Obituaries

James B. Wells, 94

LENOX, Mass. — James Bud Wells, 94, was called to mercifully take his place among family and friends who have passed before him. Bud died peacefully at home on April 6, 2020.   He...

Lawrence D. Martin, 81

EGREMONT, Mass. — Lawrence D. Martin (Dee), 81, of Egremont, Mass., died Friday, April 3, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center.  Dee was born on May 16, 1938, in New Haven, Conn., the...

Olympia Lupo, 105

ADAMS, Mass. - Olympia (Mastroianni) Lupo, 105, of Adams, Mass., died Sunday, April 5, 2020, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on April 2, 1915, a daughter of...

Frances M. Welz, 87

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mrs. Frances Mary (Haczela) Welz, 87, of Adams passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 4, 2020, at Craneville Place in Dalton. She was born in Adams on October...

Edward Charron, 83

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Edward William Charron, 83, of Adams died on Monday, April 6, 2020, at Williamstown Commons. He was born in North Adams on March 7, 1937, a son of the late Henry...

Veronica Coody, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Veronica Alice Mildred (Miller) Coody, 93, of North Adams, Mass., died Sunday, April 5, 2020, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams,...

Micheline Toureille, 91

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Micheline Richard Toureille, 91, of Williamstown, died April 3, 2020.  A full obituary and details of the services will be published at a later...

John 'Johnnie' Carrier, 60

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — John "Johnnie" Carrier, 60, of North Adams passed peacefully away on April 3, 2020, after a long illness. A graduate of Lansingburg (N.Y.) High...

Nan Vareski, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Nan Marie (Petri) Vareski, 79, died on Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at York Hospital in Maine. She was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on September 8,...

Robert B. Nichols, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Robert Bruno Nichols, 94, of North Adams, Mass., entered peacefully into eternal rest on Thursday, April 2, 2020, at his home. Mr. Nichols was predeceased by his...

Bernice Rooney, 101

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Bernice Cyrella Rooney, RN, 101, of North Adams, Mass., died on Thursday, April 2, 2020, at Williamstown Commons with complications from COVID-19. She was born in...

Beverly Hertzig, 78

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Beverly Ruth (Barclay) Hertzig of Williamstown, Mass., died on April 1, 2020, at the age of 78. She was born in Fresno, Calif., on July 15, 1941, to Bruce and...

Earl L. Ramsdell, 91

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mr. Earl Leonard Ramsdell, 91, of Adams, died on Thursday, April 2, 2020, at Williamstown Commons due to complications of the COVID-19 Virus. He was born in Pittsfield...

Rosalie Bockmann, 65

LEE, Mass. — Rosalie (Rose) Bockmann of Lee, Mass., died March 30, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center from aspiration pneumonia, exacerbated by multiple sclerosis. Rose was 65 years old,...

William F. Grady, 53

HOUSATONIC, Mass. — William F. Grady, 53, from Housatonic passed away at home on March 25, 2020, surrounded by family and Pastor Tara Tetzlaff. William was born November 23, 1966, in...

Edward S. Czarnecki Jr., 81

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Edward Stephen Czarnecki Jr., 81, of Williamstown died on Monday, March 30, 2020, at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. Edward was born in...

Dennis S. Dostie, 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dennis Sheridan Dostie, 67, of North Adams, Mass., passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center from complications of the COVID-19 virus....

Lucille Taylor-Saverick, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lucille Corinne (Desnoyers) Taylor-Saverick, 91, of Stone Ridge, N.Y., a former long-time resident of Red Hook, N.Y., passed way on March 20, 2020, at Vassar...

Bernice Cole, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Bernice Elizabeth (O'Neill) Cole, 89, of North Adams, Mass., died peacefully on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at the home of her daughter in North Adams. She...

Lloyd E. Vosburgh, 87

STAMFORD, Vt. — Lloyd Edward Vosburgh, 87, died on Monday, March 30, 2020, at North Adams Commons. He was born on November 11, 1932, in Pittsfield to the late Sherley and Nellie...

Lillian E. Rathbun, 86

LEE, Mass. — Lillian Esther Rathbun, 86, of Lee died on March 28, 2020, at her home following a short illness.  She was named Lillian Esther, like Easter Lily, since she was born...

Phyllis A. Chiera, 84

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Phyllis Audrey Chiera, 84, of Van Duesenville Road left this world on March 11, 2020, to be with her sister, Barbara Chamberlin, son Daniel and beloved husband of...

Trueman 'Red"' Randall, 83

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Trueman H. "Red" Randall, 83, of Adams, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2020, after a short battle with melanoma at Williamstown Commons. He was born in...

Alan S. Labendz, 67

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Alan Stanley Labendz, 67, of Adams, died on Friday, March 27, 2020, at his home. He was born in Adams on August 11, 1952, son of the late Stanley and Viola (Bush)...

Janis L. Therrien, 66

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Janis L. Therrien, 66, passed away on March 22, 2020. She was born on January 11, 1954, in Pittsfield, the daughter of Vincent Therrien of Milton, Fla., and the late...