Obituaries

Jean R. Phaneuf, 52

ADAMS, Mass. — Jean R. Phaneuf, 52, of Adams died Wednesday afternoon, April 29, 2020, at her home, with her family at her side. She was born in North Adams on March 28, 1968, a...

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...

Claire I. Burbank, 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Claire I. Burbank, 87, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away April 25, 2020, at Craneville Place in Dalton with her loving husband at her side. Born in North Adams,...

Marcel G. Breault Sr., 86

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Marcel George Breault Sr., 86, of Pittsfield passed away April 24, 2020, at Springside Nursing Home. He was born in Lyndonville, Vt., on April 25, 1933, to the late...

Patricia E. MacDowell, 65

LEE, Mass. — Patricia E. Ducharme MacDowell, 65, of Lander Road, Lee, Mass., passed away at Berkshire Medical Center on April 27, 2020. She was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on November...

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...

Austin R. Shaw, 25

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Austin Reed Shaw, 25, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away April 18, 2020, due to injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Austin was predeceased by his mother,...

Joyce E. Harwood, 94

DALTON, Mass. — Joyce Elisabeth (Ledger) Harwood, 94, formerly of Wilbraham, Mass., died peacefully on April 20, 2020, at Sugar Hill Assisted Living in Dalton, Mass. She was born in...

A. Bruce Wroldson, 84

DALTON, Mass. — Mr. A. Bruce Wroldson, 84, of Dalton passed away peacefully April 21, 2020, at home.  Born in Adams on October 24, 1935, Bruce was the son of Mary Katherine Hosier...

Ruth A. Lewis, 86

DALTON, Mass. — Ruth A. Lewis, 86, lifelong resident of Dalton, Mass., passed away April 23, 2020, at the home of her daughter Kathleen. She was born in Pittsfield on April 14, 1934, to...

Ruthann E. Mason, 75

DALTON, Mass. — Ruthann E. (Croughwell) Mason, 75, of Dalton passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2020, with her favorite daughter, Melissa, by her side. Born on November 12, 1944, in...

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...

Aso O. Tavitian, 80

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Aso O. Tavitian passed away on April 21, 2020, after his courageous battle with cancer with his loving wife, Isabella Meisinger at his side. Mr. Tavitian was born...

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,...

Hazel Pothul, 80

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Hazel Hudson Pothul, 80, of Sheffield and Brenham, Texas, died Tuesday evening, April 15, 2020, after a brief illness. Hazel was born April 1, 1940, in Sheffield,...

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...

Gail Ouellette, 68

POWNAL, Vt. — Gail C. Ouellette, 68, of Pownal died on Friday, April 17, 2020, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington. She was born in Adams on January 4, 1952,...

John A. Stengle, 73

RICHMOND, Mass. — John A. Stengle, 73, of Richmond passed away peacefully on April 18, 2020. John was born in Cambridge, Mass., to the late Charles A. and Dorothy Scheid Stengle. He...

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...