Obituaries

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,...

Gladys E. Shepard, 94

RICHMOND, Mass. — Gladys E. (Betty) Litchfield Shepard, 94, of Pilgrim Street, Richmond, Mass., died Monday, April 6, 2002, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass. Born in...

Daniel L. Blakeney, 81

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Daniel Leroy Blakeney, 81, passed away on April 11, 2020. Born on August 1, 1938, in Great Barrington, Mass., he was the son of Sterling Freeland Blakeney and...

Lucille W. Nickerson, 86

LEE, Mass. — Lucille W. Nickerson, 86, died April 13, 2020, at The Landing at Laurel Lake with her daughter by her side. She was born March 7, 1934, in Providence, R.I., daughter of...

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...

Andrew L. Coletsos, 52

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Andrew Lonie Coletsos, 52, former construction worker and landscaper turned social services worker — and always available adviser to all — died April 4,...

Raymond W. Milukas Sr., 93

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Raymond W. Milukas Sr., 93, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away April 5, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on September 30, 1926, he was the son of...

James C. Cannon, 73

LENOX, Mass. — James Charles Cannon of Lenox, Mass., passed away April 7, 2020, on his 73rd birthday, at Kimball Farms Nursing Facility. Born on April 7, 1947, he was the son of Howard...

Richard Salvadore, 72

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Richard Salvadore, 72, of 36 South Onota St., Pittsfield, died Saturday, April 11, 2020, at his home. Born in Pittsfield on June 2, 1947, the son of Angelo D. and...

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,...

Barbara A. Spirydowski, 78

HOUSATONIC, Mass. — Barbara A. Spirydowski, cherished mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, passed away March 28, 2020, following a three-month battle with cancer. She...

Theodore E. Sheldon, 71

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Theodore E. Sheldon, 71, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away March 29, 2020, after a long illness.  Born February 2, 1949, in Cromwell, Conn., he was the son of...

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...

James 'Joe' Healy, 63

LENOX, Mass. —James "Joe" Healy, 63, died Thursday, April 2, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center from a heart attack. Joe was born in Pittsfield on August 14, 1956, the son of Thomas...

Edward N. Peters

LENOX, Mass. — Edward Norman Peters, 76, of Lenox died Monday, April 6, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center.   Born in Providence, R.I., on December 4, 1943, the son of Manuel L. and...

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...

Robert J. MacFarlane, 93

LEE, Mass. — Robert J. MacFarlane, 93, of Lee, Mass., formerly of Dennis, Mass., died peacefully at home on April 1, 2020.   He was born on October 12, 1926, in Springfield, Mass.,...