Obituaries

Edwin F. Gajda, 89

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Edwin F. Gajda, 89, of Adams, died Tuesday afternoon, May 21, 2019, at his home. He was born in Adams on August 20, 1929, a son of the late Jacob and Veronica...

Walter John Horton Jr, 75

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Walter John Horton Jr., 75 of Williamstown, MA, died Friday May 17, 2019, at his home. He was born in Pittsfield, MA, on July 7, 1943 son of Walter John and...

John Skovera

WILIAMSTOWN, Mass. - On Monday May 20, 2019, John Michael Skovera, 71, of Williamstown, died at the Albany Medical Center after a heroic fight for life. John was born on August 1,...

Jeremy E. Boody, 34

WINDSOR, Mass. — Jeremy E. Boody, 34, of Windsor, Mass., passed away May 14, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on November 23, 1984, he was the son of Jeffrey A. Boody...

Dorothy Denault, 95

ADAMS, Mass. — Dorothy M. (Griffel) Denault of Adams passed away at the age of 95 on May 15, 2019. She was born on September 27, 1923, the daughter of Anna and Paul Griffel formerly of...

Barbara Wooley, 83

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Barbara Joan (Tarsa) "Basch" Wooley, 83, of Adams, died on Thursday, May 16, 2019, at Williamstown Commons with family by her side. She was born in Adams on May...

Paul George Magnifico, 98

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Paul George Magnifico of North Adams, MA died on Thursday May 16, 2019, on his 98th birthday. He was born in North Adams, MA, on May 16, 1921, son of Michael and Rose...

Thomas Edward Moran, 88

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Graveside burial services for Thomas Edward Moran, 88, of Clarksburg, MA, who died on January 8, 2019, will be held on Friday May 17, 2019, at 10:00 AM in...

Beverly DeMarsico, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Beverly Jane (Koch) DeMarsico, 80 of Port Orange, FL, and formerly of North Adams, MA, died Monday May 13, 2019, at Bishop's Glen Nursing Home in Daytona Beach. She...

Hazel Sacco, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Hazel Lena (Adams) Sacco, 96, of North Adams, MA, and a former longtime resident of Stamford, VT died Wednesday May 8, 2019, at Albany Medical Center. She was born...

Gloria Pickens, 96

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Gloria Lee Pickens, born February 20, 1923, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at her home in Williamstown, MA, surrounded by family and friends. She was born...

Marlene Mikaniewicz, 87

ADAMS, Mass. — Marlene Greilich Mikaniewicz of Adams, MA, has left her earthly existence to join her beloved husband in heaven on May 12, 2019, at her home in Adams. Marlene was born...

JoAnn Gelheiser, 74

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mrs. JoAnn M. (Dean) Gelheiser, 74, of Adams, died on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at North Adams Commons. She was born in Adams on March 5, 1945, daughter of the late Joseph...

Samuel Anthony Donato, 75

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Samuel Anthony Donato, 75 of Gaithersburg, MD, and formerly of North Adams died Thursday April 4, 2019, at his home. He was born in Cambridge, MA, on October 25, 1943, son of...

Frances Chenail, 100

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Frances Mary (Horahan) Chenail, 100, of Williamstown, MA, died on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, MA on November 3,...

Stephen Burnham, 66

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Stephen Francis Burnham, age 66, of Williamstown, died with his family at his side Tuesday, April 30, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born on Oct. 5,...

Dorothy Duquette, 101

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mrs. Dorothy M. (Charbonneau) Duquette, 101, of Adams, died on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield. She was born in Adams on October 8, 1917,...

Richard Wells, 94

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - A memorial service for Richard Wells of Williamstown, Mass., who died on December 5, 2018, will be held on Thursday May 16, 2019 at 11 o'clock in the morning at the First...

Colleen Zaloga, 64

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Colleen Taylor Zaloga, 64, passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at Western Maryland Hospital with her loving family by her side. She was born on July 1, 1954, in...

Patricia A. King, 82

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Mrs. Patricia A. (Eurbin) King, 82, of Clarksburg, died on Friday, April 26, 2019, at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams on April 24, 1937, a daughter...

Frederick D. Meczywor, 77

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mr. Frederick D. Meczywor Sr., 77, of Adams, also known as Fred Menty, died Thursday, April 18, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in...

Richard Ford, 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Richard Q. Ford, 83, of 380 Syndicate Road, died at home on April 24, 2019. For over forty years he was a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist in Berkshire...

Louis Silverman, 99

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Louis Silverman, 99, formerly of North Adams, MA, died Saturday April 20, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in London, Ontario, Canada on April...

Marion Carey Alton, 92

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Marion Carey Alton (September 8, 1926-April 17, 2019) a long-time resident of Williamstown, MA, was loved by many. She was born in Orange, NJ, grew up enjoying the...

Theresa Gerry,54

ADAMS, Mass. — Theresa Ann “Terry” (McKeon) Gerry, 54 of Adams, MA, died on Sunday, April 21, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, MA. She was born in North Adams,...