August 21, 2019, at his home. He was born in Hartford, Conn., on April 5, 1937, son of the late Francis and Ella (Geisler)...

Rodney F. Puppolo, 63

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Rodney F. Puppolo, 63, of Adams died Monday morning, September 9, 2019, at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. He was born in Adams on September 3, 1956, a son of Elaine D....

Stephanie Pasternak, 89

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mrs. Stephanie “Stacia” (Ordyna) Pasternak, 89, of Adams died on Thursday, September 5, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Adams on...

Betty Noel, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Betty Elaine (Nourse) Noel, 92, a resident at Williamstown Commons, and formerly of 1481 Massachusetts Avenue, North Adams, passed away peacefully Friday, September 6,...

Adolph 'Ad' Wienert Jr., 95

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Adolph Clarence "Ad" Wienert Jr., 95, of Williamstown, Mass., passed away on Monday September 2, 2019. He was born in Baltimore, Md., on April 5, 1924, the...

William J. Bresett Sr., 76

ADAMS, Mass. —  William J. Bresett Sr., 76, of Adams crossed over to his eternal life to be with his son, Mike, on Wednesday, September 4, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. He was...

Carol Guernsey, 71

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Carol Chuckrow Guernsey died Sunday, September 1, 2019, at home with her family around her, after a seven-month struggle with a malignant brain tumor. She was born on July...